Jagmeet Singh to Camosun College students: “We can fix this”On Wednesday, August 30, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Victoria NDP MP Laurel Collins announced a proposal for a multi-part plan to help address the need for affordable housing for students. The first part of the proposal, which Singh and Collins announced at a press conference held at the University of Victoria, is a federal […] Continue Reading |
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Camosun launches new Indigenous Community Wellness programCamosun College is launching a new program this fall for Indigenous students that teaches the integration of Indigenous perspectives and practices into organizations and the greater community. The Indigenous Community Wellness program is a 10-month certificate that can be taken full-time or part-time at the Saanich Adult Education Centre. Program leader Meagan Saulnier is looking […] Continue Reading |
Professional Cook Training student wins cooking competitionCamosun College Professional Cook Training student Sebastian Edwards won first place in the Victoria chapter of the Regional Jeune Chef Commis, a La Chaîne des Rotisseur cooking competition held in Vancouver on June 11. Edwards says that his love of cooking stemmed from a love of eating, which led him to the Professional Cook Training […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: August 9, 2023 issueIndigenous Peoples in Trades Training students craft paddles Students from Camosun College’s Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training program are creating red and yellow cedar paddles under the guidance of Francis Wilson, a third-generation canoe builder from the Cowichan Tribes. The artwork featured on the paddles was created by Camosun alumnus Dylan Thomas and represents the […] Continue Reading |
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News Briefs: July 5, 2023 issueCamosun alumni get awarded Monika Bhardwaj has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation. While she was at Camosun, Bhardwaj was elected as the international director and women’s director for the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). During this time, Bhardwaj focused her involvement in areas of […] Continue Reading |
Plumbing and Pipe Trades student wins gold in national competitionEvan Fraser has been learning sprinkler fitting at Camosun College, and it recently paid off with a gold medal. Fraser—a Plumbing and Pipe Trades apprentice—says that sprinkler fitting is very interesting because he works diligently and carefully to install safety systems he hopes will never have to turn on. And he was able to showcase […] Continue Reading |
Camosun co-op students honoured with awardsMolly Mifsud and Jacqueline Sperber have a few things in common: they are both Camosun alumni, they both self-developed co-op positions based on their interests, and they both walked away from their co-ops with awards from the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon (ACE-WIL). Mifsud received the 2022 ACE-WIL Student of the Year/Co-op […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: June 7, 2023 issueCo-op student wins award Camosun College Arts and Science Studies student Molly Mifsud recently won the 2022 Co-op/WIL Student of the Year Award. The award was given for her achievements during her co-op at Tall Tree Health. The award is given by the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning in BC/Yukon (ACE-WIL). This is […] Continue Reading |
