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Camosun alumnus subject of profile Camosun alumnus Shane Baker, who we interviewed in June of last year, is the subject of a new profile that recently ran on Accessible Media’s television station. Baker was profiled on Our Community, talking about his self-advocacy efforts to address accessibility barriers at Camosun. Watch the episode here. Camosun student […]

The provincial government has released more details on what post-secondary institutions, such as Camosun College, will look like in the fall. The COVID-19 Return to Campus Primer was released last week and gives information about the return of on-campus classes at post-secondary institutions. The primer’s recommendations are based on the context that by September, it […]

Masks now mandatory in Camosun classrooms Camosun College updated its website on April 27 to say that masks are now mandatory for students in all classrooms and can no longer be removed when sitting at a desk, even when physically distanced. This is the result of a change in the Provincial Health Officer Workplace and […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its student elections from April 12 to 14. Afaf Burrow was elected as women’s director, and Arshnoor Kaur as student wellness and access director. Gavinjit Bassi is the Lansdowne executive; Angela Chou is a Lansdowne director. Sneha Mary Chacko is the Interurban executive. Monika Bhardwaj is the international […]

Student groups happy with federal budget The federal government announced their budget on Monday, April 19, and student groups are voicing their happiness with it. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations sent out a press release saying they were “pleased with the comprehensive student aid package” announced in the budget; the British Columbia Federation of […]

The NDP government announced on Saturday, April 10 that it is going through with its promise of a $150,000 investment into a feasibility study for a potential film studio at Camosun College’s Interurban campus. While the studio is not confirmed yet, the study will take a look at potential opportunities for both education and employment […]

Camosun College recently received $195,000 of emergency student funding from the provincial government. The funds, which the college received last month through the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, are the latest in a total of $397,000 the government has given the college for pandemic relief for students as part of its larger $9-million […]

New fund helps students get supports through Camosun Minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion Carla Qualtrough recently announced $6.3 million in funding to the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Capital Canada Access Innovation Fund. The money will be delivered over three years to the new fund and is from the federal government’s Goal Getters program, […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its student elections from April 12 to 14, and the results are in. Afaf Burrow has been elected as women’s director, and Arshnoor Kaur as student wellness and access director. Gavinjit Bassi is the Lansdowne executive, while Angela Chou is a Lansdowne director. Sneha Mary Chacko is the […]

The stereotypical images of a mechanic—someone down underneath a car, hands greasy with oil—are outdated, says Camosun automotive technician program leader Patrick Jones, and they’ve been changing for the better part of a decade. And the college is changing accordingly: in the fall, Camosun will offer a 36-hour electric vehicle (EV) maintenance pilot course (to […]