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Victoria NDP MP Laurel Collins has sponsored a parliamentary e-petition that calls on the Canadian government to increase supports for students in light of COVID-19. The petition, signed by 9,580 people, asks that the government uses the remaining funds from the $9 billion in aid allocated for the Canada Student Services Grant that was originally […]

Camosun first opened its doors to students on September 16, 1971. As part of the 50-year anniversary celebrations happening now, the college has launched the 50th Anniversary Student Creativity Contest. There are three categories—2D/3D art, written word, and audio art—in the contest, and the winner of each category will receive a $1,000 prize. The prize […]

Camosun College is now looking at a deficit of approximately $6.7 million this fiscal year due to COVID-19. Among the factors impacting the college’s revenue is international tuition: Camosun anticipated that there would be a drop in international enrollment from the fall 2020 term to the winter 2021 term, and there has been. International enrollment […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has joined a campaign to free University of British Columbia (UBC) alumnus and Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul. The #StudentsForLoujain campaign is being organized by three student groups at UBC; 23 student societies from across BC—as well as the British Columbia Federation of Students and the Alliance of […]

Camosun College is in the process of getting its Miracle—which stands for “materials, integration, research and creativity”—lab ready. At 3,600 square feet, it’s expected to be open in March of this year at the college’s Interurban campus, adjacent to the Jack White Building. In the lab, students will make materials into carbon fibre; the result […]

UPass update grace period gets extended The grace period to update your UPass has been extended this semester. Camosun students now have until the end of Sunday, January 24 to update the bus pass. For information on getting your pass updated, see camosunstudent.org/services/upass. New phone line offers calming sounds City of Victoria artist in residence […]

Camosun College has partnered with Vancouver-based real estate company Concert Properties to bring hands-on mobile trades training to remote BC communities. In April of 2019, Concert Properties committed to donating $250,000 over three years to allow Camosun to expand its Trades for Success program, which focuses on bringing trades education to youth, adult, and K-12 […]

Camosun to extend library hours Camosun has announced that the Lansdowne Library will have extended hours in December. The library will be open on Saturdays (December 5, 12, and 19) from 11 am to 6 pm, and will stay open until 8 pm from Monday, December 14 to Friday, December 18, and on Monday, December […]

Camosun College started a five-month dual-credit program for high school students this September. The Discovery Technology program, funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, will help high-school students earn college credits and high-school credits at the same time. The students in the program will get scholarships through their school district to complete […]

WalkSafer returns The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) announced in an email today that it is bringing back its WalkSafer program. The program—which gives students someone to safely walk or get a ride with in a golf cart on campus—had to be shut down during the initial wave of COVID-19 shutdowns in March. However, the […]