{"id":15790,"date":"2018-04-09T10:28:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T17:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=15790"},"modified":"2018-04-09T10:28:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T17:28:34","slug":"news-briefs-web-exclusive-for-april-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/04\/09\/news-briefs-web-exclusive-for-april-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>News Briefs<\/em>: Web exclusive for April 9, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Camosun to deliver new culinary arts program with Songhees Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The provincial government announced in the last week of March that $665,000 would go toward starting up a new Aboriginal Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism Management program at Camosun College. The program will be a partnership with Songhees Nation and delivered at the college.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15703\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/April-4-cover-for-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/April-4-cover-for-web-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/April-4-cover-for-web-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/April-4-cover-for-web.jpg 437w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/April-4-cover-for-web-300x481.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/April-4-cover-for-web-180x288.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t forget to grab a copy of the April 4, 2018 issue of <em>Nexus<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Camosun to receive $500,000 for trades<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than $1 million is going to be provided for trades-related equipment and technology at Vancouver Island post-secondary institutions. The money is part of $5.4 million the provincial government is putting toward trades equipment at post-secondary institutions throughout BC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial scholarship award available to students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Knowledge First Financial Graduate Scholarship Award\u2014given by Knowledge First, a Canadian education savings plan distributor and investment fund manager\u2014includes a top award of $15,000; it\u2019s available to any student who is starting the first year of their full-time program in September and is within three years of graduating with a degree or diploma. The student must be a Canadian citizen; see scholarshipscanada.com for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camosun to deliver new culinary arts program with Songhees Nation The provincial government announced in the last week of March that $665,000 would go toward starting up a new Aboriginal Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism Management program at Camosun College. The program will be a partnership with Songhees Nation and delivered at the college. 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