{"id":27635,"date":"2026-01-05T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/?p=27635"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:55:29","slug":"news-briefs-january-5-2026-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2026\/01\/05\/news-briefs-january-5-2026-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"News Briefs<\/em>: January 5, 2026 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Langford students get card perks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun College students attending the John Horgan Campus in Langford now have access to discounts at local businesses. Students who go to the campus\u2014which is a joint venture with Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia\u2014now have access to Campus Perks, which gives them, as well as faculty and staff, discounts at participating Langford businesses.<\/p>\n

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Lansdowne student housing project hits milestones<\/strong><\/p>\n

The District of Oak Bay has granted two major approvals for Camosun College to commence building its first ever on-campus housing at the Lansdowne campus. After receiving the official community plan and rezoning amendments, plans are underway to begin construction in the spring of 2026. The building will feature over 400 beds in a variety of unit types, as well as lounges and other spaces; it will be located where there is currently parking off Foul Bay Road.<\/p>\n

College selects new VP, academic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun College has selected Richard Stride as the new provost and vice president, academic. This comes after a national search; Stride has 14 years of experience with Camosun in various roles, currently acting provost and vice president, education and innovation. Stride\u2019s onboarding begins this month.<\/p>\n

Groundskeeping work at John Horgan Campus in question<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3886 is saying that groundskeeping work at The John Horgan Campus\u2014a split campus in Langford with Camosun College, Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia offering classes there\u2014should be handled by its members, not contractors. Although the collective agreement between the union and Royal Roads says groundskeeping roles are CUPE positions, there\u2019s a lack of clarity with what is considered maintenance and what is considered capital improvements, leading to Royal Roads hiring contractors for some of the work.<\/p>\n

Camosun Innovates partners with Camosun Sheet Metal program<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new partnership between Camosun Innovates and the college\u2019s Sheet Metal apprenticeship program is giving students direct access to advanced design and fabrication tools. This integration aligns with SkilledTradesBC curriculum requirements and aims to give students valuable, workforce-ready skills.<\/p>\n

Camosun College School of Business introduces new management program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun is launching its new Bachelor of Business Administration in Socially Responsible Management in September 2026. This program\u2014which focuses on sustainability, social impact, and equity in business\u2014can be completed as a two-year diploma for full-time or part-time students, or as a full four-year program with opportunities for co-op work terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Community Solution and Camosun enter partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun College recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Community Solution Education System to open up more international learning opportunities to Camosun students. The first of these academic pathways is for Camosun Kinesiology students wishing to access the Doctor of Chiropractic program at University of Western States, located in Portland, Oregon. These formalized pathways will make it easier for students to continue their education abroad.<\/p>\n

Camosun Community Association elects new board of directors<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Thursday, November 20, the Camosun Community Association (CCA) elected Kathleen Burton as its president, Lisa Timmons as vice-president and secretary, Jamie Dopp as treasurer, and Mike Kory as membership director. The CCA is one of 17 neighbourhood community associations in Saanich, giving the residents of the area\u2014which includes Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus\u2014a greater presence in community plans and decisions.<\/p>\n

Camosun lands in national applied-research ranking<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun College was recently named one of the top 50 research colleges in Canada for 2025. The list, compiled by research, consulting, and publishing firm Research Infosource, put Camosun at #43 overall, and, for medium-sized colleges, #2 for completed research projects, #5 for research growth and intensity, and #6 for partnerships with regional businesses and industries. Camosun Innovates, located at the Interurban campus, is the applied research arm of Camosun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Langford students get card perks Camosun College students attending the John Horgan Campus in Langford now have access to discounts at local businesses. Students who go to the campus\u2014which is a joint venture with Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia\u2014now have access to Campus Perks, which gives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[344,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-january-5-2026","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27635"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27680,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27635\/revisions\/27680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}