{"id":27845,"date":"2026-02-18T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/?p=27845"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:54:20","slug":"news-briefs-february-18-2026-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2026\/02\/18\/news-briefs-february-18-2026-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"News Briefs<\/em>: February 18, 2026 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This story originally appeared in our February 18, 2026 issue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

College issues budget update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun College recently made public its revenue and expenditures for the nine fiscal months ending December 31, 2025. The college reported a deficit of $4.6 million; the budgeted deficit is $3.1 million. In a statement, the college said it is \u201cnot unusual\u201d to report a deficit at this point in the year. Domestic enrolment for fall 2025 was up approximately three percent compared to fall of the previous year, while international enrolment was approximately 1,150 students, below the target of 1,200 and less than the 1,836 international students enroled in fall 2024. The college is predicting a deficit of $2.2 million at the end of the fiscal year, which is March 31. It says that with a further decrease in international student numbers will come further financial strain.<\/p>\n

Teacher Recognition Awards seek nominations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fifth annual Camosun Teacher Recognition Awards are now taking nominations from students. The awards recognize faculty who go above and beyond in promoting student success and use flexible and engaging approaches to teaching. Nominations close on Sunday, March 1; to nominate a teacher go to camosun.libwizard.com\/f\/cc_2026_teacher_recognition_nomination<\/a>. The recognition event takes place on Tuesday, April 28.<\/p>\n

Post-secondary review deadline extended<\/strong><\/p>\n

The deadline for the independent review of the province\u2019s post-secondary sector has been extended. The review, which the Camosun College Student Society represented island students in, had an original deadline of March 15; it has been extended by two weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Camosun named as a top employer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun College has been named as one of BC\u2019s top employers in 2026. This marks two years in a row the college has been recognized in the annual competition, held by employment-periodical publisher Mediacorp Canada. The recognition comes from the college\u2019s \u201ccommitment to creating a supportive and enriching work environment,\u201d according to a college press release. Camosun has approximately 1,400 employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

College issues budget update Camosun College recently made public its revenue and expenditures for the nine fiscal months ending December 31, 2025. The college reported a deficit of $4.6 million; the budgeted deficit is $3.1 million. In a statement, the college said it is \u201cnot unusual\u201d to report a deficit at this point in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27839,"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":[348,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-february-18-2026","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27845","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=27845"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27848,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27845\/revisions\/27848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}