News Briefs: October 19, 2016 issue

News October 19, 2016

Camosun Chargers golf team gets first place 

The Camosun Chargers golf team earned first place in the Pacific Western Athletic Association closing tournament on Sunday, October 2. Head coach John Randle said in a press release that he is proud of his team for shooting the 2,347 conference low that earned them the win.

Camosun to participate in provincial shake out

On October 20, at 10:30 am, Camosun students and faculty will drop and find the nearest desk or solid structure to hide under as part of the Great British Columbia ShakeOut earthquake drill. You play like you practice, as the saying goes; this practice could save your life. After one minute under cover, students will proceed to  emergency assembly points located throughout campus. See the emergency management section of camosun.ca for more information.

This story originally appeared in our October 19, 2016 issue.
This story originally appeared in our October 19, 2016 issue.

Camosun mourns passing of instructor 

Camosun’s Sarah Loewen, who began in 1987 as a Hospitality Management student, recently passed away. Loewen returned to the college to become an associate dean in the School of Access and also as a faculty member in the School of Business. Flags flew at half-mast on Wednesday, October 12 in her memory.

Post-secondary institution to implement essential adult skills test 

Eleven colleges in Ontario are implementing the Essential Adult Skills Initiative project, which is an international test given to students on reading, writing, problem solving, and mathematics. The project is spearheaded by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. A similar preliminary test will be implemented in universities in fall 2017, according to a Canadian Newswire press release.

Trudeau government stumbles short on jobs promised for youth and students

In their campaign last year, the Liberals promised to create 5,000 green jobs for Canadian youth per year. The numbers for 2016 are instead expected to surpass just 2,000 (and this estimate also gives the government a few extra months, until the end of March of next year), with many employed by Parks Canada. According to CBC, Parks Canada employed 1,636 students this past summer; Parks Canada says they are having “significant capacity challenges” in meeting the Liberals’ promise.