Camosun offers new live event program
Camosun College is offering a new program, Live Event and Audio-Visual Technician, in September of this year. The course focuses on photography, video production, lighting, live and recorded sound, and camera and video production. The 10-course program is estimated to cost $14,450, which includes an off-campus internship. See camosun.ca for more details.
Camosun to bring in more international students
Camosun College has entered into agreements with International College, Global Village, and four other English-language-teaching companies; through the agreements, Camosun will take new students directly from these companies. Camosun brings in more than 1,600 students a year from overseas, with most students coming from a few countries; through these agreements, the college hope to get students from more countries.
Canadian Federation of Students anger Selkirk student union
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), to which all Camosun College students belong—and pay fees—recently showed up unannounced at Selkirk College in Castlegar to talk to students without telling the Selkirk College Students’ Union, according to emails shown to Nexus. This is the latest in a long line of events creating dissent between the national student organization and BC member locals (search “Canadian Federation of Students” at nexusnewspaper.com to get caught up). The CFS was also recently in Ottawa to campaign for free post-secondary tuition in Canada.
Victoria looking for creative ideas from public
The City of Victoria wants ideas on how to make Centennial Square more inviting to families and kids. The city is seeking creative ideas from qualified teams and people; the winner gets $5,000 as well as a maximum of $50,000 to design their idea. The submission deadline is 4 pm on March 30; for details, visit victoria.ca/popupsquare.
Local groups want oil companies to pay up
50 groups from across British Columbia have signed off on a letter to municipal governments in BC asking for Big Oil to pay their share of environmental and climate-change costs. Victoria’s West Coast Environmental Law was one of the groups that signed the letter.
Conversation about art spaces in Victoria begins
The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) is spearheading a conversation around the creation of an affordable space for arts in Victoria. The space would include rehearsal areas, offices, storage, and room for set building. The DVBA has created a survey for companies to fill out about the construction of this space; if you’re involved with an arts organization, go to surveymonkey.com/r/CTTB6V5 to give feedback.
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