Politicians meet with student organizations
Student representatives in British Columbia met with a number of MLAs on the week of October 29, including premier John Horgan and minister of advanced education, skills and training Melanie Mark. Topics discussed were drawn from Making Post-Secondary Education Affordable for British Columbians, a paper created by the British Columbia Federation of Students. The topics included the need for supports for sexual violence and misconduct policies; eliminating interest on student loans; and the advancement of open education resources.
Upcoming CSEE information session at Camosun
Camosun College’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education (CSEE) is having an information session from 6 pm until 7 pm on Thursday, November 15. The free session will be for people to find out more information about the CSEE program and will be held in room 329A of the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence at the Interurban campus. These information sessions take place on the third Thursday of every month from September to May.
Upcoming trades information session at Camosun
Camosun will be holding an information session for people to find out more about its trades programs on Thursday, November 15. The session will run from 7:30 pm until 9 pm in room 124 of the Liz Ashton Campus Centre at Interurban and is free to attend.
Saanich residents invited to complete climate survey
All Saanich residents are being encouraged to fill out an online survey to help create Saanich’s Climate Action and Adaption Plans. The plans include a gradual transition to use 100-percent renewable energy by 2050. See saanich.ca for more info and to fill out the survey.
Ontario government can’t deliver $325-million post-secondary promise
The Ontario government announced on Tuesday, October 23 that they will not be able to provide $325 million that they had promised would go toward funding three post-secondary institutions in Markham, Milton, and Brampton. The campuses were set to open in 2021 and 2022 and would have provided 8,000 student seats. The province of Ontario is $15 billion in debt.