Camosun gets $1-million donation, changes building name
Camosun’s Centre for Trades Education and Innovation building has been renamed in recognition of a $1-million contribution by the Bhalla Family. The building, located at the Interurban campus, now stands as the Bhalla Centre for Trades Education and Innovation. Camosun alumnus and former Camosun College Foundation chair Jeety Bhalla and siblings Munjeet and Jindy Bhalla made the donation as a continuation of their family’s legacy of philanthropy to the Camosun College Foundation in honour of their parents, Sela and Tara Bhalla. The college said in a press release that the donation “will be used to support the college and bolster the college’s capital reserves.”
Students showcase tech
On Thursday, December 12, Camosun College students showed off their capstone projects to the public, and to potential employees. Graduating Information and Computer Systems Technology students presented their projects—which included proprietary software for a CNC router, a dance studio management system, and much more—at Fort Tectoria downtown during the annual event.
Launch of new live music venue
A new live music venue, The Coda, will open at 751 View Street in early 2025. Owners AL Smith and Christina Morrison say the new venue, opening in the former location of Hermann’s Upstairs, comes as a reaction to disappearing music venues, such as the loss of the Victoria Event Centre last October. The Coda is already planned as a venue for the Victoria Jazz Society’s 2025 TD Victoria International JazzFest.