News Briefs: October 24, 2018 issue

News October 24, 2018

Camosun shook out

Camosun College took part in the annual ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, October 18 at 10:20. The provincially organized effort requires all students, faculty, and staff who are on campus to gather at a designated emergency assembly point. Download the Camosun emergency app for more info on this and other emergency procedures.

This story originally appeared in our October 24, 2018 issue.

Chargers golfers head to nationals

The Camosun Chargers golf team played in the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) championships from October 5 to 7 at Nanaimo Golf and Country Club. The Chargers went into the championships in third place in the PACWEST standings, with a total team stroke count of 1,844. The team secured silver at the provincials; they advanced to nationals in Medicine Hat, which happened from October 15 to 19. Look for our full story on the nationals next issue.

Camosun partners with Nova Scotia college

Camosun has partnered with Nova Scotia Community College and investment group Thales Canada to work together to identify marine industry training needs and perform a workforce study that will, in part, help form the approach of post-secondary institutions’ development of new educational equipment as technology advances. Camosun offers nautical marine training courses.