Camosun creates Black History Month book guide
During the month of February, the Camosun library is featuring an online guide to literature celebrating contributions by Black Canadians. The guide, put together for Black History Month, features a range of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books available year-round in the library. Books are accessible and on display at both Interurban and Lansdowne campus libraries. See the guide online at camosun.libguides.com/blackhistorymonth for more information.
Trade programs receive $1-million donation
The Camosun College trade programs have received a $1-million donation from Highstreet, a Kelowna-based real-estate developer, to support the programs’ education initiatives. The donation will go toward trades student financial awards and bursaries for women in trades. Additionally, the money will support opportunities for high-school students to engage early with trades, provide a trades summer program aimed at students Grade 7 to 9, and offer funding to students who have already completed Foundation training through the South Island Partnership.
Camosun named one of BC’s top employers
Camosun College was recently named one of the top employers in the province in an annual competition. The list of 100 employers, put together by employment-periodical publisher Mediacorp Canada Inc., acknowledges companies that excel in recruitment and retention. On the list of winners this year, it mentions that Camosun, who has 1,066 full-time employees, “provides generous mental health practitioner coverage as part of the health benefits plan, to $3,000 annually.” See the whole list at canadastop100.com/bc.
Crystal Pool Referendum passes
On Saturday, February 8, the preliminary results for the Crystal Pool Referendum were announced. A majority, 58.71 percent, voted in favour of the City of Victoria borrowing up to $168,900,000 for the new Crystal Pool and Wellness Centre. Additionally, 60.57 percent voted for Central Park North, over Central Park South, as the location for the development. The total registered voter turnout was 21.18 percent.