News Briefs: November 2, 2022 issueCamosun College alum and teacher elected as Saanich mayor Camosun College alum and former Political Science teacher Dean Murdock was elected as the new mayor of Saanich on Saturday, October 15. Murdock received 13,631 votes; it was a close race against incumbent Fred Haynes, who received 13,479 votes. Murdock’s platform focuses on creating affordable housing, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society fall election results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall elections from Monday, October 24 to Wednesday, October 26. Denver Xavier got voted in as international director, Puneet Kaur as women’s director, Safs Saifullah as pride director, and Astrid Klee as wellness and access director. Purvi Dubey, Jaisica Singh, Ayush Chauhan, and Alex Joseph are Interurban […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society stresses importance of student electionsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections will be open for online voting from October 24 to October 26, with several positions vacant. CCSS external executive Jessie Niikoi is hopeful that the student society will have a complete board—which would mean filling positions like the international and pride representatives—for the upcoming term. The campaigning period […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: October 19, 2022 issueGovernment lifts 20-hour work week for international students To address labour shortages, the Canadian federal government has temporarily lifted the rule that limited international students to working 20 hours off campus a week. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is also launching a pilot program to automate the process of extending study permits. Look for our […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: October 5, 2022 issueInternational students miss out on fall semester A backlog in federal study permits being managed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada stopped 14 percent of Camosun College’s international students from starting at the college this semester. This backlog impacted post-secondary institutions across Canada. A Camosun spokesperson says that the college has around 1,550 new and […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Orange Shirt Day founders look ahead, will continue to educateCamosun College Indigenous Studies alumnus Eddy Charlie is a residential-school survivor; along with fellow Camosun alumnus Kristin Spray he created Victoria Orange Shirt Day, which allows Charlie to share the tragic stories of his youth in order to educate people. Charlie began this mission after hearing people express irritation and mockery at Indigenous people who […] Continue Reading |
CCSS launches new Camosun Campus Life GuideAfter seeing a lack of student life on campus, Camosun College Student Society outreach and advocacy coordinator Michael Glover and clubs and events coordinator Tagg Kelt have created the Camosun Campus Life Guide. The Camosun Campus Life Guide is a guide for students to learn about upcoming events and activities they can participate in. A […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus takes on Veterans Affairs Canada in courtsA former Camosun College student is taking on Veterans Affairs Canada in the federal courts. Kyle Bienvenu, a retired navy reservist who served from 2002 to 2014, and who was at Camosun College from 2005 to 2007 in the University Transfer program, appeared over Zoom in federal court in Vancouver on Thursday, August 4 after […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 6, 2022 issueCamosun volleyball alumna in apprentice program This fall, Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball alumna Morgan Monkman is participating in her second season in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s Female Apprentice Coach Program. The program, which is funded by Sports Canada, supports female athletes interested in training to be coaches. Camosun College gets new board member Lawyer […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College to open new shared campus in WestshoreCamosun College recently announced that it will be partnering with the University of Victoria, the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and Royal Roads University in a new shared post-secondary campus in the Westshore. Camosun contributed $200,000 in funding. Camosun vice president of partnerships Geoff Wilmshurst says that the project has been in discussion for over […] Continue Reading |
