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Camosun to extend library hours Camosun has announced that the Lansdowne Library will have extended hours in December. The library will be open on Saturdays (December 5, 12, and 19) from 11 am to 6 pm, and will stay open until 8 pm from Monday, December 14 to Friday, December 18, and on Monday, December […]

Camosun College started a five-month dual-credit program for high school students this September. The Discovery Technology program, funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, will help high-school students earn college credits and high-school credits at the same time. The students in the program will get scholarships through their school district to complete […]

WalkSafer returns The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) announced in an email today that it is bringing back its WalkSafer program. The program—which gives students someone to safely walk or get a ride with in a golf cart on campus—had to be shut down during the initial wave of COVID-19 shutdowns in March. However, the […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is putting together Christmas hampers for Camosun students once again. While the CCSS gives out the hampers every year, things are being done a little differently in light on the COVID-19 crisis this year: students won’t pick up the hampers on campus, instead, the student society has about 20 […]

On Monday, November 2, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) board of governors ratified its fall 2020 election results; voting took place from October 27 to 29. In the election, Arshnoor Kaur was elected wellness and access director; Manvi Chona, Melaniia Frolova, Sandra Fehler, and Sophia Cecilia Plus were elected Interurban directors; Mehar Kapoor, Abhin […]

Interurban library expands services As of Monday, November 9, Camosun students can book a study table or computer at the Interurban library. Individual workstations have been available to book at the Lansdowne library since September. See camosun.ca/library for more information or to make a booking. CIBC launches new bursary for Camosun students CIBC announced a […]

On Tuesday, October 13, a Garry oak tree fell on to Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus, ripping out part of a gutter off of Richmond House. The Garry oak—an endangered species—was on Saanich property, on the sidewalk right off the edge of campus on Richmond Road near Argyle Avenue, in front of the Child Care Centre. […]

The Camosun College Student Society held its fall 2020 student elections from October 27 to October 29, and the results are in. Arshnoor Kaur got voted in as the wellness and access director. Manvi Chona, Melaniia Frolova, Sandra Fehler, and Sophia Cecilia Plus are now Interurban directors, and Mehar Kapoor, Abhin Jose, and Mai Nguyen […]

Camosun collaborates with other institutions in career fair Camosun College is working with Royal Roads University, North Island College, and Vancouver Island College to hold the Beyond 2020: Vancouver Island Career & Connections Fair this month. The virtual career fair, being held from 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday, November 19, will feature over […]

On October 16, the BC NDP pledged $150,000 to Camosun for the “business case development”  of a film studio on the Interurban campus. A business case is essentially a plan to make sure a project is financially viable. “[The business case development is] to determine the cost of building classroom space for students and two […]