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Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Camosun College was at one point preparing for losses in its 2020-2021 fiscal year for between $10 million and $15 million, says Camosun chief financial officer Deborah Huelscher. While those numbers could still be a worst-case scenario, the college is also now looking at a best-case scenario of a $4.5-million […]

When BC Liberal Langford-Juan de Fuca candidate Kelly Darwin graduated from Camosun’s Computer Systems Technology program in 2005, he never imagined he’d be running for office 15 years later. “I don’t consider myself a politician,” he admits. When the world took a turn due to the COVID-19 crisis, Darwin saw fit to step in. One […]

The last few weeks have been more than a little hectic for Saanich South BC Liberal candidate and Camosun alumnus Rishi Sharma. Sharma, who graduated from Camosun’s Major Appliance and Vending Machine Repair Technician program in 1998, says he was completely surprised by the decision to have a snap election, and he doesn’t think it […]

College opens spaces for students to study on campus While Camosun College still doesn’t want students hanging around on campus more than they need to, there are now spaces for students looking to study in between classes “in most college buildings,” and outdoor spaces, according to a college email. The college is still advising students […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) have joined other student groups to take part in the provincial Take it Over Campaign, which urges students between the ages of 18 and 24 to pledge to vote in the upcoming provincial election on October 24. BCFS chairperson Tanysha Klassen […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is gearing up for its fall 2020 student elections, and it is urging students to take part by running in them. The available positions are two wellness and access directors (one for each campus), one off-campus director, one First Nations Student Association director, one Lansdowne director, and one Interurban […]

This summer, representatives from Camosun College and the University of Victoria met with District of Saanich representatives to talk about the conduct of students living in Saanich. Back in June, Saanich council asked for public input on increasing the amount of unrelated people the municipality allows to live together in one house from four to […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has been fielding more requests than usual from students wanting to opt out of mandatory student fees this semester. Through their student fees, every student at the college contributes to, for example, a building fund and the Student Refugee Program and contributes to a recycled paper fee; they also […]

Many students have extra challenges on their plate this semester, and Camosun has found a way to help those who are in need while also providing practical training to students. For a limited time, care hampers containing fresh food and essential hygiene products are being provided by Camosun, thanks to the work of Culinary Arts […]

Camosun College is taking a new approach in its Counselling department in September, and it hopes that students will benefit from the changes. The department is implementing a responsive access model for its services; the model is based on the stepped-care model originally developed for primary health care and is being used by post-secondary institutions […]