News Briefs: October 30, 2020 web exclusive

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 […]

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NDP pledges $150,000 to Camosun film studio business plan

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 […]

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Camosun says $4.5 million deficit “best-case scenario” for 2020-2021 fiscal

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 […]

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Camosun grad runs as Liberal candidate in Langford-Juan de Fuca, focuses on transport and small businesses

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 […]

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Camosun grad Rishi Sharma runs as BC Liberal candidate

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 […]

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News Briefs: October 9, 2020 web exclusive

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 […]

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Camosun College Student Society and British Columbia Federation of Students take part in campaign urging students to vote

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 […]

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Camosun College Student Society urges students to run in election

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 […]

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Camosun College, Saanich discuss off-campus student-housing concerns

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 […]

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Camosun College Student Society responds to students wanting to opt out of fees

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 […]

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