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To thank the community for supporting them through a difficult year, the Canadian College of Performing Arts released a holiday music video Dec. 17. (Screenshot)

Victoria performing arts college releases holiday music video

Canadian College of Performing Arts takes theatre online amid pandemic

 

Fourth-year Camosun College automotive students Xin Chen from Forward Automotive (left) and Kevin Ishizaki from Glen Oak Ford (right) show off two of the 12 new tool kits donated to the program by the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation. (Photo courtesy Camosun College)

Foundation donates $25K worth of tools to Camosun automotive program

Ed Coates Memorial Foundation purchases 12 new kits to reduce tool sharing amid pandemic

 

A group of Pearson College students take their learning outside in COVID-conscious classrooms. The college is one of 18 United World Colleges that will be welcoming more refugee students through the Rise initiative. (Courtesy of Pearson College)

Metchosin’s Pearson College part of new global initiative to support young refugees and trailblazers

The Rise initiative is seeking youth aged 15 to 17 who are ready to change the world

 

Camosun College students have to pay for a U-Pass, even if they attend only online courses. (Black Press Media file photo)

Camosun students still charged for U-Pass during COVID-19

Many students attending only online courses unable to opt out of program

Camosun College students have to pay for a U-Pass, even if they attend only online courses. (Black Press Media file photo)
Matthew Zeleny distributes a box of medical-grade face masks designed in partnership with Camosun College. Now, the design is shared online for free. (Courtesy of Camosun College)

Camosun College shares free design of medical-grade face masks

Manufacturers across Canada, United States and UK have inquired

Matthew Zeleny distributes a box of medical-grade face masks designed in partnership with Camosun College. Now, the design is shared online for free. (Courtesy of Camosun College)
(From left to right) ATL vice president Gilles Gagnon, Reg Gladstone of the Coast Salish Employment Training Society; acting director of continuing education at Camosun College Michelle Traoré; Camosun College president Sherri Bell; ATL director of industry relations Tim Brownlow; and Geoff Wilmshurt, vice president of partnerships for Camosun College, celebrate a partnership of industry and education bringing a new marine simulator to the Camosun Coastal Centre. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)

Camosun College’s new marine simulator to offer immersive training

Industry partnership initiative expected to boost local marine industry

(From left to right) ATL vice president Gilles Gagnon, Reg Gladstone of the Coast Salish Employment Training Society; acting director of continuing education at Camosun College Michelle Traoré; Camosun College president Sherri Bell; ATL director of industry relations Tim Brownlow; and Geoff Wilmshurt, vice president of partnerships for Camosun College, celebrate a partnership of industry and education bringing a new marine simulator to the Camosun Coastal Centre. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)
An artistic rendering shows what the University of Victoria’s student housing project will look like when completed. (Courtesy UVic)

Saanich calls on UVic, Camosun College to talk student housing shortage

UVic currently has 2,300 student beds, Camosun has no on-campus housing

An artistic rendering shows what the University of Victoria’s student housing project will look like when completed. (Courtesy UVic)
David Palmer and Lauren Hutchinson stand in front of their final project, that turns mash used in the brewing of spirits into pellets that can be re-used or better recycled. (Nick Murray/News Staff)

Camosun mechanical engineering project solve real-world problems

Showcase included projects that confound conventional wisdom, garner industry interest

David Palmer and Lauren Hutchinson stand in front of their final project, that turns mash used in the brewing of spirits into pellets that can be re-used or better recycled. (Nick Murray/News Staff)
The University of Victoria, Camosun College and Royal Roads University unveiled some of their most popular programs. (Photo courtesy of UVic)

Victoria post-secondary schools reveal most popular programs

Camosun College, the University of Victoria and Royal Roads University share students’ top picks

The University of Victoria, Camosun College and Royal Roads University unveiled some of their most popular programs. (Photo courtesy of UVic)