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Milner Gardens & Woodland launches five-year strategic plan

July 11, 2025 - 08:22am

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National Championship Basketball Tournament a Fond Farewell for VIU Student

March 18, 2022 - 02:00pm

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Program Helps Students Transform Business Ideas into Reality

March 17, 2022 - 02:45pm

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VIU Mariners Women’s Basketball Team Aims for National Title on Home Turf

March 11, 2022 - 10:30am

Sandy Shultz

VIU Welcomes Award-winning Researcher and Neuroscientist

March 8, 2022 - 11:00am

Nanaimo Hospice Dream Home

VIU Carpentry Program Partners With Nanaimo Hospice to Help Create Dream Home

March 7, 2022 - 03:00pm

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VIU Media Highlights: February 8 – 28, 2022

March 4, 2022 - 11:00am

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Finding purpose on and off the court

July 15, 2025 By Eric Zimmer

Kai Leighton shares his story

Seafood Business Accelerator a stepping stone for Indigenous business owner

June 6, 2023 By Rachel Stern

Natasha Marshall Gallic shares her story

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Gaining confidence and finding her crew

June 2, 2023

Meet valedictorian Sherry Wessel

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VIU Student Pulse News: May 31, 2023

May 31, 2023

Show your pride 🏳️‍🌈

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International student finds dream job in Nanaimo

May 31, 2023

Jiayi Li’s innovation saved his company thousands of dollars

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A story of perseverance and hard work

May 30, 2023

Meet valedictorian Teagan Howden

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The art of balancing school, work and life

May 24, 2023

Meet valedictorian Ashley Sandhu

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VIU Receives Funding to Expand Nursing Seats

February 22, 2022 - 01:30pm

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VIU’s Theatre Department Presents an Adaptation of Durrenmatt’s Play – The Visitor

February 22, 2022 - 10:30am

Griffin Prize-Winning Poet A.F. Moritz to Give VIU Gustafson Lecture and Reading

February 17, 2022 - 09:30am

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VIU’s View Gallery presents Jim Holyoak: Arborescence

February 10, 2022 - 09:00am

VIU BC Top Employer 2022

VIU Receives BC Top Employer Award for third year in a row

February 8, 2022 - 01:45pm

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VIU Media Highlights: January 24 - February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 - 12:15pm

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