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Milner Gardens & Woodland launches five-year strategic plan

July 11, 2025 - 08:22am

VIU Welcomes New Students with Two Weeks of Events and Activities

August 27, 2021 - 02:45pm

Alum of the Month: Dom Dawson

August 12, 2021 - 02:00pm

Seven members of the Mid-Island Stewardship Caucus stand in a forest.

New Stewardship Group Creating Formal Space for Organizations to Collaborate

August 5, 2021 - 10:00am

Recognizing Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

August 4, 2021 - 08:45am

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Alum of the Month: Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun

July 15, 2021 - 07:30am

Queen Elizabeth Scholars from Tanzania Learn Lessons in Resilience

July 7, 2021 - 11:30am

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Finding purpose on and off the court

July 15, 2025 By Eric Zimmer

Kai Leighton shares his story

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Going viral with TikTok “body hacks”

January 11, 2023

Electrical student Mike de Vries has found his niche in short videos

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An award-winning work co-op with the BC Wildfire Service

January 4, 2023 By Eric Zimmer

VIU Tourism Management student Nadia Linning shares her experience

What you need to know about VIU’s Accessibility Services

December 31, 2022 By Samantha Allan

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Meet the next generation of people for salmon at VIU

December 26, 2022 By Reprinted with permission from the Pacific Salmon Foundation blog

Sarah McKeller and Joe Clark share their stories

Sarah Hart and Sevilya Hendricks performing a song together at the Chinese Bridge Singing contest at UBC

VIU students win province-wide Chinese language contest

December 15, 2022 By Eric Zimmer

It’s the first time VIU students have done so at the event.

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New partnership brings pharmacy technician training to VIU

December 14, 2022 By Eric Zimmer

Access training for this high-demand field on the Island

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VIU Media Highlights: June 19 - July 19, 2021

July 20, 2021 - 02:15pm

VIU classes back in session Wednesday, June 30, 2021

June 29, 2021 - 05:30pm

VIU classes cancelled Tuesday, June 29, 2021, due to extreme heat

June 28, 2021 - 05:15pm

VIU Classes Cancelled Monday, June 28 Due to Extreme Heat

June 27, 2021 - 09:00pm

Portrait of mentors for VIU's Indigenous summer camp

Summer Camp Makes Transition to University Easier for Indigenous Students

June 22, 2021 - 05:15pm

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VIU Invites Community to Learn about Sustainable Development through Online Game

June 22, 2021 - 10:30am

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