News Stories
VIU Geoscience Student Finds A Way To Help Others While Earning His Pilot's Licence
September 13, 2019
VIU Geoscience student combines passion for flying, photography and science to help other students and the environment. When Vancouver Island University (VIU) Geoscience student Nick Temos started crisscrossing the Island in a Cessna 172 single-engine aircraft building flight time to obtain his commercial pilot licence, his perspective about the environment we live in changed. “While flying 12,... Read more
Sharing the Secrets of the Rocks Around Us
August 19, 2019
As people walk upon the Earth, not many take the time to really notice what’s under their feet or realize just how vital sand, gravel and rocks are in today’s society. “Rocks and sediments underlie everything we build on, walk on, or grow food on. Yet, few people realize how vital those types of materials are and how much of our daily activities interact with geology. The stability of building... Read more
For the Love of Rocks: Rebecca Stirling’s Story
October 17, 2018
By Jenn McGarrigle For many students, the journey starts in VIU’s Adult Basic Education (ABE) program. Earth Science alum Rebecca Stirling is one of those students with an incredible story of resilience and determination to share that starts in ABE and leads to an Arctic adventure. Rebecca Stirling will never forget the day when, lying immobile in a Victoria hospital bed, the nurse dialled... Read more