Free lectures address issues of poverty near protected areas and parks
March 10, 2010
What do you see when you think of national parks and protected areas around the globe? Do you see poverty? Although poverty is generally not the first image that comes to mind when one thinks of national parks and protected areas, it does exist. “Protected areas and national parks can be and are extremely beneficial for communities and ecosystems,” said Dr. Grant Murray, Canada Research Chair... Read more
Upper Level Theatre Students group stages Jane Martin’s Talking With
March 9, 2010
Vancouver Island University third and fourth-year Theatre students present Talking With at Malaspina Theatre located on the Nanaimo campus April 1-3. Talking With by Jane Martin is a series of monologues about women in different places in their lives. The play points out that even though all these women are different—and some of them are really different—they all have basic human needs and in... Read more
International students pick up cooking tips while brushing up on English at VIU
March 8, 2010
A week after a group of international students at Vancouver Island University learned the word “snack” in Madelaine Hill’s Communications 1 course, they were finding out how to make Rice Krispie squares from Hill’s husband. Hill, her teaching partner Therese Neufeld and Tyler Campbell, an award-winning VIU Culinary Arts program graduate and cook on campus, collaborated to provide a hands-on... Read more
Gold win for VIUs Communication and Public Relations Department
March 2, 2010
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History professor puts Canada-U.S. gold medal hockey game in perspective
March 1, 2010
Vancouver Island University History professor Tim Lewis is clearly delighted with the challenge of picking Canada’s finest hockey moment. Arguments can be made in favour of Sunday’s dramatic overtime gold-medal win by the Canadian men’s team over the United States or Paul Henderson’s goal in 1972 when Canada defeated the surprisingly powerful Soviet Union team in Game 8 of the Summit Series.... Read more
Education sparks new beginning for injured worker
March 1, 2010
Sometimes a serious tragedy or accident can lead to an exciting new beginning. Just ask 54-year-old Brent Winterbottom. He was injured on the job while working as a contractor for the BC Forestry Service in 1991. After exhausting his Workers Compensation benefits, he tried to survive on disability benefits. As a single father raising his young son, his future looked bleak. Then he had the... Read more
CBC documentary airs perspective of VIU First Nations professor on historic events
February 26, 2010
The federal government introduced a White Paper in 1969 that proposed to eliminate native status in Canada. The move triggered outrage and counter-proposals from Aboriginal leaders who prepared their own document and presented it to the federal cabinet in June 1970. Vancouver-based CBC producer Kathleen Flaherty called on VIU First Nations Studies co-chair Dr. Laurie Meijer Drees as she prepared... Read more
Graphic Design students win big in scholarship competition
February 24, 2010
Three Graphic Design degree students at Vancouver Island University won tuition scholarships in the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (Vancouver Island Chapter) scholarship awards competition. "We are especially excited about these wins because our students took a total of three scholarships," said Karen Hodgson, faculty in VIU's BA Major in Graphic Design degree program. "They had to apply... Read more
Education builds confidence
February 19, 2010
For Kyla Atkinson, family is everything. “The main reason I returned to school was to do something different for myself and my son,” said Atkinson, a recent graduate of the Child and Youth Care (CYC) Bachelor of Arts degree program at Vancouver Island University. Atkinson, or Kwusalumat, in her First Nations name, comes from the Snuneymuxw, Coast Salish First Nation. She was working in Ucluelet... Read more