International researchers study new aquaculture species for BC
September 18, 2009
What do the countries of Canada, Nigeria, China, the United Kingdom and Russia have in common? Their scientists are all contributing to the development of a new aquaculture shellfish species for British Columbia. An international team of researchers is working on a series of projects at the Centre for Shellfish Research (CSR) at Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus to determine the... Read more
Fisheries students help restore cutthroat trout population
September 17, 2009
Fisheries and Aquaculture students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) are getting first-hand practical experience helping restore the cutthroat trout population of small streams near Qualicum Bay. The Nile Creek-Qualicum Bay Enhancement Program is a comprehensive habitat restoration and enhancement initiative by the Nile Creek Enhancement Society (NCES), Trout Unlimited Canada and VIU’s... Read more
VIU receives funding to increase skills training for unemployed
September 17, 2009
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Government of Canada strengthens Vancouver Island shellfish industry
September 15, 2009
Nanaimo, B.C. — The Government of Canada, through Western Economic Diversification Canada, is investing in a project with the Vancouver Island University, in response to changes within the salmon fishery. A federal investment of $250,000 was announced today by Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo – Alberni, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western... Read more
VIU becomes World Leisure Centre of Excellence
September 14, 2009
It’s official - Vancouver Island University’s Tourism and Recreation department is a World Leisure Centre of Excellence. The prestigious designation comes from the World Leisure Organization (WLO), a non-governmental agency affiliated with the United Nations. “This is exciting news for VIU,” said Mike Mann, Dean of the Faculty of Management. “We’re one of only two sites in the world with this... Read more
Student club promotes healthy food supply
September 11, 2009
Christine LoScerbo is a student who walks the talk. Merging her interests in urban planning, sustainability, and urban agriculture, this third-year Vancouver Island University (VIU) Geography student recently published her first article in Plan Canada, the official publication of the Canadian Institute of Planners. Along with co-author Dr. Pamela Shaw from VIU’s Geography Department, LoScerbo... Read more
VIU opens pathways to learning
September 10, 2009
Doris Sagutch will tell you it’s never too late to change careers. After many years working as a cook in a Snuneymuxw First Nations daycare, arthritis set in and she started getting sore hands. Sagutch could have collected long term disability “but I didn’t feel disabled,” she said. Instead, she headed back to school. Now she wants to teach younger generations the Coast Salish language.... Read more
MBA students study Vancouver Island University’s economic impact
September 8, 2009
What is Vancouver Island University’s direct and indirect economic impact on the communities it serves and on the island as a whole? VIU Master of Business Administration students will answer these questions in a major study led by faculty researcher Dr. Rosmy Jean Louis. As part of their MBA internship program, the students have surveyed 2,000 students and 250 staff and faculty to assess... Read more
VIU grad wins Canada Graduate Scholarship
September 4, 2009
The national spotlight continues to shine on Vancouver Island University graduates. Laura Booi, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction as a Psychology major last June, received a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada valued at $17,500. She will study aging in the Health Psychology graduate... Read more
VIU breaks ground on new $26.6 million Cowichan campus
September 4, 2009
DUNCAN – Construction is set to begin on Vancouver Island University’s new $26.6-million Cowichan Place campus in Duncan, following an official groundbreaking today by provincial, federal and college officials. The project will create up to 170 direct jobs. “This is another exciting milestone for Vancouver Island University as it continues to grow into its new status as a fully accredited... Read more