Western Forest Products Donates Cedar Logs to Complete VIU Totem Project
March 24, 2015
Two cedar trees harvested in the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations territory on Vancouver Island’s west coast have been donated by Western Forest Products (WFP) to Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) totem pole project. The donated cedars were delivered by WFP to VIU’s G.R. Paine Horticultural Training Centre on East Wellington Road, where they were blessed March 16 in traditional First Nations... Read more
VIU Hosts Spring Break Activities
March 23, 2015
The public is invited to register for free bird banding and chemistry demonstrations, as well as tours of the Natural History Museum, hatchery facility and giant sturgeon holding tanks, during Spring Break Days at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Nanaimo campus March 23, 24 and 25. Pre-registration is required. These free, fun and educational activities are being offered to the general public... Read more
Startup Nanaimo hosts ‘Profits for Non-Profits unConference’ at VIU March 29
March 17, 2015
Nanaimo’s more than 800 non-profit organizations are doing their good work in an increasingly difficult funding environment. With reduced government funding for nonprofits, and increased competition for available funds, organizations are being pushed to become more financially self-sufficient and sustainable Startup Nanaimo’s Profit for Non-Profits unConference Sunday, March 29 will inspire non-... Read more
VIU Nursing Students Hosting Stem Cell Registry Event March 27
March 16, 2015
If there’s a chance you could save someone’s life, someone you’ve never met, would you do it? Vancouver Island University (VIU) Nursing students and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) are hoping to get a long list of healthy young adults showing up for a OneMatch stem cell donor registration event from 3 to 6 pm on Friday, March 27 at Nanaimo’s Country Club Centre mall. The registry is open to people... Read more
CVIJOBS & VIU Partner to support adult tutoring in Oceanside Region
March 12, 2015
A new partnership between the Central Vancouver Island Job Opportunities Building Society (CVIJOBS) and Vancouver Island University (VIU) will ensure adult tutoring programs continue in the Oceanside region. During the past few weeks VIU has been exploring the potential for CVIJOBS to take the lead on the Adult Tutoring Program, as the University shifts its focus to support other regional... Read more
Restoring Bluebird Population topic of VIU Science & Technology talk March 11
March 9, 2015
Sixty years ago, western bluebirds were a common occurrence in the Garry Oak meadows and savannahs of southwestern BC. However, this bluebird population experienced rapid declines throughout its range in the latter half of the 1900s, caused by loss of Garry Oak habitat, removal of standing dead trees that provide cavities for nesting, and competition for nest cavities with exotic birds such as... Read more
VIU To Award 31 Canadian QE II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships
March 5, 2015
Vancouver Island University (VIU) will award more than $800,000 in prestigious scholarships to 31 undergraduate, graduate and international students through the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program. “I’m very pleased to announce that VIU will work in partnership with the University of Belize (UB) and community partners in Belize and in Canada, on the new... Read more
VIU Dental Assistant Students 'Catch A Smile' with Rotary
March 5, 2015
Nanaimo area school children are benefiting from lessons in good dental health and nutrition delivered by a local dentist and Vancouver Island University (VIU) Dental Assistant students volunteering in the “Catch a Smile Campaign.” A program of the Rotary Nanaimo Daybreak Club, the Catch a Smile Campaign was organized by Rotarians Donna Allen and Dr. San Mahara, who partnered with the VIU Dental... Read more
Donation to VIU Automotive Program Enhances Student Learning
March 4, 2015
Students in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Automotive Service Technician program are practicing their skills on a new state-of-the-art tire changer thanks to a generous donation by the New Car Dealers Association of BC. “It was a unanimous decision by the Board to donate the $7,180 John Bean tire changer to VIU,” says John Wynia, Chairman of the Board for New Car Dealers Association of BC... Read more
Community Invited to Opening of New Science Studio March 14
March 3, 2015
The Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society (NS3) will mark International Pi Day on Saturday, March 14 with a big community science celebration and the opening of their new Science Studio at Departure Bay Elementary School. Families with school age children are invited to drop in from 10 am to 2 pm. Admission is by donation. “As a non-profit society, our mission is to inspire families and... Read more