JOB ACTION TOMORROW AT VIU
November 19, 2012
CUPE 1858 to participate in two-day job action along with other locals at BC post-secondary institutions VIU RELEASE: 2012/138 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 19, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – Vancouver Island University (VIU) has just learned that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1858 will participate in a two-day labour action beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, November 20, and... Read more
CUPE 1858 SERVES JOB ACTION NOTICE
November 16, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 16, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – Vancouver Island University (VIU) has received 72-hour notice from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1858 for a potential labour action which could begin as early as Tuesday, November 20. At this point, the date and timing of a walkout has not been confirmed. Job action is one step in the collective bargaining... Read more
VIU DEAN OF EDUCATION RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
November 15, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 15, 2012 NANAIMO, BC - Vancouver Island University Dean of Education Dr. Harry Janzen received an Honorary Lifetime Membership to the Canadian Education Association (CEA) for his extensive work as an educator over the past 35 years. The award was presented to Janzen at the CEA’s Annual General Meeting in Toronto recently. “With his longstanding... Read more
VIU in the News: VIU Planting the Seeds of our Local Farming Future?
November 15, 2012
By Maeve Maguire - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, November 14, 2012 Consider everything that goes on between getting food from the farm to the fork. The study of food systems is complicated. But it is something Jenny Horn — a PhD in Rural Studies and honorary research associate at Vancouver Island University — said more people are becoming knowledgeable and concerned about. Read more
Authors and Long-Time Friends Reunite for Book Launch
November 14, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – Authors, long-time friends and former Vancouver Island University colleagues Marilyn Bowering and Kate Braid launch their newest books at the Nanaimo Museum Nov. 17 at 1 pm. Bowering teaches in the Creative Writing and Journalism department at Vancouver Island University while Braid retired from the department in 2008. Braid will... Read more
TALKS CONTINUE BETWEEN VIU AND CUPE
November 13, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – Vancouver Island University (VIU) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1858 are continuing their efforts to finalize the collective bargaining process. The parties are continuing to make good progress towards achieving a renewed collective agreement. The parties are continuing discussions this week. At this... Read more
18TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES INTRODUCES COMMUNITY DECORATING CHALLENGE
November 9, 2012
Nanaimo, BC – November 9, 2012 There's less than a week to submit your application for Vancouver Island University Foundation's Community Tree Decorating Challenge. In October, the Foundation announced a new twist to its 18th annual Festival of Trees celebration - a new Community Tree Decorating Challenge, sponsored by TD Bank. The challenge is open to everyone in the community, businesses... Read more
VIU Students Raise Awareness About City Planning Issues
November 8, 2012
NANAIMO, BC – Vancouver Island University Geography students, VIU Student’s Union, and the Solutions Club are co-hosting the 7th annual Urban Issues Film Festival Friday, Nov. 9 from 3 to 9:30 pm in Building 356, Room 109. The event, also co-hosted by the Planning Institute of BC (North Island Chapter) and VIU’s Geography department, follows World Town Planning Day, a celebration held at the... Read more
DEEP BAY MARINE FIELD STATION KICKS OFF NEW FILM SERIES
November 8, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 8, 2012 DEEP BAY, BC - Sailing enthusiasts on Vancouver Island will want to converge at Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station for a special screening of the award-winning film “Hitchhiking across the Atlantic” on Nov. 14. Local film maker Laura Winter of Tigersnail Film, who is undertaking a sailing, film and research project... Read more
Voices Through Time: Letters of the Great War Presentation Nov. 16
November 7, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 NANAIMO, BC - If you have ever wondered how major historical events affect individuals and those they love, you may want to join Vancouver Island University History professor Dr. Stephen Davies for an eye-opening presentation on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Nanaimo campus. Following only days after Remembrance Day, his presentation “Voices through Time... Read more