SD79 expecting status quo despite low enrollment numbers
Lower student enrollment numbers will have little impact across the region and won't upset the quality of education or funding.
New report urges swift action to save endangered southern resident killer whales
A new science panel report is calling for urgent and bold measures to help save the endangered southern resident killer whales, whose population has...
VIU’s Cowichan Trades Centre to relocate to NanaimoÂ
Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan Trades Centre will be moving to Nanaimo after it was deemed the leased building would...
Kat Eddy elected president of Vancouver Island School Trustees Association
The Vancouver Island School Trustees Association (VISTA) has chosen a new president. SD72 Board Chairperson Kat Eddy from Campbell River...
Gathering space expansion at VIU supports Indigenous cultureÂ
Indigenous students at VIU will now have the chance to utilize an expanded space for ceremonial and support services...
VIU Duncan gets a new science-based farming courseÂ
Duncan’s Vancouver Island University campus is now testing three courses that will help students learn the science behind sustainable...
Nominations open for SD68 trustee by-electionÂ
Nanaimo-Ladysmith's school district will be holding a by-election to fill one seat after a trustee resigned in May. Manager of...
VIU seeks injunction and damages after PSE fails to vacate campusÂ
Vancouver Island University say they’re disappointed protestors have violated a trespass notice issued on July 11, and they’re now...
VIU research team works to preserve rare Nanaimo based flowerÂ
A small, rare flower is on the edge of extinction, but a Vancouver Island University research team says they’re...