by Carina Pogoler | Jan 12, 2019 | Culture
Can you name any of the Indigenous groups who call the southern tip of Vancouver Island home? If not, why might that be? These questions stuck with me when Alana Sayers, from the Hupacasath and Kipohtakaw First Nations and a graduate student in UVic’s English...
by Carina Pogoler | Nov 8, 2018 | Campus, Local, News
B.C.’s biggest environmental volunteer organization partners with UVic’s Campus Planning and Sustainability office On Nov. 14, the Greater Victoria Green Team (GVGT) will host middle school students from Claremont Secondary and Oak and Orca Bioregional School to...
by Carina Pogoler | Nov 4, 2018 | Campus, News
The Oct. 29 UVSS Board meeting was a cheerful affair, as representatives, Directors-at-Large, and Lead Directors joked with each other and filled their plates with dinner. Ahead of them lay important motions such as changing the date of the Semi-Annual General Meeting...
by Carina Pogoler | Nov 4, 2018 | National, News, Provincial
Supreme Court ruling on consultation with Indigenous peoples does not dramatically change current state of affairs On Oct. 11, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government is not obligated to consult with First Nations when drafting legislation that may affect...