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Streets to Homes program given more annual government funding
Victoria-based homelessness transition program Streets to Homes (S2H) will receive expanded government funding until 2015. The annual $400 000 from B.C. Housing allows the program to provide rent subsidies to 103 participants dealing with chronic homelessness and...Turning chopsticks into furniture
A team of UVic business students took second place in a national sustainable business competition with their pitch to collect and upcycle millions of discarded chopsticks in China into upscale eco-furniture. On Feb. 26, the Gustavson Greenshifters — third-year...UVic emergency contacts and student services signs outdated
*Update follows original story* Outdated phone numbers for emergency and other student services on more than 500 signs in washrooms on campus have needed updating for several years. In 2010, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) amalgamated six emergency...UVic professor Budd Hall to serve four years as UNESCO co-chair
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has appointed UVic professor Budd Hall as co-chair of community-based research and social responsibility in higher education. Hall is a professor of community development in UVic’s School of...Our Digital Print Issue
