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Patrick Kelly awarded the Order of BC for efforts towards reconciliation

On Aug. 3, 12 individuals were announced as recipients of the Order of British Columbia. Among the recipients is Patrick Kelly (T'esóts'en) of the Leq'á:mel First Nation (located east of…

UVic debuts new Master of Community Planning degree

Maintaining a local program will be key to Vancouver Island’s future development as, according to the Planning Institute of B.C., the province is experiencing a planner shortage coupled with growing…

Campus security is changing their uniforms to be more ‘approachable,’ university says

The new uniforms were made following “feedback ... that their former uniforms too closely resemble those of other emergency responders," UVic said.

UVic participation in post-secondary emergency manager network ‘scant,’ university says

In late July, independent Canadian news outlet the Breach published a major investigation — the result of more than a year’s work by two reporters — revealing that over the…

Three-term councillor and MEd alum Karen Harper to run for Saanich mayor

Harper was the first to announce her candidacy after Dean Murdock, current mayor of Saanich, announced he would not be seeking re-election.

UVSS to push for wider range of hormone replacement therapy options through health plan

The GEM, Pride Collective, NSU, SSD, and SOCC all endorsed the motion, calling for the UVSS to lobby for expanded coverage options under their health plan.

AI data centers are coming to Vancouver, but the community is pushing back

Vancouver is pushing back against encroaching data centers, and Torin LaRocque, an eighteen-year-old Vancouverite, is at the heart of it all.

School of Molecular Life Sciences will replace Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology this fall

Dr. Jennifer Cobb, the BCMB department chair, explained that the changes are intended to “create more options and fluidity” for students.

UVic alum and two-term councillor Zac de Vries runs for mayor of Saanich

"The Saanich I grew up in is one in which young people could get a start, [where] families could put down roots, and seniors could age in place. That has…

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