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
MEDIATION CONTINUES BETWEEN VIU AND CUPE
November 5, 2012
VIU RELEASE: 2012/129 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 5, 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 met with mediator, Mark Brown, over the weekend and are making good progress towards achieving a renewed collective agreement... Read more
Business Leaders Share Knowledge and Expertise with Students
November 5, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 5, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – Innovative business trends, job opportunities and job readiness – these are the key topics Vancouver Island University students in the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) program discussed today (Monday, Nov. 5) with prominent Canadian business leaders. Susan Allan, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of... Read more
MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL CAPS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
November 2, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Nov.2, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – Hundreds of international and Canadian students danced, sang and celebrated during Vancouver Island University’s Multicultural Festival Friday. It was boisterous end to VIU’s International Education Week festivities which included free concerts, a fashion show, talent show, cultural displays, ethnic food and more at VIU’s Nanaimo campus... Read more
VIU AND CUPE MOVE TO MEDIATION
November 2, 2012
VIU RELEASE: 2012/127 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 2, 2012 NANAIMO, BC –Vancouver Island University (VIU) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1838 have agreed to move to mediation as the next step in the collective bargaining process. The parties will meet with a private mediator during the next few days with the goal of achieving a renewed collective agreement... Read more
CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS FEATURED ON TV SHOW
October 29, 2012
Vancouver Island University Culinary Arts students and Chef Debbie Shore will be featured on the lastest episode of Flavours of the West Coast, a Chek TV television series about the best local, sustainable, healthy, and delicious food from various regions around British Columbia. The show airs Monday, Oct. 29 at 9:30 pm and again on Friday, Nov. 2 at 4 pm. A film crew interviewed Chef Shore,... Read more