(METRO VANCOUVER, B.C.) Following her gold medal performance at the 2010 B.C. Skills Canada Competition some months ago, Kwantlen fashion and technology student Nancy Fedoruk (Vancouver) faced off with other fashion design students in Canada and took home the silver medal at the 2010 National Skills Canada Competition.
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Kwantlen Fashion Student Receives Silver Medal at National Skills Competition
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BCIT Becomes First Non-University Body to Award Accredited Civil Engineering Degree
BURNABY, BC: On June 24, thirteen Civil Engineering students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) made Canadian history as they graduated from BCIT’s newly accredited degree program in Civil Engineering. For the first time, the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) has granted accreditation...
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Automotive Service Technician grad puts her skills to work
[caption id="attachment_407" align="alignright" width="340" caption="Automotive Service Technician grad Zabrina Peters is among 250 graduates from VIU’s Trades and Applied Technology programs."][/caption]
In high school, a career in trades was the farthest thing from Zabrina Peters’ mind.
But five years later,...
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UFV’s therapy dog helps students through tough times
UFV’s therapy dog helps students through tough times
It’s not unusual to see a dog on the campus green at the University of the Fraser Valley — UFV has a fairly generous pets-are-welcome policy. Dogs have even been seen wandering campus hallways and hanging around offices. But Macbeth, a six-year-old golden retriever,...
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Moms-to-be needed by UFV nursing students
If you’re a pregnant woman who will be having her baby in a Fraser Valley hospital between September and April, you’re in high demand by University of the Fraser Valley nursing students.
Mothers-to-be who will be having their babies in the Fraser Valley are once again invited to help a UFV nursing student learn about...
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President Dr. Ron Burnett Receives Chevalier of Arts and Letters
At an intimate ceremony held last Thursday [June 3, 2010], at the Residence of France, Vancouver, Dr. Ron Burnett quietly joined the ranks of distinguished Canadians, such as Carol Shields and Margaret Atwood, when he received France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in recognition of his contributions to world culture.
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sanghyun samuel kim | green revolution
Third year design student, Sanghyun Samuel Kim, exhibits his work, Newly Born, in Green Revolution: Impact of Greening and Sustainability. Newly Born is Kim's lastest interpretation of the natural beauty of a tree by piling multiple layers of colourful scrubbing pads.
The exhibition examines the growing movement of greening...
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JIBC Collaborates With Singapore Armed Forces To Enhance Paramedic Education
The Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps (SAFMC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) that establishes a partnership between the SAFMC and the institute in the areas of education and professional development in paramedical and pre-hospital care.
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