Ecocities beyond the “eco” Building cities has traditionally meant altering or destroying the natural environment, but it doesn’t have to be like that. Cities along the Cascadia Corridor, like Vancouver, British Columbia, are setting a new standard in which people and nature can coexist, proving to have a beneficial relationship. We hear from Christina Olsen … Read more
As we advised the community earlier this fall, BCIT looked carefully into the implementation of mandatory, confidential proof of vaccination and rapid testing requirements among our campus community. One of the critical steps in this exploration was to gauge vaccination rates among BCIT students, faculty, and staff. We did this through a BCIT COVID-19 Vaccination … Read more
All sectors experienced significant change in the last year, but there’s one that’s thrived above most. Cloud services have seen double-digit growth amid massive expansion of work and study from home. Gartner points out that even reluctant Chief Information Officers (CIOs) moved mission-critical workload away from their premises during pandemic lockdowns. Yet beyond the home-based … Read more
From analyzing kombucha to making food prototypes in a test kitchen these are just a few research projects BCIT’s Natural Health and Food Products Group (NRG) research students experienced this summer. The Applied Research’s Natural Health and Food Products Research Group (NRG) successfully obtained funding through Eco Canada and Canada Summer Jobs to hire three … Read more
In an ongoing effort to expand cybersecurity education across industries while providing applied, real-world experience to BCIT students, the BCIT Centre for Digital Transformation (C4DT) collaborated with the BC RCMP’s Cyber Crime Unit to establish the Cyber Learning Resource Portal. This online learning portal provides frontline RCMP members with cybersecurity training materials, which BCIT student-interns … Read more
Humboldt Bronco player Ryan Straschnitzki’s journey from hockey hopeful to accessibility advocate Ryan Straschnitzki knows, first hand, what it’s like to adapt – he’s a survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, in which many of his Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club teammates were badly injured, or lost their lives. We talk to Ryan about … Read more
Solmaz Talebipour had a mining engineering background from her native Azerbaijan. After settling in Canada, and working her way back into mining through a technician role, she felt she wanted to do more. While on a maternity leave, she assembled her prerequisites and applied to BCIT’s Computer Information Technology (CIT) Diploma Program. Part of her … Read more
Millions of people and thousands of events, both physical and virtual, will mark World Rivers Day 2021 on Sunday, September 26 in what has become one of the largest environmental celebrations on the planet. With many of the world’s rivers in a degraded state and facing increasing pressures associated with pollution, industrial development, and climate … Read more
The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment has fostered sustainability in its curriculum and operations for decades, and is now honored to be recognized by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Congratulations to the BCIT Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) Learning Centre for receiving the Inspired Educator Award at the 2021 CAGBC Awards. Award recipients … Read more
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) and is recognized internationally to raise awareness in the public on the important topic of Cyber Security. This year, BCIT is excited to partner with the Canadian Center for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) to provide information and resources to support BCIT’s community and promote the importance of staying … Read more