Amy Chen 
Note to media: If you are interested in interviewing a BCIT expert on Ecocity and/or topics related to sustainability, please contact Amy Chen, 778-384-7245. Please also contact Amy if you would like to attend any of the events below. More than 7-million people across 150 countries rallied for bolder actions on climate change at the … Read more
When you think of healthcare, the first thing that comes to mind might resemble a medical drama: a hospital corridor where nurses in scrubs assist patients and their families, while doctors with clipboards hurry from room to room. But medical dramas don’t show the whole story, do they? There are many careers in the healthcare … Read more
Are you always keen to learn about the leading edge of tech? Do you have a magic touch for fixing phones and computers? Do you look at a website and know how it could be better? We’re immersed in digital technology all the time—which is exactly why tech skills are what today’s companies are hiring … Read more
Congratulations to Jonathan Smyth, BCIT Instructor for Forest and Natural Areas Management, for being awarded the prestigious Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. Jonathan is recognized for his decades-long exceptional volunteer achievements with Scouts Canada, the BCIT Forest Society, and the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society, where he supports youth environmental education. Jonathan was one of … Read more
Caleb Showers-Cornell may not have been an obvious candidate for a career in the trades — at his high school in East Vancouver, he was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program. It’s advanced placement, typically for students with academic ambitions. “It’s all geared toward getting you ready for university — exposing you to the stresses of … Read more
(Above, photo credit: Michelle Valberg) As a biologist, world traveler, wildlife photographer, and an instructor for the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation (FWR) program at BCIT, Danny Catt has spent more than three decades working in eco-tourism and adventure travel. Through his role as a naturalist and photographer, he has had the honour of knowing Margaret … Read more
Occurring on the last Sunday of September, World Rivers Day is a global event celebrating rivers in Canada and around the world. To mark the occasion, Mark Angelo, Founder of World Rivers Day, Chair Emeritus for the BCIT Rivers Institute, and longtime BCIT instructor, shared his wisdom in honouring this special day. As a devoted conservationist, … Read more
Looking for the latest? Here are 9 in-demand trades jobs in British Columbia for 2023 and beyond Remember back in the day when a fender bender required only basic fixes? Now a simple rear-ender might break your backup cam, which is connected to your head unit display, while also doing a number on your automated … Read more
According to an engineer and researcher at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), global climate change is expected to lead to the increased deterioration of concrete infrastructure in Canada in the future. Sudip Talukdar, civil engineering program coordinator in BCIT’s School of Construction and the Environment, did computer simulations of the effect of climate … Read more
In April 2015, Nepal was struck by a major earthquake of 7.8 (out of 10) magnitude. The damage to people and property was, in the true sense of the term, awesome. At least 9,000 Nepalese were killed, over 22,000 injured and thousands more left homeless. More than 2,500 public buildings and over 500,000 private dwellings … Read more