As you are likely aware, the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is facing the heartbreaking discovery of 751 unmarked graves located at old Marieval Indian Residential School east of Regina. This follows last month’s discovery of the remains of hundreds of Indigenous children at a former Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and other unmarked graves at other … Read more
“It’s a critical moment for the Fraser River estuary,” says Ken Ashley, Director, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Rivers Institute. “We need to protect it,” he says. “It’s the eleventh hour.” This urgency comes through in Ken’s upcoming book, The Soul of The Fraser. “The estuary, which has experienced myriad developmental pressures for over … Read more
Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan! Happy Independence Day! June is Filipino Heritage Month, a yearly celebration that coincides with the June 12 anniversary of the Philippines’ 1898 Declaration of Independence from Spain. Nearly one million people of Filipino descent call Canada home. It is one of the fastest growing communities in the country. Please take the … Read more
Joe Geluch was born in small village on Haida Gwaii, a pristine archipelago off British Columbia’s West Coast. After moving to North Vancouver at a young age, he spent his high school summers working in construction back in his hometown of Masset, Haida Gwaii, made up of only 800 people. There he was exposed first-hand … Read more
Good afternoon, I’m pleased to share that as of tomorrow, June 15, British Columbia (BC) will begin Step 2 of the BC Restart Plan. Thanks to the increase in vaccinations (more than 75% of adults in BC have now received their first shot) plus the decline in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the … Read more
Good day, I write to you today with a heavy heart in light of last week’s heartbreaking discovery of the remains of Indigenous children at a former Kamloops Residential School. This is a devastating and painful time for Indigenous families and communities across our country. On behalf of our BCIT community, I extend my thoughts … Read more
Much like BC’s most prominent technology (tech) companies, the BCIT School of Computing and Academic Studies shifted entirely to remote learning in response to the pandemic. The School successfully leveraged its strong ties to industry and cutting-edge technologies to deliver applied learning virtually. In some ways, Computing and IT students benefited from the online approach … Read more
BCIT aspires and commits to creating a learning and working environment that is actively engaged in the elimination of racism and discrimination. Following the events of 2020, the Institute realized more work needed to be done to eliminate racism within the BCIT community as well as the broader community. In July 2020, BCIT President Kathy … Read more
Although the shift in education and workplace protocols brought about changes to the trades sector over the last year, BCIT Trades and Apprenticeships programs responded swiftly and seized new opportunities that came along as a result. Many of these opportunities leave a lasting impact beyond the classroom – shaping the industry and future generations of … Read more
One could argue that no other sector has been more directly impacted by COVID-19 than healthcare. Students and faculty in the BCIT School of Health Sciences are all too aware of this and have displayed utmost resilience as they adapted to new methods of learning brought on by the pandemic. Looking back over the last … Read more