THC. CBD. Indica. Sativa. If you’ve been paying attention to the discussion around cannabis legalization in Canada, you may have heard some of the jargon. If you’ve ever been inside a cannabis dispensary, you may even know what some of it means. The problem is, there isn’t a whole lot of cannabis research out there. … Read more
Chances are, you’ve seen the following image before. Chances are, there’s one part of the triangle that’s your go-to sacrifice. As BCIT students, we all know how hard it is to get enough sleep at night. We likely compensate by drinking caffeinated beverages, skipping lectures, or sleeping in the pods in the library. However, if … Read more
Yesterday, a group of children from the daycare at BCIT joined BCIT Rivers’ Institute Chair Emeritus, Mark Angelo, in conjunction with the Salmonid Enhancement Program to release Chum Salmon into Guichon Creek. As a nationally recognized river steward and founder of World Rivers Day, Mark is a longtime advocate for the revitalization of the creek as well as the involvement … Read more
It’s project time in Computer Systems Technology (CST), and it’s tiring just trying to visit the student software development projects, let alone create them! With so much learning packed into their final terms, some term three and four students have participated in numerous year-end project activities, pitches, and demonstrations. Wide-ranging industry sponsored projects Project week … Read more
Originally published in LINK magazine (April 2018). Read the April issue of LINK magazine online. Interview by Laura Johnston | Photos by Graham Cox Meet Hunter Bergen, a second-year BCIT Architecture student, and the founder and visionary behind Project Plant Your Future. Her environmental initiative aims to educate people around protecting and preserving forests, through … Read more
Tech jobs have a lot of flexibility, so why not build that into the training? That’s one of the questions Orrett Morgan, the BCIT High Tech Professional Programs Program Head, addressed as he worked to transition the Technology Support Professional Industry Partnership Certificate Program (TSP) from a traditional face-to-face classroom program into a blended online model last … Read more
Is the struggle real? What is life like for a student? It all begins when you get that exciting acceptance letter telling you to cough up tuition because you got accepted. You start to drain your savings by making a lump sum payment or for others, take out a student loan and commence the debt … Read more
It’s been one year since Civil Engineering faculty, Bishnu Pandey, flew back to disaster-stricken Nepal, where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit in April 2015, killing thousands and leaving cities in ruins. Bishnu returned in response to the need for earthquake engineering experts to support the reconstruction of earthquake resilient homes. National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) of Nepal … Read more
(Updated: March 4, 2019-BiKube is now available to the public.) After three years of development, the BiKube, a revolutionary mobility assistive device, is making its debut as of March 2019. The BiKube is a new hands-free, indoor mobility device that combines sleek design with functionality to help people with mobility challenges maintain their autonomy, stability … Read more
As the sector grows ever-hotter, instructors are needed to help build the next generation of tech professionals. We sat down with Computer Systems Technology (CST) Program Head Trevor Lord to hear what lured him from industry to a job in the classroom. Q: What’s your background and where were you before you came to BCIT? … Read more