Articles tagged "2021 Year in review"
EV skills training powering up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and other B.C. colleges
March 29, 2021
More automotive technicians in B.C. can upgrade their skills to work on electric vehicles (EVs) through the expansion of the EV Maintenance Training program to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and other institutions in the province. On Monday, March 29, the B.C. Government announced $440,000 through the Provinceās CleanBC Go Electric program and in partnership with Trades Training BC (TTBC); the program will be offered at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus, College of New Caledoniaās Prince George campus and Camosun Collegeās Interurban campus in Victoria....
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Retired nurse donates $50k to Health Sciences Centre
March 11, 2021
Many things have changed since Delphine Stone went to nursing school more than 60 years ago, but sheās sure one element still holds true: the positive role education plays in oneās life. In honour of the value of education, Stone is donating $50,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign for a new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. āEducation really changed my life,ā recalls Stone, who was the youngest of 11 children and grew up on a farm near Battleford, Saskatchewan. Stone remembers receiving a $100 award from the Hosp...
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College Esthetics grad lets creativity shine
January 20, 2021
Grads celebrate educational achievements with virtual ceremony Jan. 23. Aja Zenuik knew she had an artistic eye and wanted to apply her creativity to an industry that would keep her skills in demand in the Okanagan and beyond. She found that opportunity through the Esthetics and Nail Technology certificate program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. On Jan. 23, she will join more than 2,000 ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students being recognized during the Collegeās first-ever online convocation ceremony which celebrates the efforts of students graduating from June 2020 to this ...
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Order up: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē debuts new take-away cookbook menu
January 19, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās restaurant, Infusions, is offering a unique way to get a taste of its popular collaborative cookbook, What We Cooked: A Compilation of Recipes During COVID Times, with a special take-away menu featuring dinners for two from the cookbook. Following the success of the sold-out cookbook ā now in itās second print run ā the Collegeās Culinary and Pastry Arts program selected five delicious dinner and five delectable dessert recipes from the cookbook to bring to life at Infusions with a special take-away initiative from Jan. ...
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Together, from afar: an ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē graduation ceremony unlike any other
January 15, 2021
In a year unlike any other, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student Kenzie Gorjanc found herself adapting to new ways of learning to complete her education. On Jan. 23, she will join more than 2,000 ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students who will don virtual caps and gowns as they are recognized during the Collegeās first-ever online convocation ceremony. Graduates, along with their family, friends and supporters in the community are invited to tune in and watch the pre-recorded virtual ceremony starting at 10:30 a.m. next Saturday. To view the ceremony and learn more, visit www...
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