Action required to ensure vulnerable women are no longer ‘forsaken’ January 17, 2013January 16, 2013 Vanessa Hawk and Vanessa Annand UVic experts agree issues raised in Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Report best addressed in implementation
Langara Students’ Union bars students from attending board meetings in new bylaws January 14, 2013 Canadian University Press In addition to the restrictions on attending meetings, quorum for annual general meetings drops from 150 to 50, council members are held to a maximum of two terms, candidates for
B.C.’s climate action agenda threatened January 14, 2013 Garrett Therrien and Richard Wong Auditor general’s report critiques transit numbers, government transparency
UVic looks inward to name next president January 14, 2013 Vanessa Hawk and Hugo Wong Law professor, former provost Jamie Cassels will take the reins this July
Systemic failures in police investigations responsible for violence against vulnerable women January 14, 2013 Vanessa Hawk and Vanessa Annand Missing Women Inquiry Report calls for regional police organization, improved preventative measures
UVic announces Jamie Cassels will be next president December 20, 2012May 8, 2013 Vanessa Annand Former vice-president academic and provost will take office in July
Newly elected Victoria MP Rankin goes to Ottawa December 20, 2012December 14, 2012 Stuart Armstrong Murray Rankin, the newly elected New Democrat MP for Victoria, is off to Ottawa and he is working with government ministers and public service officials on post-secondary funding and environmental regulations. Rankin says...
Bus pass costs UVic employees more than they may realize December 13, 2012December 12, 2012 Nina Neissl and Glen O'Neill Some staff believe UVic is not clear enough about total cost of E-Pass
UVSS works to fix own operations December 13, 2012December 12, 2012 Shandi Shiach and Hugo Wong Some directors-at-large, advocacy groups question board’s accountability
Our Place serves up Christmas cheer: a photo essay December 12, 2012December 11, 2012 Louis Bockner The Our Place shelter on Pandora Avenue served up Christmas dinner to about 500-700 people this month. Photographer Louis Bockner was there to capture the event in photos....
