The Douglas College daycare facilities serve multiple purposes on the New Westminster and David Lam campuses. While they serve as a resource for student parents with young children, the daycare centres also provide training to Early Childhood Education (ECE) students.
A prison sentence six to 12 months was requested for Emma Paulsen during her January 21 court appearance. Paulsen pled guilty to charges of animal cruelty and public mischief in November 2014 in response to the deaths of six dogs in her care, including one of her own.
In the early morning of January 22, a severe fire broke out at Eagle Ridge Square, a strip mall in Coquitlam.
With a new season of Douglas College soccer on the horizon, women’s soccer head coach, Chris Laxton, opened up about the future of the team and what students can hope to expect.
On January 20, the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey named Vancouver as the second most unaffordable city in the world to live in, second to Hong Kong.
RainCity Housing is introducing a Coquitlam-based homeless shelter located at 3030 Gordon Avenue. The shelter will be the first housing project of its kind in the city.
Douglas College is undergoing its first hashtag campaign, using the tag #IChoseDouglas. Students who use the hashtag on social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook will have a chance to win $1,500 in tuition credit.
Students often turn to outside sources such as tutoring or other forms of mentorship when struggling with a specific course. Douglas College offers those services at the learning centres located at both the New Westminster and Coquitlam campuses.
Douglas College students who have been around the Coquitlam campus over the past several years will have noticed the development of the Evergreen Line.
At almost 43-years-old, New Jersey Devils’ Jaromír Jágr, became the oldest player to score a hat trick in NHL history. This achievement surpassed iconic legend Gordie Howe’s original record and contributed to the Devil’s 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on January 3.
