While many BC residents have voiced appreciation for Vancouver’s role in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, there’s been public disdain regarding Vancouver potentially hosting the Olympic Summer Games.
On February 25, Douglas College celebrated 2015’s Pink Shirt Day, also known as Anti-Bully Day across Canada.
Douglas College will once again be holding its bi-annual career fair at both campuses. The career fair is jointly presented by the Douglas College Alumni Association, Student Employment Centre, and Douglas’ Co-op Education services.
The trial over an attempted bombing at BC’s legislature on Canada Day 2013 has been underway since February 10.
Another trial over the death of Robert Dziekanski via taser in 2007 came to a verdict on February 20, with Constable Kwesi Millington having been found “guilty of perjury.”
Kinder Morgan is stirring controversy once again after president Ian Anderson publicly stated on February 20 that BC’s spill plan or emergency response plan (ERP) should not be made public. Reportedly due to “security concerns,” residents of British Columbia will not be permitted to see Kinder Morgan’s ERP regarding the Trans-Mountain pipeline.
As of February 13, the Evergreen Line has officially had its grand opening bumped back from its initial date of July 29, 2016 to the fall season of the same year by British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Douglas College offers counselling services that cover personal counselling, career counselling, and education counselling. While different, each serves the same purpose of offering help to students who seek it, whatever the inquiry might be. “The intention is that we are to be of help for students,” said coordinator Sandi Strate.
This year’s Douglas Students’ Union (DSU) Annual General Meeting took place on February 19 at the DSU Lounge at the New Westminster campus.
A four-storey apartment complex on 2915 Glen Drive in Coquitlam reportedly erupted into flames around 4:30 p.m. on February 16 and continued on into the night. Investigators are still determining the cause, though it has been reported that the fire is not considered suspicious.
