Beyond 2020 Job Fair
If you’re a student looking for meaningful employment during a time when it seems scarce, you are in luck. Beyond 2020: Vancouver Island Career and Connections Fair is a virtual job fair co-organized by VIU, Royal Roads University, North Island College and Camosun College. The all-day event takes place on November 19 and registration is … Continued
Open letter to the Honourable John Horgan
The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) Inquiry into Site C was long overdue. Its final report is based on an independent review of contradictory evidence, expert testimony, and public and First Nations’ input. The inquiry process was completed on time and provides compelling information in support of cancelling this project. We urge you to resist the … Continued
Fish farm fundamentals
Fish farming is a young industry on the BC coast. It started originally with ‘mom and pop’ run farms in the 1970s, to supplement the market demand. Since then, the industry has become a cornerstone of BC’s agricultural exports, but with that have come a lot of negative associations. In regions along BC’s coast and … Continued
Gimme some space
By Managing Editor Molly Barrieau This issue, The Nav was inspired by NASA’s recent findings of exoplanets in another solar system. Thus we have decided to incorporate the extra-terrestrial into our stories. But what about Earth? Here in the True North (Canada), we are fortunate to have one of the highest land mass per person … Continued
Jobs at your fingertips
By Sports Editor Cole Schisler CareerVIU is an online job-listing site geared towards VIU students, alumni and faculty with a range of job opportunities both part-time and full-time, on campus, in the community, across the country and all over the world. With an average of 100-200 opportunities available—74 available right now—and over 1800 employers with … Continued