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Okanagan College business students capture elite title
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (245+ words) Students at Okanagan College bettered their peers from more prestigious institutions at a recent competition that showed off their savvy business skills. They won first place in the finance category at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition held annually at Queen's University…...
Record number of NAPEG scholarships provided to Northern students pursuing engineering and geoscience careers
2+ week, 3+ day ago (749+ words) With a record number of scholarships provided to 25 Northern students in the engineering and geoscience field this year, the president of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG) said that is a good indicator word…...
Advocating for Indigenous youth through personality pageants
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (828+ words) "I want to be judged on who I am and what difference I'm trying to make, rather than what I look like," said Danielson. "That's the biggest thing for me." ... "I want to be judged on who I am and…...
Owner of reptile rescue claims organization unfairly maligned during Port Moody council’s discussion on mobile-petting zoo ban
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (1013+ words) Screenshot of Mike Hopcraft in an educational video posted to Facebook. The owner of a reptile rescue is pushing back against Port Moody's recent move to ban mobile petting zoos, claiming his organization was slandered during council's discussion on the…...
Inuit Child First Initiative extension a ‘relief,’ advocate says
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (540+ words) The extension of the Inuit Child First Initiative came as a "relief" to Taya Tootoo, the Arctic Children and Youth Foundation executive director, who 10 days ago warned of a "humanitarian crisis" if the program's funding expired. "It was just so…...