News Stories
VIU tiwšɛmawtxʷ celebrates 50 years in the qathet Region
October 16, 2024
A birthday celebration this month helped kick off a year’s worth of festivities. When Vancouver Island University (VIU) – then Malaspina College – began offering programming in Powell River, the first classes were offered out of a small office building on Marine Avenue. The campus, which offers a wide variety of programing designed to meet the unique and specific needs of community, the region... Read more
VIU’s tiwšɛmawtxʷ campus invites public input on future of post-secondary training in region
May 24, 2024
Residents can have their say through a survey and in-person session. Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) tiwšɛmawtxʷ campus is planning for the future delivery of post-secondary education and training in the qathet region. The plan will ensure that program delivery reflects the needs of the community while contributing to the health and well-being of the region. Input from community will... Read more
Vancouver Island University launches new Japanese cooking skills certification
November 4, 2022
VIU is the only Canadian institution offering the specialized certification, which will be embedded into existing Red Seal culinary programs. Avi Sternberg still remembers the moment he entered a Japanese restaurant 20 years ago and was “awestruck by the movements” of the sushi chef working inside at the time. “It was almost like a dance,” said the VIU Culinary Arts instructor. Now, Sternberg is... Read more
VIU Culinary Arts program in qathet region finds recipe for success
October 13, 2022
The Birch Tree Café and Bistro gives culinary students hands-on training in a real restaurant. After years of serving culinary creations at Brooks Secondary School, a move into a new space is proving to be a successful transition for Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) tiwšɛmawtxʷ (Powell River) campus Culinary Arts program. The program moved to a new training facility and permanent restaurant... Read more
Scientist Uses Television Signals to Send Internet Data to Remote Locations
March 16, 2018
VIU partnering with Pixelstream Communications to field test technology What if you could turn the world’s television infrastructure into a system that can broadcast data that people access on the Internet? It could help people in remote communities gain access to information they might not otherwise be able to obtain, says Frank LoPinto, a Vancouver Island University (VIU) Physics instructor and... Read more