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Hosted on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ people, the Camosun Farmers' Market will inspire and engage people by increasing access to local food, enhancing the student experience, and inviting the community to take part in a fun and engaging event. Local farmers and producers will have the opportunity to sell their goods as well as highlight how they are contributing to a more sustainable future.

Week two of PACWEST competition caught the Camosun men's golf team in the rough as newcomer squad members ironed out their first time game jitters while the team fought to a fifth place finish shooting a tournament total of 622 at the UBCO Invitational at the Okanagan Golf and Country Club, September 15-16.

The Camosun Chargers men's golf team made a solid start to the 2018 PACWEST season with a Top 3 finish at the Langara Invitational held at the Quilchena Golf and Country Club in Richmond, September 8-9.

Starting in 1974, Ken Steacy--Camosun instructor and co-founder of Camosun’s Comics & Graphic Novels program--earned acclaim as a professional comic book author, illustrator, art director, editor and publisher, chronicling the stories of Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Astro Boy and the characters from the Star Wars universe. His latest project, “War Bears” is a unique collaboration with legendary Canadian author Margaret Atwood.

Nathan Holder is a man of many talents. "I'm a tinkerer by trade," he says. "Right out of high school I worked as a machinist and millwright and I spent 13 years in the air force as a mechanic and instructor."

The public and the media are invited to attend the 2018 Mechanical Engineering Project Showcase. This special one-day event takes place at Camosun's Interurban Campus on Friday, August 24 from 10am to 2pm in the atrium of the Centre for Trades Education and Innovation (CTEI).

September 4-6, 2018 at Lansdowne and Interurban

From September 4-6 the Camosun College family will be doing our best to welcome new and returning students to our campuses. We'll be out in full-force answering questions, providing directions, and handing out swag, snacks and information to support you during your first days at Camosun.

Camosun College's Interurban campus will be the site of Mind Over Metal from August 13-17, a week-long welding summer camp for students ages 12 to 15. Offered in partnership with the CWB Welding Foundation, the camp is free for attendees and is funded by the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in conjunction with Seaspan.

For 30 years, the fine furniture program at Camosun College has been a place for students to explore their art through woodworking and joinery.

Some 500 graduates have gone on to careers in the industry across the Island and Lower Mainland, and in recognition of those achievements the college will exhibit the design work of 30 students at the University of Victoria’s Legacy Gallery, now on until Sept. 22.

Camosun College is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Board of Governors. Brenda Lee McBain, Madhuri (Margie) Parikh, and Emily Sarah Rogers have been appointed as members for terms from July 31, 2018 to July 31, 2019.

Roshaan Ganief's business MokaJade Designs features lovingly-crafted and stylish wood products for the home and the office. "The only thing I don't make is furniture," she says "but I'm a fine woodworker and in my business I basically make lots of things that people haven't seen before, such as women's jewelry, men's accessories and magnet boards all out of wood."

Camosun Business Co-op student Robin Stone received dual honours this year as she was selected as both the National College Co-op Student of the Year and the Provincial (BC/Yukon) College Co-op Student of the Year for 2017. This is the 11th year in a row a Camosun student has been named the provincial co-op student of the year.

On June 12, Camosun's Athletic & Exercise Therapy (AET) Clinic hosted Dr. Cameron McCrodan, a North American specialist in neurovisual performance, who talked about vision and how it can impact concussion recovery.

Third year sheet metal apprentice Dean Gustin won a bronze medal at the 2018 Skills Canada National Competition in Edmonton, Alberta on June 4 and 5. After winning a gold medal at the Skills Canada British Columbia competition in April, Gustin had the opportunity to compete against apprentices from across the country in the Sheet Metal Work category.

Hundreds gathered on the shores of the Esquimalt Lagoon at Royal Roads University Thursday to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on the traditional lands of the Xwesepsum (Esquimalt) and Lkwungen (Songhees) ancestors and families.