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A group of students practice drumming on plastic tubs

Proposal to cut VIU’s music programs called ‘reductive and short-sighted’

As the university searches for ways to address its deficit, proponents of music education say these cuts aren't the answer.

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Vancouver Island University faces tough decisions amidst a deficit crisis

‘There is a moral and legal obligation towards students to finish what the administration has started,’ said one VIU student.

A woman with a bun in her hair squats behind her two children, one of whom is curly haired and holding a chicken, the other who is red haired and holding a dozen eggs in a box.
Most Nanaimo residents support urban farms. So why are these birds on the chopping block?

Mossy Rock Urban Farm is ‘stuck in limbo’ as animal control issues orders to cut flock.

Distant forested mountains and clouds above a river that cuts through a forest
After years of extreme droughts, what’s in store for Vancouver Island’s watersheds?

Vancouver Island University’s Alan Gilchrist is researching how water flows may be affected by climate change.

Craig Evans, an older white man, looks at the camera with a big smile and holds up his fist in triumph. Beside him, looking at him with laughter, is writer Julie Chadwick
‘Everything in the garden has its season’: Craig Evans’ last summer

How longtime farmer and food security advocate Craig Evans grew as much as possible, and said goodbye.