Making your New Year’s Resolutions Stick (French version available)
The New Year brings with it a promise for greatness, and foreshadows the amazing times to come. Many of us make resolutions about goals, wishes, or dreams we hope to accomplish in the New Year. […]
Wonder Women: Inspiring Female Educators
In 2009 I moved to Nanaimo, B.C. to attend Vancouver Island University. A book worm since I could read and a general lover of the written/spoken word, I enthusiastically joined as many writing and English […]
Ten Modern Books Every Student Should Read (French version available)
Do you groan when you hear about the books you “should” be reading in High School? Do you roll your eyes when your parents or teachers mention “Catcher in the Rye”, “Fahrenheit 451” or “To […]
How Do I Know I’m on the Right Career Path?
When children are young, they often dream of becoming a ballet dancer, search and rescue pilot, or explorer. Later on, however, most of them begin to think of different careers like teacher or doctor. Picking a […]
Why Workplace Openness About Mental Illness and Disability is Important
There is nothing more important for people struggling with mental illness or disabilities than a comfortable balance between work and daily life. Unfortunately, society as a whole has not entirely moved past the stigma often […]
Career Profile: Heavy Equipment Operator
As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you’ll operate large, expensive equipment such as backhoes, loaders, graders, dozers and excavators to build and maintain roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures. You […]
