Make Transit Work – ‘We have all the tracks. It just needs to be fixed’
Advocates say Vancouver Island’s dormant rail line could be better serving our communities — and students
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UVSS Letter in Support of Drug Testing on Campus
Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health PO Box 9050 Stn Prov Govt And Nicole Greengoe Executive Director, Wellness, Recreation, and Athletics Department ARC A250, University of Victoria July 22, 2024 Re: Drug Checking Program at the UVic Student Wellness Centre and Harm Reduction on Campus Dear Dr. Dix, Ms. Greengoe, The University […]
Safer Use – Residence staff began requesting naloxone training in 2022
It took the death of a student for UVic to listen. UVic Community Leaders are not naloxone trained despite being first point of contact in emergencies
Make Transit Work – BC Transit seeks feedback on RapidBus expansion
We talk to Isabelle Easton from the University of Victoria Students’ Society about BC Transit’s proposed plans for RapidBus expansion and their response for students’ calls to reinstate a route connecting UVIC with the Swartz Bay ferry terminal.
UVSS Pride Month Statement – June 2024
The month of June commemorates Pride and is a time of celebration and reflection. Pride was born out of a series of riots, The Stonewall riots, which were championed by the most marginalized within the LGBTQ community — specifically Black and Brown trans women. The Stonewall riots began at the end of June 1989 after […]
Make Transit Work – Your bus might not show up
Safety recall sidelines natural-gas buses, about 11 per cent of the Greater Victoria fleet is being removed from service for repairs.
Safer Use – What is a university’s role in preventing overdoses?
In light of a recent death at UVic, a student and a health researcher share their thoughts on how universities can help prevent drug-related tragedies on campus.
Safer Use – Students seek naloxone kits in UVic dorms after fatal OD
The group is looking into having mandatory training for all students during orientation at UVic, in partnership with university administration
‘Everybody is exhausted’: UVic unions speak out against budget cuts
A letter presented to Post-Secondary Education Minister Lisa Beare expressed concern about an estimated $13-million operating-budget cut that could see more than 100 positions eliminated
UVic unions pen letter to province urging funding reform
A coalition of unions from the University of Victoria has penned a letter to the province urging immediate action to address budget cuts.