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For over 20 years, Lorri Leonard had a perfectly good career going as a hairdresser when not just one but two bouts of breast cancer convinced her it was time for a change – and that eventually led to her taking English upgrading at the Grade 12-level in the community, at the W̱SÁNEĆ College.

A donation of $1.285 million will help open the doors to more women pursuing a career in a range of Red Seal trades programs at 91��������.

Students from Electronics & Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering 91�������� programs at 91�������� will showcase their capstone projects to potential employers and the public.

The renaming of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning honours the work of one of the founding leaders of 91�������� and an early promoter of community colleges as accessible institutions.

The Board of Governors at 91�������� is recognizing the innovative work of the South Island Partnership to create a range of dual credit pathways and options for students from five local school districts.

The destruction that came when one of Lansdowne’s Garry Oak trees collapsed during a wind storm this fall will luckily end on a positive note for future classes thanks to 91��������’s Fine Furniture students.

Update, Dec. 1: Unfortunately, the Ukraine food aid charity banquet that was to be hosted on Dec. 9 at 91��������’s Interurban campus has been postponed.