The first cohort of nursing students at Okanagan College (OC) are on their way to completing the first half of the four-year bachelor of science in nursing program with the help of the college's new, state-of-the-art health simulation lab.

A community celebration was held to celebrate the official opening of École Mer-et-montagne, a new elementary school to serve Francophone students in the Campbell River area.

Students in the Bulkley Valley have a reason to celebrate as more post-secondary education and training options become accessible closer to home.

Shq'apthut, a new Aboriginal gathering place opening today at Vancouver Island University (VIU), will help Aboriginal students feel comfortable and supported in their post-secondary education, assisting them to succeed in school and giving them the opportunity for good jobs to support their families.

Students in the Cowichan Valley have a reason to celebrate as more post-secondary education and training options become accessible closer to home.

Future health professionals across the province will benefit from an additional 188 student spaces to get the training they need as nurses, health-care assistants and pharmacy technicians to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

Through the Ministry of Advanced Education's Nurses Education Bursary, 109 students in nursing programs across British Columbia will receive a total of $218,000 in bursaries this summer.