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2009 News Releases
 December
Dec 17, 2009 NWCC helps unemployed workers access training
By easing access to post-secondary training, a new program at Northwest Community College (NWCC), th......
Dec 15, 2009 BC Colleges launches new website
VICTORIA – BC Colleges is launching a new website that will be a central access point for informatio......
Dec 7, 2009 Haida Gwaii students part of Olympic Torch Relay
HAIDA GWAII – Three Northwest Community College (NWCC) students shared in a once-in-a-lifetime oppor......
Dec 1, 2009 First Nations Fine Art graduate’s art part of 2010 Olympics
TERRACE – Northwest Community College (NWCC) and Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art alumnus......
 November
Nov 25, 2009 Freda Diesing School honoured for its work
TERRACE – The Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce presented its annual Business Excellence Awards......
Nov 20, 2009 NWCC pitches in to pitch resource management
SMITHERS – Every fall, the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) puts on a Natural Resource Management......
Nov 18, 2009 Northwest Community College celebrates student award winners
Northwest Community College (NWCC) awarded approximately $83,000 in internal and external awards to ......
Nov 3, 2009 NWCC counts four BC Aboriginal Student Award winners
TERRACE – Four second-year NWCC students are winners of the 2009 BC Aboriginal Student Award, given ......
 October
Oct 16, 2009 NWCC breaks ground on $16.7-million campus expansion
SMITHERS – Construction is set to begin on Northwest Community College’s new $16.7-million campus ex......
Oct 15, 2009 Video simulators put students behind the wheel
SMITHERS – Instructors with Northwest Community College’s (NWCC) School of Exploration & Mining have......
Oct 9, 2009 Longhouse at NWCC Terrace Campus takes shape
TERRACE – Excitement is building at Northwest Community College’s Terrace Campus this week as the lo......
Oct 5, 2009 NWCC signs three-way partnership pact
TERRACE – Northwest Community College (NWCC), the City of Terrace Fire Department and the First Nati......
Oct 1, 2009 NWCC students help in national shore cleanup
PRINCE RUPERT – Citing the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup as a perfect opportunity to get invol......
 September
Sep 29, 2009 NWCC graduates get lucrative scholarship
TERRACE – Two recent Northwest Community College (NWCC) students have been awarded the prestigious I......
Sep 28, 2009 NWCC takes safety training on the road
With a new Mobile Safety Training Unit, Northwest Community College (NWCC) can now offer much needed......
Sep 18, 2009 Big turnout for ceremonial totem pole raising
HAZELTON – Over 500 people turned out to Northwest Community College’s (NWCC) Hazelton Campus on Fri......
Sep 8, 2009 Provincial Budget Recognizes Importance of Continued Investment in BC Colleges Highly skilled, job-ready workforce will play a key role in economic recovery.
(Courtesy BC Colleges) BC Colleges recognize the difficult economic circumstances facing the pr......
Sep 3, 2009 Staying local a good way to keep education costs down
More than ever, community colleges are the ideal choice for students who can’t afford the higher pri......
 August
Aug 20, 2009 Trades training benefits students and coastal community
KITAMAAT VILLAGE – A group of students from Kitamaat Village are gaining valuable skills and contri......
Aug 17, 2009 First Nations Studies course ends on a high note
PRINCE RUPERT – With the help of Coast Tsimshian Elders and Order of Canada recipient and ethnobotan......
Aug 14, 2009 Student dorm gets a facelift at Terrace Campus
TERRACE – The Terrace Campus of Northwest Community College (NWCC) will offer improved accommodation......
 July
Jul 24, 2009 NWCC home of new emergency training centre
From the Terrace Standard July 22 edition By Kat Lee There’s a new game being played on Northwes............
 June
Jun 26, 2009 NWCC’s Challenging the Paradigm 2009 Gathering a success
TERRACE – Building on the original Challenging the Paradigm conference in late 2007, Northwest Commu......
Jun 25, 2009 Smithers and Houston campuses get new principal
SMITHERS – Northwest Community College (NWCC) has chosen a long-serving employee to take over as ca......
Jun 5, 2009 NWCC carpentry students help to better campus
Northwest Community College (NWCC) carpentry instructors and students are helping to solve a traffic......
Jun 3, 2009 Great Blue Heron Project broadcasts chick hatching live on the web
PRINCE RUPERT - Northwest Community College (NWCC) students enrolled in the Applied Coastal Ecology ......
 May
May 21, 2009 NWCC to Host Second Annual Challenging the Paradigm Conference
This June, Northwest Community College (NWCC) continues on its transformative journey to indigenize ......
May 21, 2009 NWCC Prince Rupert Honours its Health Challenge
Northwest Community College (NWCC) staff and students in Prince Rupert participating in a government......
May 8, 2009 NWCC Trades Department Scores New Infrastructure
TERRACE –Northwest Community College’s (NWCC) Terrace Campus has a brand new facility for its log bu......
May 7, 2009 First Nations Fine Arts Students Honoured for Excellence
TERRACE – A repeat winner and a double winner highlight a trio of students recognized for excellence......
May 1, 2009 $16.7M Granted to NWCC to Expand and Upgrade Smithers Campus
Infrastructure monies from the federal and provincial governments have been awarded to Northwest Com......
May 1, 2009 NWCC to Celebrate Graduates at Convocation Ceremony
TERRACE - Northwest Community College (NWCC) will honour its graduating classes from its Terrace, Ki......
 April
Apr 24, 2009 NWCC health students put grant money to use
Once a person has quit smoking, how long does it take for that person’s blood pressure, heart rate, ......
Apr 9, 2009 Student project enables public to watch Blue Herons nest and hatch on NWCC web cam
Students enrolled in the Applied Coastal Ecology (ACE) program at Northwest Community College (NWCC)......
 March
Mar 18, 2009 NWCC program aims to prevent diabetes in Aboriginal communities
With the hopes of preventing and helping manage diabetes in Northwest BC’s Aboriginal communities, w......
Mar 13, 2009 NWCC Longhouse project gets Elder blessing
Northwest Community College (NWCC) this week celebrated a crucial step in the development of its Lon......
Mar 11, 2009 NWCC representatives attend biggest mining convention in world
Six delegates from Northwest Community College’s Reclamation and Prospecting Program (RAP), which is......
Mar 6, 2009 NWCC seeks support for longhouse project
Northwest Community College (NWCC) has set September 2009 as its target date for completing the firs......
 February
Feb 12, 2009
NWCC student wins national writing contest
A Northwest Community College (NWCC) student from Kitimat has won a nationwide writing contest for ......
Feb 6, 2009
NWCC Program Connects Applied Research with Community Needs
Northwest Community College (NWCC) is connecting northern British Columbia’s advanced research syste......
Feb 6, 2009
NWCC President accepts new position
President Stephanie Forsyth, Northwest Community College, announced today that she has accepted an o......
 January
Jan 30, 2009 NWCC College President finds some good in federal budget
Northwest Community College (NWCC) President Stephanie Forsyth is pleased with a couple announcement......
Jan 29, 2009 NWCC Offers Management Course for Free to Non-Profits
Resulting from a new agreement with the BC Centre for Non-Profit Development, Northwest Community Co......
Jan 27, 2009 NWCC Mining Program Wins Two Awards
At the Northern British Columbia Business and Technology Awards ceremony Jan. 22 in Prince George, N......
Jan 20, 2009 Applied Research Agenda Gains Momentum
As one of a growing number of northern colleges emerging as community leaders in northern scholarshi......
 
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