With an investment of more than $60 million from the federal and provincial governments and our community partners, VIU is embarking on the construction of three major infrastructure projects: a new Health and Science Centre; an expansion of the Marine, Automotive and Trades Complex; and a District Geo-Exchange Energy System. These new and expanded facilities – and the benefits they bring in terms of research, innovation, education and job opportunities – illustrate how VIU is listening to the communities it serves. They also highlight the value of our health and trades programs, which serve our region and support the provincial government's Skills for Jobs Blueprint. All of these new projects are scheduled for completion in 2018.
Students at VIU Get Education and Training for Future Success
Vancouver Island students can now access new and upgraded facilities that will equip them for careers in the health and trades sectors. A new Health and Science Centre, as well as an upgraded and expanded Marine, Automotive and Trades Complex, were officially opened at Vancouver Island University (...
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Automotive Building Facelift Driving Positive Changes for Students
Renovations part of federal and provincial governments’ investments in VIU An overhaul of Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Automotive building is boosting the success of the program. The renovations are part of the $20-million Marine, Automotive and Trades Complex expansion and...
Read MoreAbandoned Nanaimo coal mine finds second life as heat source for university buildings
Flooded mine shafts under Nanaimo university campus to be used for heat exchange By Deborah Wilson, CBC News Posted: Jan 21, 2018 11:00 AM PT Last Updated: Jan 21, 2018 11:00 AM PT University officials and Falcon Engineering geo-exchange engineer Jeff Quibell, right, view progress on the...
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CONSTRUCTION OF DISTRICT GEO-EXCHANGE ENERGY SYSTEM UNDERWAY AT VIU
Relying on water trapped underground in the abandoned Wakesiah mine, VIU’s geo-exchange system represents a huge leap forward in sustainability Nobody could predict that the scores of workers who toiled in the Wakesiah coal mine in the early 1900s would be providing the infrastructure needed to...
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Construction starts on Vancouver Island University's Health and Science Centre
The largest capital project in Vancouver Island University’s history is well underway. Construction work has begun on the university’s $39.9-million Health and Science Centre. Once completed in the fall of 2018, the four-storey building will be home to health and chemistry programs, teaching labs...
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Canada and BC Invest in Health and Science Centre at VIU
$35.9-million investment will create jobs, support research and improve health care Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow with a $35.9-million federal-provincial investment in Vancouver Island University's (VIU) new $39.9-million Health and...
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Parking Changes to accommodate construction - 2017
As mentioned in the email sent on December 6, 2016 to the VIU community, the federal and provincial governments, and our community partners, have made a significant investment in the future of VIU by funding a number of new projects on the Nanaimo campus. In order to accommodate the construction...
Read MoreBC Gov news release: "Canada and B.C. invest to renew infrastructure at Vancouver Island University"
Read the full news release on the BC Government website: https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2013-2017/2016AVED...
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