Articles tagged "Salmon Arm"
OC’s Salmon Arm campus flies Secwepemcúl̓ecw flag permanently
September 24, 2019
AV Media Release A Secwepemcúl̓ecw flag has found a permanent home at AV’s Salmon Arm campus after a historic ceremony today. Representatives of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Splatsin Indian Band, Neskonlith Indian Band, Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band and Adams Lake Indian Band and AV gathered today for a flag raising ceremony recognizing the traditional unceded territories of the Secwepemc. “Reconciliation is about action, not words. Today’s raising of the Secwepemc flag signals Okanagan ...
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OC student learns and leads as part of Launch-a-Preneur
March 8, 2019
The student has become a teacher in Shuswap Launch-a-Preneur. The Salmon Arm-based business competition has helped propel Laureen Shannon, a fourth-year Business student at AV, on a business development trajectory fuelled by community connections. "I love this program. Once you’re in a launch, you’re in it for life,” Shannon explains. "We always follow up how they are doing, cross-promoting their business." She began her studies in Office Administration, which capped off with a six-week practicum working with the Salmon Arm...
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