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þƵ College is CLOSED, Feb. 4, 2025

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 6:30am — þƵ’s campuses are CLOSED on Feb. 4 due to heavy snowfall and challenging road conditions being reported throughout the region. All classes and services will be closed for the day.

Students and employees are encouraged to stay warm, keep safe and avoid travel if possible.

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Visit the college website for a more in-depth overview of campus closure protocols in the event of adverse weather.

Getting her spark back

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.

“Maybe I could have gone right into college-level,” she says, “but it was so foreign and so scary to be even thinking about going back to school that starting slower really was better.”

Lorri does not have fond memories of high school, to put it mildly. “It was an incredible struggle,” she says, “and just simply walking on campus to talk to an Indigenous Advisor brought back bad memories. It was really hard, very emotional. But Sekwan Wabasca was great. She helped me start my journey. I started back at school the same day my son started kindergarten.”

"I’ve got my spark back. I’m excited again and I can’t wait to get out of bed each day."

- Lorri Leonard, Shuswap Nation

So far, Lorri’s journey has taken her to the very top of the School of Access academic rankings and on to completion of the Indigenous Studies program. Her goal: is to transfer to the University of Victoria for a BA in early childhood education.

Lorri says that “Without Indigenous College Prep, I would probably have dropped out by now. But þƵ has given life back to me. I’ve got my spark back. I’m excited again and I can’t wait to get out of bed each day.”

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