Media Coverage

2009

December 11
Comox Valley Record: North Island College president makes colleges' case in Ottawa

November 18
From GlobeCampus.ca:  Your questions on colleges answered –
Live chat, with James Knight, president and CEO of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges

October 19
Hill Times: Goodyear should look to Canada's colleges, institutes and polytechnics to get innovations 'out the door'

August 22
National Post: Recession refugees go back to school

May 26
Education-related infrastructure spending in high gear

February 10
Winnipeg Sun: Comment: Education bias alive and well

February 7
National Post: Reshaping how we live

February 6
CBC News: Recession resistant jobs: Finding a new groove

February 4
Globe and Mail: Report on Colleges (8 pages)

Globe and Mail: A select guide to Canada's top college programs (9 pages)

February 3
Canadian Press: Students call space station wtih home-built radio

Globe and Mail: Ontario students reach out and touch outer space

January 28
Globe and Mail: Commentary: A reasonable prescription for pain relief

January 26
CTV National News: Story on the government's infrastructure announcement featuring comment by James Knight, President of ACCC (link to video of newscast on CTV site, James Knight appears approximately 7 minutes in)

Kingston Whig Standard: Letter to the Editor: Invest in community colleges

Canadian Press: Ottawa to pour $7 billion into infrastructure, featuring comments from James Knight (Canadian Press plus 3 dailies)

CTV.ca News: Feds pledge 6-point action plan in throne speech

Globe and Mail: Tories to pump $7-billion into public works

Canwest News Service: Budget targets $7b for infrastructure
Canwest News Service: Baird pledges $7B for infrastructure

January 23
Regina Leader-Post: Colleges hoping for a piece of the pie

January 22
Regina Leader-Post: Saskatchewan colleges seek project funding

January 20
Globe and Mail: The confusing world of student loans

January 15
Canwest News Service: Recession pushes people back to school (Canwest plus 4 dailies)

Victoria Times Colonist: VIU expects surge of students as economy worsens

January 14
Globe and Mail: As jobs tonic, big digs may be a thing of the past

Nanaimo Daily News: VIU expects surge of students as the job situation on
Island becomes tighter: Many people may seek retraining when work is harder to get

January 13
Globe and Mail: Training for the New Economy: Colleges demand funding and a more flexible system as laid-off workers seek new skills

January 9
Globe and Mail: Drop in economy spurs spike in college applicants

Canwest News Service: Trades shortage threatens stimulus plan

January 7
Globe and Mail: Academics tout wisdom of spending on decaying campus infrastructure

January 5
Canwest News Service: Colleges Want Cut Of Stimulus; Not On PM's List; Create jobs now, invest in future, group urges (Canwest plus 7 dailies)

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