NIC Social Services student Megan Lawrence received $3,500 in bursaries and scholarships from the Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay and valued donors this year. She thanked all Comox Valley donors who help NIC students achieve their goals at a recent NIC Foundation awards reception.
Megan Lawrence and 149 fellow NIC students in the Comox Valley received nearly $184,000 in NIC scholarships and bursaries this year, thanks to the generous support of the Comox Valley community.
“On behalf of tonight’s recipients and the North Island College Foundation, I want to express our deepest thanks for your support,” said Lawrence who spoke on behalf of students at a special NIC Foundation Awards reception in the Comox Valley this month. “Donors, thank you for reminding our community and our institutions of the importance and necessity of accessible post-secondary education. The peace of mind and encouragement your contributions bring to our students mean so much more than “thank you” can say.”
Lawrence, currently in the second year of the Social Services diploma program, spoke of the challenges in having to work during the course of her education and expressed gratitude to donors for allowing her and other students more time to make schoolwork a priority.
The $3,500 she received in bursaries and scholarships this year is a testament to her hard work both in an out of the classroom. As an active member of the community and straight A student, Megan received a $500 bursary from both the Native Sons and Canadian Daughters and the Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay as well as a $2,500 scholarship from the new Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship Fund.
The NIC Foundation partners with individuals and community organizations to provide scholarships and bursaries to students. 2017 was a record year for Comox Valley students who received $31,000 more in awards than in 2015.
“The generosity of Comox Valley individuals, families, businesses, and community organizations inspires hundreds of NIC students in countless ways,” said NIC Foundation Acting Chair Lisa Moyes. “We wish to share our sincere expressions of gratitude for the tremendous impact that every donor makes in the lives of NIC students.”
This year, the non-profit organization distributed $290,000 to NIC students across the region through 375 separate awards.
“We value the opportunity to celebrate our students for their hard work and commitment to their studies, and we are pleased to recognize the generous people in our community who support student awards, bursaries and scholarships through the NIC Foundation,” said Randall Heidt, North Island College Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. “We are honoured that, as students, donors and community members, you have chosen North Island College.”
The NIC Foundation has been advancing student success, education and community growth for more than 25 years. The non-profit organization supports NIC students through scholarships and bursaries, equips classrooms with current technology and ensures the best possible learning facilities are accessible on the Central and North Island. It envisions a future where every student has the opportunity to pursue post-secondary education, train for a new career or develop employable skills to support themselves and their families.
To support the NIC Foundation and make a difference in the lives of post-secondary students, visit foundation.nic.bc.ca, call 250-334-5085 or email foundation@nic.bc.ca. Applications for 2018 awards are available starting March 1, 2018. For a complete list of awards, visit foundation.nic.bc.ca/students.
Media Contact:
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christiana.wiens@nic.bc.ca
2017 Comox Valley Awards recipients:
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AB Ball Memorial Bursary |
Jessie Gervais |
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Andrea W Rowe Entrance Bursary |
Krystle Alekson |
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Andrew Sheret Limited Scholarship |
Mathew Romaniuk |
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Atterton - White Family Bursary (NEW!) |
Amber Spring |
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Atterton - White Family Bursary (NEW!) |
Deborah Ross |
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Auchterlonie Family Bursary |
Yolanda MacLaren |
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Bachelor of Business Administration Alumni Award |
Mike Stolting |
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Berkenstock Family Bursary (NEW!) |
Jesse Buchanan |
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Berwick Retirement Communities Bursary |
Brittany Kenmuir |
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Bite of Campbell River Bursary |
Andrew Bouzane |
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Blackhall Family Bursary - Continuing |
Joshua Duncan |
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Blackhall Family Bursary - Continuing |
Bhavanjot Ghuman |
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Blackhall Family Bursary - Entrance |
Melanie Box |
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Blackhall Family Bursary - Entrance |
Leslie Wynne |
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Bob Minkler Memorial Bursary |
Emily Lohn |
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Brian Scott Fine Art Ltd Scholarship |
Taylor Robinson |
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Buckley Family Award |
Jacob Teichrib |
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Bucky Buchanan Business Scholarship |
Karis Martin |
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Calista Fleming Memorial Scholarship |
TBD |
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Canada 150 Celebration Award |
Jagroop Mundi |
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Canadian Daughters' Assembly #6 Bursary |
Brandi Berry |
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Canadian Daughters' Assembly #6 Bursary |
Clare Hudson |
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Canadian Daughters' Provincial Bursary |
Tyler Wiesselmann |
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Canadian Daughters’ Memorial Bursary |
Meghan Leahy |
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Canadian Daughters’ National Bursary |
Heidi Albers |
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Canadian Federation of University Women - Comox Valley Bursary |
Destiny Mickelson |
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Canadian Tire Courtenay Scholarship |
Adrienne Daniel |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Continuing (NEW!) |
Jacob Teichrib |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Continuing (NEW!) |
Mitchell Chiasson |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Continuing (NEW!) |
Lydia Judge |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Continuing (NEW!) |
Megan Lawrence |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Continuing (NEW!) |
Danyka Kozlowski |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Andy Walker |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Liam Edwards |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Claudia Glowach |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Madeleine Guimond |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Taylor McEachnie |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Georgia Rodgers |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Nathan Rutten |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Natalia Solis |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Matthew Stoltz |
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Catherine Mary and Elizabeth Cherry Aitken Scholarship - Entrance (NEW!) |
Haley Waldhaus |
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Clements Family Award |
Kyra Olsen |
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Comox Valley Art Gallery Bursary |
Cassandra Gehmlich |
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Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce Bursary |
Adrienne Daniel |
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Comox Valley Community Foundation - Harold Rodney Christie Award - Entering Scholarship |
Jennifer Spurr |
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Comox Valley Community Foundation - Harold Rodney Christie Award - Year 2 Bursary |
Keisha Korhonen |
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Comox Valley Community Foundation - Harold Rodney Christie Award - Year 3 Bursary |
Michelle Schwab |
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Comox Valley Community Foundation - Harold Rodney Christie Award - Year 4 Bursary |
Vanessa Amos |
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Comox Valley Horticultural Society Scholarship |
TBD |
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Comox Valley Lions Club Bursary |
Billie Heinpalu |
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Comox Valley Monarch Lions Club Bursary |
Lisa Gillespie |
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Comox Valley Photographic Society Bursary |
Suzanne Slattery |
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Comox Valley Potters' Club Bursary |
Jennifer Spooner |
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Comox Valley Rife Volunteer & Resonant Light Technology Scholarship |
Nathan Rutten |
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Comox Valley Tourism Society Legacy Bursary |
Andrea Mohrmann |
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Courtenay Rotary Trades Bursary |
Theresa Clement |
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Creative Employment Access Society |
Tanya Williams |
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Credit Union Foundation of BC Bursary |
Jessie Gervais |
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CUPE (North Island College) Local 3479 Bursary |
Jessica Sampson |
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CV Sports & Social Club Bursary (NEW!) |
Cassidee Wood |
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CVEC Betty Emery Founders Bursary |
Hayley Dickinson |
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CVEC Elizabeth Smith Founders Bursary |
Nicole Hofer |
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Danita Janice Wardle Memorial Scholarship |
Madison Audeau |
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Denise Forest Memorial Bursary |
Sheldon Falk |
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Denman Conservancy Association David Fraser Bursary |
Maxwell Dabbs |
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Dyer Family Bursary - Comox Valley |
Alexia deGroot |
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Elaine & Rob Shelton Bursary |
Melissa Dollheiser |
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Evergreen Club Bursary |
Maria Labonte |
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Exploration Art Camp Bursary |
Jessica Darroch |
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Federation of Canadian Artists - Comox Valley Chapter Fine Arts Bursary |
Jessica Darroch |
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Fred Bossom Memorial Bursary |
Randi Ward |
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Gail Kuzma Memorial Bursary |
Samantha White |
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Gene Regier Memorial Scholarship |
Suzanne Slattery |
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Genevieve Walker Memorial Bursary |
Cassidee Wood |
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Highland Grad '85 Reunion Bursary |
Taylor McEachnie |
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Hobson Family Bursary - Continuing |
Brandi Berry |
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Hobson Family Bursary - Continuing |
Danyka Kozlowski |
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Hon. Stanley B. Hagen Memorial Scholarship |
Megan Borland |
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Hon. Stanley B. Hagen Memorial Scholarship |
Jack Robinson |
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Inspired Women's Award (NEW!) |
Theresa Clement |
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Ivan & Laura Cronsberry Bursary |
Hayley Dickinson |
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Ivy Power Memorial Bursary |
Michael Woywitka |
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Jack Roche Memorial Bursary |
Tyler Knodel |
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Jane-Claire Inkster Memorial Men's Bursary |
Peter Gledhill |
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Jane-Claire Inkster Memorial Men's Bursary |
Jay Herbsen |
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Jane-Claire Inkster Memorial Men's Bursary |
Kellan Thorlakson |
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Jean C Stacey Memorial Bursary |
Erryn Simmons |
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John Anderson McLean Memorial Bursary |
Heather Colman |
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Keith Wagner Memorial Scholarship |
TBD |
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Kiwanis Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Shaina Friedman |
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Kiwanis Club of Courtenay Trades Bursary |
Mark Ferraby |
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Kiwanis Club of Courtenay Trades Bursary |
Samantha Regehr |
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Laird Family Award |
Walker Turnbull |
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Lazo Women's Institute Bursary |
Nicole Burnett |
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Lazo Women's Institute Bursary |
Maria Labonte |
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Lazo Women's Institute Entrance Bursary |
Sarah Ellis |
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Lazo Women's Institute Entrance Bursary |
Alanna Webster |
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Lazo Women's Institute Scholarship |
Heather Colman |
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Lazo Women's Institute Scholarship |
Jannell Walton |
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Leslie & Rosina Ball Memorial Scholarship |
Paula Branchi |
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Margaret Gracza Fine Arts Scholarship |
Cassandra Gehmlich |
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Marianne Muir Entrance Bursary - Trades |
Thomas Stolting |
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Marianne Muir Graduating Bursary - University Transfer |
Alexander Horsthuis |
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Martha Akerly Bursary |
Jennifer Spooner |
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Mary Turnham Memorial Bursary |
Zoe Suvanto |
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McCain Foods (Canada) Bursary |
Andrew Bouzane |
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McCain Foods (Canada) Bursary |
Yolanda MacLaren |
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Merle Bonnick Bursary |
TBD |
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Moyes Family Culinary Arts Bursary |
Ivan Martinez Gonzalez |
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Moyes Family Tourism & Hospitality Bursary |
Kellan Thorlakson |
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Muir Family Bursary |
Sean Joyce |
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Muir Family Bursary |
Tayler Lalic |
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Munro Family Scholarship |
Chardaye Castel |
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Munro Family Scholarship |
Madelynn Erickson |
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Munro Family Scholarship |
Giovanni Bellosillo |
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Native Sons & Canadian Daughters Bursary |
Julia Forbes |
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Native Sons & Canadian Daughters Bursary |
Megan Lawrence |
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Native Sons & Canadian Daughters Bursary |
Mary Rickinson |
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North Island College - Math/Science Department Scholarship - Adult Basic Education |
Jiayin Liu |
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North Island College - Math/Science Department Scholarship - University Transfer |
Rebecca Cameron |
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North Island College Flavour Scholarship - Tourism & Hospitality |
TBD |
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North Island College Foundation Entrance Scholarship |
Jasmin Ford |
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North Island College Foundation Entrance Scholarship |
Livia Hosegrove |
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North Island College Foundation High School Bursary - École Au-coeur de l'isle |
Emilie Sylvestre |
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North Island College Foundation High School Bursary - G.P. Vanier Secondary School |
Sophie Murray |
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North Island College Foundation High School Bursary - Highland Secondary School |
Jacob Tauber |
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North Island College Foundation High School Bursary - Mark Isfeld Secondary School |
Georgia Rodgers |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Applied Business Technology |
Kathleen Green |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
Megan Tomlinson |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Business Administration Degree |
Jessie Gervais |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Carpentry Foundation |
Ian Robertson |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Fine Arts Diploma |
Cassandra Gehmlich |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Health Care Assistant |
Tamra Hoffart |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Human Services Diploma |
Heather Colman |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Interactive Media Diploma |
Krista McAllister |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Plumbing & Piping Foundation |
Mark Ferraby |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - Tourism & Hospitality Diploma |
Andrea Mohrmann |
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North Island College Foundation Program Scholarship - University Studies - Arts |
Steven Uhryn |
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North Island College International Student Achievement Scholarship |
Andrea Mohrmann |
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North Island Students' Union Bursary |
Curtis Gytenbeek |
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Old Age Pensioners' Association - North Island Region Bursary |
Lisa Gillespie |
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Old House Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic Award |
TBD |
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Old House Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic Award |
TBD |
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Open Shop Construction Industry Education Bursary (NEW!) |
TBD |
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Optometry Office of Mary Lynn DesRoches Bursary |
Mary Rickinson |
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Pat Bevan Women’s Bursary |
Shayla Orrick |
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Pateman Family Bursary |
Amanda Mills |
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Peter Robinson Award of Excellence - Fine Arts Entrance Scholarship |
James Keegan White |
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Peter Robinson Award of Excellence - Graduating Fine Arts Scholarship |
TBD |
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Peter Robinson Award of Excellence - Graduating Fine Arts Scholarship |
TBD |
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Pythian Order Academic Program Bursary |
Heather Colman |
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Pythian Order Academic Program Bursary |
Mary Rickinson |
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Pythian Order Career, Technical, Vocational Program Bursary |
Conlan Stevens |
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Ralph Shaw Conservation Award (NEW!) |
Keisha Moore |
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Ray Gailloux Memorial Bursary |
Megan Watts |
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RE/MAX Ocean Pacific Realty Bursary |
Jennifer Kortlever |
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Robin and Jennifer Harrison Environmental Studies Scholarship |
TBD |
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Rotary Club of Courtenay - Vancouver Foundation Scholarship |
Robert Thompson |
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Rotary Clubs of Comox Valley Literacy Round Table Bursary (NEW!) |
Krystle Alekson |
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Royal Purple of Canada Lodge 158 Trades Bursary |
TBD |
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Ruth Masters "Hero Spoon" Legacy Award (NEW!) |
Jade Denbigh-Mongkolsute |
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Scotiabank Scholarship |
Alanna Webster |
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ScotiaMcLeod Bursary |
Valerie Beaton |
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Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Zoe Bourke |
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Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Jessica Darroch |
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Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Megan Lawrence |
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Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Vanessa Marshak |
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Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Joyce Plaxton |
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Soroptimist International Club of Courtenay Bursary |
Arielle Vanbergen |
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Stan Mounce Memorial Bursary |
Kaitlyn Falk |
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Stan Price Scholarship |
TBD |
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Steve Schoenhoff Creative Writing Scholarship |
Michelle Law |
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Susan Diana Crossley Bursary |
Alexandra Fiander |
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Terry & Phyllis Ryan Humanities Bursary |
Julia Forbes |
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Terry & Phyllis Ryan Humanities Bursary |
Jacob Teichrib |
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Terry & Phyllis Ryan Trades Bursary |
Louis Herman |
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Terry & Phyllis Ryan Trades Bursary |
Jack Robinson |
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The Asper Bursary |
Devan Gillard |
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The Asper Bursary |
Maya Pozzolo |
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The Asper Bursary |
Caitlin Wareing-Oksanen |
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The Economics Prize |
Jessie Gervais |
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The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Bursary |
Kassandra Sewell |
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TL'axsam Memorial Bursary |
Marlo Grimolfson-Brillon |
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Tsolum Heritage Society Bursary |
Neila Schaad |
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Vancouver Island Real Estate Board/Real Estate Foundation of BC Bursary |
Joseph Schnurr |
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Vancouver Island Trails Information Society Bursary |
Kellan Thorlakson |
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Wedler Engineering Excellence Award |
Gage Delisle |