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  • New CMTN West Coast Culinary program introduces First Nations cuisine to the table

    Traditional knowledge of how to harvest, prepare and serve from the wild is in an era of revival that is now being shared with Coast Mountain College through the new two-year West Coast Culinary Diploma.
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  • CMTN’s Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art co-founder and instructor Stan Bevan receives prestigious lifetime achievement award

    Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art co-founder and instructor Stan Bevan receives prestigious lifetime achievement award.
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  • Coast Mountain College adds student housing, updated library

    TERRACE – Students at the Coast Mountain College (CMTN) Terrace campus have access to more housing and improved facilities with the opening of 108 student beds and a renovated library.
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  • CMTN holds fall photo contest and gallery

    Coast Mountain College is holding a fall photo contest this month asking CMTN students to take their best fall campus photo using only their phone camera and post it on social media using the hashtag #CMTNBeautiFALL. Post by Oct. 19 to be entered into the contest.
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  • Safety measures in place at Coast Mountain College

    CMTN has welcomed students back to another academic year and they are well into their course work. Staff have also returned to full-time work on campus. The excitement of the new semester is carrying us through a period of adjustment and a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  • Spotlight: Finding a new career in the wake of the pandemic

    When the pandemic hit, Myles Broome found himself without a job and decided to take advantage of his free time by enrolling at CMTN so he could pursue a diploma in IT.
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  • Spotlight: Passing on the torch at the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art

    Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art’s founders welcome new cohort of instructors to uphold the next era of First Nations art.
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  • Spotlight: Student from Northwest Territories says education never mattered to her until she moved to B.C.

    When Robyn Inglangasuk moved to British Columbia from the Northwest Territories, there was one cultural shock she was not prepared for — every employer wanted to see a high school diploma. Realizing no one would hire her in B.C., she enrolled in the Career & College Preparation (CCP) Certificate program at Coast Mountain College (CMTN) to attain her BC Adult Graduation Diploma.
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  • Students in on-campus housing at Coast Mountain College must be partially vaccinated

    Students who live in on-campus housing at Coast Mountain College (CMTN) will now be required to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination beginning on September 7, 2021. This is by order of BC’s Public Health Officer.
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  • B.C.’s colleges prepare for a full and safe return to campus

    VICTORIA, B.C. – Colleges in British Columbia are aligned with public health guidance as they prepare for a full return to on-campus learning in September. Over the last 18 months, colleges have followed public health recommendations to ensure a safe study and work environment, ensuring access to programs and courses.
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  • Health, safety remain top priority for return to campus

    Students, faculty and staff at B.C.’s colleges and universities are being supported to come back together for in-person learning this fall with added health and safety measures ordered by the provincial health officer.
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  • CMTN Board of Governors appoints new interim leadership for the 2021-22 Academic Year

    Coast Mountain College (CMTN) will start a new academic year with new leadership as Dr. Laurie Waye steps in as Interim President on September 7, 2021, for a one-year term.
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  • Coast Mountain College seeks design logo for End Mental Health Stigma campaign

    Submit a design by Sept. 27 that you’d love to see on t-shirts and posters on the theme of ending mental health stigma.
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  • CMTN President Kohlman stepping down, search for new President begins

    Coast Mountain College President and CEO, Justin Kohlman is stepping down from his role effective November 1, 2021.
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  • Spotlight: Student creates board game for class project to be used in school across Canada, sold on Amazon

    When Kyle Hawyes enrolled at Coast Mountain College, he never pictured himself designing a board game that would be sold on Amazon and used in classrooms across the country.
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  • Spotlight: CMTN instructor Stephanie Anderson's artwork to be displayed in new student residence

    As the new student residence building rises into existence at Coast Mountain College, its creative elements are the talk of the town. Inside the Elder Suite, you will soon find a large yellow cedar carving by Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art’s recent graduate and current instructor Stephanie Anderson.
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  • Vaccine clinic at Smithers campus delivers COVID-19 doses to thousands of residents

    The Smithers campus has been busier than usual as eager residents are lining up everyday outside the building to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
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  • CMTN Convocation Awards honour employee success, community service and distinguished alumni

    Coast Mountain College is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s convocations awards. The three awards recognize the work of distinguished alumni, employee achievement and community service.
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