Society News National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2021 Recently, the Government of Canada passed legislation to make September 30th a federal statutory holiday…CVIMSSeptember 24, 2021
Society News Introducing Mikaela Torres, New Executive Director at CVIMS The Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society (CVIMS) is very pleased to introduce our new Executive…CVIMSSeptember 16, 2021
Programs CVIMS Seeks Advisors for English Literacy Pilot Project for Newcomer Seniors Not knowing the commonly spoken language of a new country can be very isolating. Many…CVIMSJuly 5, 2021
Society News From refugee camp to Qualicum Beach, Johdee becomes a Canadian citizen Original article published in Parksville Qualicum Beach News Pyoyo Johdee was born and raised in…CVIMSJune 22, 2021
Society News Youth Immigrant in Nanaimo Wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award for Youth Authors Rama Altaleb, a 17-year-old Syrian immigrant, in Nanaimo wins the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel…CVIMSMay 31, 2021
Society News CVIMS HIPPY Mother Participates in The Mothers Matter Awards Today, at CVIMS, we celebrate our very own, Yanfei (Amy) Xing, for her contribution to…CVIMSMay 5, 2021
Society News Volunteer Week – Rama Altaleb Did you know that youth volunteers in Canada volunteer more than any other age group? 53%…CVIMSApril 25, 2021
Society News Volunteer Week – Judy Stephan Immigrants volunteer at a rate of 38%. While this rate is lower than volunteers born…CVIMSApril 22, 2021
Society News Volunteers Week: Eileen and Theo Dombrowski About three-quarters of Canadians, aged 15 and older, spent 3.4 billion hours on informal volunteering…CVIMSApril 20, 2021
Society News Volunteers Week: Megan MacNeil Megan MacNeil, Volunteer This week, we celebrate our volunteers and their contribution to CVIMS as…CVIMSApril 18, 2021
Society News CVIMS Recognized for Labour Market Integration of Newcomers We are pleased to announce that three of our team members have been recognized for…CVIMSMarch 30, 2021
Society News Anti-Black Racist Zoom-bombing at the Anti-Racism Arts Festival We are saddened to make a statement that an incredibly horrific racist incident happened during…CVIMSMarch 20, 2021
Society News Success Story: Career Paths program helps Mohammed pursue his passion for mechanics After finishing high school in Eritrea, Mohammed went to a technical school to pursue his…CVIMSMarch 2, 2021
Society News 5th Annual Anti-Racism Arts Festival Join in the 5th Annual Anti-Racism Arts Festival taking place in Nanaimo (and virtually) in March…CVIMSMarch 1, 2021
Media Coverage Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants Puts Immigrants’ Careers Back on Track Originally posted on nanaimonewsnow.com by Maria Doty. In British Columbia, there are over 280 regulated…CVIMSFebruary 24, 2021
Society News Survey for English Classes English Language Classes We are trying to best plan how we deliver our English classes…CVIMSJuly 21, 2020
Society News CVIMS COVID-19 Response Dear Clients, Students, Community and Friends, We hope you and your families are doing well…CVIMSMarch 30, 2020
Public Events Child Care Survey Need child care? The City and wants to hear from you! To let them…CVIMSDecember 4, 2019
Society News New Executive Director for CVIMS I'm very pleased to announce that Jennifer Fowler will join CVIMS as Executive Director…CVIMSOctober 6, 2017
Society News CVIMS Accepting Nominations for the Board of Directors We are currently accepting nominations and expressions of interest for the Board of Directors. A …CVIMSSeptember 5, 2017