Social Work Week provides an opportunity to recognize the role of our community as a significant service hub in the Province of BC. Marly Whitmer of BCASW touches on the significance of this.

Photo - Ian Gregg: A statue of Bridget Moran, a prominent Prince George social worker who helped establish the profession in the community.

This year, the conversations surrounding IWD continue into Social Work Week. Featured in this program are Dr. Indrani Margolin of UNBC’s School of Social Work; Professor Emeritus Dr. Dawn Hemingway; Northern Women’s Centre Executive Director; and Masters student Tanvi Guhagarkar.

Image provided by Northern FIRE (Feminist Institute for Research and Evaluation) & Northern Women's Centre

Below average snow-pack and drought conditions could lead BC-Hydro to import power this 2024. Photo Credit - Ian Gregg

UNBC's Green Day events have been expanded this year. From March 7th-26th UNBC's Green Day events will be held over 2.5 weeks covering a swath of sustainability topics featuring local and global experts. Image Credit - UNBC Office of Sustainability

The Exploration Place features a travelling exhibit which demonstrates some of the harrowing experiences, and causal factors, of global migration.
Photo Credit - UNHCR/Jimmy Jeong: A Syrian boy plays with a Canadian boy during an outing to a park, Kelowna, British Columbia, March 24, 2016. The Syrian family came to Canada through private sponsorship.

UNBC students and members of the public concerned about UNBC's general accessibility converged on campus to assess barriers and brainstorm solutions. Photo: Ian Gregg

Empress Sears, member of ACSA, gives UNBC a positive review of its participation in Black History Month this year, and hopes for continued engagement, leaning on the University's integral resources, in the future. Photo courtesy of ACSA.

Tourism Prince George is making efforts to promote the PG Community as a Mountain Biking destination in Northern BC. Photo courtesy of 6ix Sigma Productions.

The Bear Lake area north of Prince George—Lheidli T’enneh townsite, features Canfor’s waning Polar Saw Mill, a popular campground, and possibly a critical minerals mine in the future. Photo: Flickr/Adam Jones. Creative Commons