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  • Healing Trauma Through Art: Dene’Tum Recounts His Journey from Residential School Survivor to Northwest Coast Artist

    Dene’Tum was just 12 years old when he was taken from his parents and sent to residential school. In this student profile, he describes his life and struggles during adolescence and early adulthood, and how he had to leave everything behind to choose healing. Disclaimer: The following story discusses topics including residential schools, drug use, and violence, and may affect some readers.
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  • Coast Mountain College Instructor Reunites 100-Year-Old Demonstration Totem Pole with Granddaughter of Artist Ellen Neel

    Earlier this year at Coast Mountain College, Kwakwaka’wakw artist Lou-ann Neel was reunited with a rough cut of a model totem pole carved almost 100 years ago by her grandmother, Ellen Neel. First Nations Fine Arts Program Coordinator Nakkita Trimble-Wilson and Program Officer Kelli Louie facilitated this reunion, after being given the totem pole by a resident of northern Alberta.
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  • College Knowledge 101 Introduces Local Teens to College Life

    College Knowledge 101 provided students from local communities with an introduction to college life. Students participated in a range of interactive information and creative sessions, and got to know the CMTN campus and staff.
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  • Stronger BC Future Skills Grant 2024

    British Columbians aged 19 or older can access up to $3,500 in short-term skills training, aligned with skills and labour market demands as identified in B.C.’s Labour Market Outlook. Click here to learn more.
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  • Summer Field Schools: ACE Students Explore the Biodiversity of Haida Gwaii

    A photo essay from the CMTN ACE Field Schools to Haida Gwaii in May 2024.
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  • Coast Mountain College Receives Multi-Year Funding from SkilledTradesBC for Indigenous People in Trades Training

    Coast Mountain College (CMTN) is a recipient of a multi-year grant through SkilledTradesBC’s Indigenous People Trades Training Programs (IPTT). The grant, valued at $573,422, will be distributed over two-years and will support the Cook’s Helper Program in the communities of Gitxaala, Old Masset, and Kispiox (Anspayaxw).
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  • Coast Mountain College Celebrates 2024 Convocation Ceremonies in Terrace, Prince Rupert, and Smithers

    Coast Mountain College (CMTN) is celebrating the graduating class of 2024. 282 students from all CMTN campuses received their credentials and will cross the stage in three ceremonies beginning in Terrace on Friday, June 7th, followed by Prince Rupert on Friday, June 14th, and Smithers on Tuesday, June 18th.
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  • Coast Mountain College on Track to offer Practical Nursing Diploma in January 2025

    Coast Mountain College (CMTN) is on track to bring the Practical Nursing Diploma Program back to the College pending a final seal of approval from the BC College of Nurses and Midwives. Applications are being accepted now for classes commencing in January 2025.
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  • CMTN Announces Winner of President's Choice Award

    Coast Mountain College is proud to announce the winner of this year's President's Choice Award, Savannah Medeiros, with her piece "Between Worlds". Erica Davis received an Honourable Mention with her piece "Luu-dam̓ihl Smax (Bear Hug)".
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  • Early Childhood Care and Education Program in Kitimat a Success for Students and Instructors

    Eight Coast Mountain College students recently completed an Accelerated Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate in Kitimat. Students had the opportunity to integrate Haisla ways of knowing and being into their curriculum, making for an enriched and reflective experience for students and instructors alike.
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  • Smiddy Grandison is Second Winner of CMTN 2024 Orange Shirt Design Contest

    CMTN is proud to unveil our second design for Orange Shirt Day by Nisga’a artist Smiddy Grandison, titled “Walking Hand-in-Hand.” Smiddy's piece is a mix of realism and traditional formline, showing two hands coming together to make a heart, with two children holding hands inside the heart.
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  • CMTN Career and College Prep Students Visit Newly Rematriated Nisga’a Totem Pole in Laxgalts’ap

    Two Coast Mountain College (CMTN) Career and College Preparation (CCP) classes went to see the recently rematriated Nisga'a totem pole at the Nisga'a Museum in Laxgalts'ap on a field trip that marked the completion of weeks of study on rematriation/repatriation efforts by local First Nations.
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  • Terrace Auto Group Donates $15,000 in Student Awards

    The Terrace Auto Dealers Association has renewed its support for students at Coast Mountain College with a donation of $15,000 to be distributed over three years. Funds are being matched by the New Car Dealers Foundation of BC and the CMTN Foundation, resulting in $45,000 in awards for students in the Automotive Foundations, Automotive Apprentices, and Business Administration programs.
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  • Coast Mountain College Unveils New 2024 Orange Shirt Day Design by Artist Frances Campbell

    Coast Mountain College (CMTN) is proud to unveil a new design for Orange Shirt Day by Gitxsan artist Frances Campbell, titled “They Tried to Bury Us. They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds.”
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  • Acadia Northwest Mechanical Creates the Greg Townsend Memorial Award

    To recognize the legacy of late, long-time co-owner and founder, Greg Townsend, Acadia Mechanical has created an award to cover the first year of tuition fees for an Electrical Foundations student at Coast Mountain College.
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  • Coast Mountain College Alumna Mary-Ann Speirs Emphasizes Passion for Lifelong Learning

    For Coast Mountain College (CMTN) alumna Maryanne Speirs, learning is a journey that never ends.
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  • Northern Nursing Program Renewed Accreditation Ensures Strong Future for Nursing in the North

    The Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate in Nursing Program (NCBNP) has renewed its national accreditation and BC College of Nurses and Midwives recognition for the next five years and seven years, respectively, providing graduates with the academic qualifications required to put their nursing skills to work anywhere in Canada.
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