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The 番茄社区 is now officially a Fair Trade Campus. The Canadian Fair Trade Network presented the designation certificate at an event at BiblioCaf茅 on Feb. 21.

Industry partnerships, co-op opportunities and connections with alumni were top-of-mind issues for UVic representatives joining Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps鈥� 鈥淭eam Victoria鈥� delegation in late September. The 31-person, multi-stakeholder trade mission to San Francisco included BC Technology Minister Amrik Virk and representatives from UVic, VIATeC, Tourism Victoria and the Greater Victoria Development Agency. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an extremely important geographic area for the industry,鈥� says Alumni Relations Director Terry Cockerline. 鈥淎nd our alumni are doing amazing things down there. We鈥檝e reaffirmed those relationships with our alumni and have begun cultivating new ones.鈥�

BC鈥檚 carbon tax does not appear to have had a measurable impact on international agricultural trade, according to new analysis commissioned by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).

The following 番茄社区 faculty member is available to discuss the tentative trade deal signed by Canada and the 28-member European Union on Oct. 18: Amy Verdun (Political Science) is an expert on the European Union, specifically the in鈥�

The 番茄社区鈥檚 Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is off to China to lead a 12-day ocean technology trade mission, with support provided by the government of British Columbia. 鈥淐hina is one of the world's fastest growing economies, particular鈥�