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Celebrating our student-athletes in Royal fashion

The Douglas College Royals hosted their annual awards banquet for the 2020-21 season.

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

Beyond the face: Meet Adelia

Nursing grad Adelia Paul is a fighter; she fought to achieve her own goals, and now she’s fighting to improve health-care for Indigenous people.

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

Beyond the face: Meet Jessie

Sport Science student Jessie Weststrate used her connections in the athletics department to make the most of her time at Douglas.

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

The Royal treatment

Brian McLennon, Manager of Athletics, participates in Make Some Noise for Mental Health event at Douglas College

Brian McLennon, Manager of Athletics and CCAA’s Athletic Director of the Year, is leading the Royals to glory. But it’s not just about the sports.

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

Winter 2018, a semester in photos

Douglas College rainy days Winter 2018

An overview of the past semester in photos.

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

Standing, as a country, with Humboldt

16 Hockey sticks standing upright in the concourse in tribute to Humboldt

Douglas employee and former student athlete reflects on the recent tragedy and why it touches so many.

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Refugee story comes to life in comic

Malena, refugee to Canada, basketball scholarship student to Douglas, sits on a beach with tall grass in front and a bridge behind her

Douglas student Malena Mokhovikova and her family thought they were just on holiday in Canada. They never dreamed they wouldn’t be going home.

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Basketball star finds her calling with the Nursing program off the court

Douglas College Bachelor of Science in Nursing student working with a medical mannequin.

By Sucheta Singh, Marketing and Communications Photo by David Denofreo She’s already a star on the court with the Royal’s Women’s Basketball team. Now, Simran Bir is taking that drive and determination to help the youngest patients at the hospital with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. But it wasn’t until her pediatric rotation at BC Children’s Hospital that Simran found what she really wanted to do: work with kids. “The connections I made with these children and their families was very rewarding,” she says. “And, on the pediatric ward, you work… Read More

Posted on March 17, 2016 by

Men’s Volleyball Nationals: Pride is Here!

3 students in front of a banner that reads fear the pride, while wearing royals tshirts

  Douglas College hosted the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Volleyball Nationals last week! The games are over but our admiration for the Royals stays with us. I’m a great fan of our Douglas Volleyball teams and I was part of the event staff last week. I didn’t expect to experience such a great event in my college! I learned a lot about how much is needed to host a large event of this kind. Even from the first day I could feel how the players were giving it all that they… Read More

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