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Bike Lanes             Bike lanes in Victoria are a serious topic for debate. There is a lot of negative feeling towards them as they are currently not optimized. There are several accidents involving cyclists in the lane, and drivers. And every time this happens, the city pays millions to build new lanes to try and make it safer for the cyclists. Other than this being a waste of money, it doesn’t seem to be working. If the city truly wants to make bike lanes safer than they are now, then they need to take another look at how they are going about it. The city should be treating the cyclist as their own sort of vehicle, not like a car. If the cyclists are side by side with the cars then there will inevitably be an accident. To avoid this, the city should invest in isolated lanes with enough of a separation between the motor vehicles and the bikes. This would result in the city spending less money on constantly building new lane...

Tuition Fee CMNS 165 Merriman             With post-secondary education becoming increasingly important in todays work force, it is time the government re-evaluates how it goes about tuition fees. The way it is now, the average Canadian will spend about $6,571 on their tuition during their degree program. This is “up 3.1% from the previous academic year” according to Statistics Canada. This makes it increasingly harder for people to get a post-secondary degree. With the current structure, those with money get degrees and those without don’t. If someone with little money does decide to go to post-secondary, it could mean either using all of their savings, becoming broke in the process, or taking out a student loan, which would cause future problems for them. If you were to ask any student now what they thought of the price of tuition, they would probably say that they wish it was lowed. But what if the government decided...

Camosun Media Merriman January 22, 2018             Personally, I don’t really enjoy listening to the radio, looking at the newspaper, or watching TV. Growing up in the digital generation, most of the news I get is either from social media or my family, who get it from TV news. I tend to want to stay away from news all together as it tends to be really angry and depressing. The type of news coverage today is almost all about death, war, or politics. The only time I bother to take interest in the news is if it directly impacts me. As for Camosun College, I have never once seen an ad for the school or seen them on the news. To me, Camosun is a ghost when it comes to social media presence. I think that for a school that prides itself on its students and their opinions, it would have a little more attention in the media. Some ideas that could work would be to start advertising and making a media presence on platforms more catered to the newer generations....

1 -           Due to overproduction of widgets, the @NationWidgetCompany is restructuring the company. -           200 people are being laid off due to the overproduction of widgets from our competitors. President Andy Bryce is deeply saddened at the loss of those laid off as they were “like family” to him. -           The @NationalWidgetCompany is open to rehiring those laid off by the restructuring should the market pick back up. 2 -           The @NationalWidgetCompany is proud to announce that it will be rehiring all those laid off by the restructuring. -           Due to a recent deal made with China, the @NationalWidgetComapny has rehired those laid off and plans to keep expanding. -        ...

NEWS RELEASE ASSIGNMENT JAN 15, 2018 Victoria Widget Company re-hires 50 people.             50 people were rehired after being laid off last June. The National Widget Company decided that with the increased sales of widgets it was time that they rehired the people that they laid off. The NWC experienced a drastic decrease in sales last year and were forced to lay off some of their staff. 200 people in total were laid off, 50 of which were in Victoria.             “The increase in sales has been unprecedented. We think this opportunity opens up enormous markets which will last for years.” Said Company President Andrew Bryce. The NWC plans on bringing the employees back in over six weeks as need. They plan on being fully operational and at full capacity by then.             With a recent increase of development in ...