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Here we post about the latest happenings at CIES.

Meet Reena: the working widow determined to improve her daughter’s future

When Reena was a child, she was taught the value of honest and hard work. She adopted the life philosophy that, “regardless of the type of work you

Meet Rebecca Sketchley: a struggling single mom who found her dream job thanks to scholarship giving

Rebecca Sketchley is an avid community volunteer and the Regional Lead, Mental Wellness for Northern Health in Smithers B.C. The latter is her “dream

Meet Chris Marks: the multi-talented, quadriplegic father working on his master’s degree, thanks to scholarship funding

Chris Marks is a born-and-bred, European-Canadian who grew up on fishing boats off of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia (B.C.). By the time he was

Meet Kulwinder Singh: a farm boy who became a charity leader in rural Punjab

Kulwinder Singh is the voluntary, full-time general secretary of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust (GN Trust) in Punjab, India, which

Meet Anita Rodrigues, the Indigenous biochemistry major whose life was changed thanks to a self-identifying scholarship

Anita Rodrigues, a biochemistry major at the University of British Columbia (UBC), knows she has First Nations blood on her father’s side. It can be

How a cabbie’s racist comment inspired a $400,000 scholarship fund at UBC

It was back in September 2015 when Barj Dhahan, a Canadian businessman and equity advocate, devoted himself to Indigenous truth and reconciliation.

BC Minister Michael de Jong Visits Dhahan-Kaleran

On November 17th, 2011, Michael de Jong, BC Minister of Health, captivated the huge audience of students, faculty, nursing and medical staff, and

Greetings from CIES for a Prosperous 2021

Dear Friends 2020 has been an extraordinary year of uncertainty, challenge and change for everyone. Since March Covid-19 has taken some of our