Over the years, the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and provincial government have had a tumultuous relationship and as a result, their disagreements have often made front page news. In the latest round, teachers have moved forward with an escalation in job action to stage 2. We had a chance to sit down with BCTF President Jim Iker, who advocates on behalf of BC’s 41,000 teachers and their students for improved educational conditions, to learn what he had to say about his new role, ongoing negotiations and what needs to be done.
Through Socialblood.org, Karthik Naralasetty has addressed and simplified the basic social requirement of receiving and donating blood by plugging in to the phenomenon of social media.
Barj Dhahan is the founder and president of Sandhurst Group of companies, which specializes in commercial real estate, and is one of the largest Esso dealers and Tim Horton’s franchisees in the province.
Kiran Mann has a passion for humanitarian activism, and when she isn’t studying sciences at UBC with the goal to attend medical school and become a physician, she’s getting involved in the community by raising money for local and international charities.