Thanks to a $60,000 endowment created jointly by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) and the Real Estate Foundation of BC, three North Island College (NIC) students will be finding it a little easier going this year.
Nicholas Lade, Candace Pisto, and Lane Pearson were all recipients of $860 bursaries, created from the endowment established in 2011 as part of VIREB’s 60th Anniversary celebrations. An identical endowment has also been established at Vancouver Island University.
The three students are using their funds to continue their education and to work toward their eventual degrees. The endowment was created to fund bursaries on an ongoing basis for outstanding students enrolled in Business Administration, Construction-Related Trades, or Apprenticeship programs.
VIREB Director Corey Zaal (at right in photo) and Darrell Paysen, Manager Member Services made the presentations at a ceremony held recently at NIC’s Courtenay campus.
