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BY: PAIGE RIDING. <= Sane

The students of the College of New Caledonia now
have 24-hour access to a new support service known as
Student LifeLine. The recently launched student assis-
tance program provides counselling through a variety
of platforms. The program, delivered by LifeWorks,
Each consultation is confidential and available however
the student deems appropriate. Phone calls, an app,
texting, video chatting, and in-person counselling are
methods of contacting professionals. 7

Counselling was and still is offered through the
Health and Wellness Centre in Prince George. With
this counselling only available during business hours,
however, the newly introduced Student LifeLine is
helpful for students struggling on weekends or dur-
ing the night. Student counselling services are being
expanded in the near future due to the efforts of the
British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) and
the College of New Caledonia Students’ Union (CNC-
SU). The BCFS and CNCSU pitched for a grant for
this increased long-term counselling availability as well
as the LifeLine support available.

Henry Reiser, CNC president, says “we’re proud
to support an initiative that expands the support re-
sources available to CNC students.” With the stresses

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and financial concerns weighing on the shoulders of
virtually every student on campus, this new service
not only increases the number of students that can be
helped but provides these services whenever they may
be needed.

One excellent service that piqued my interest was
the legal services offered by the LifeWorks Student
Lifeline. For anybody who is having legal issues dur-
ing the school year, you can use this service to talk to a
professional who can give you certified legal advice. An
exciting field of legal that ’'m sure many students will
be interested in is tenancy rights, an offered area for
legal advice. Even just last semester, we have person-
ally seen many students with legitimate worries revolv-
ing around finding a home during the semester. This
makes it all the more exciting to have this service be
offered to all students at the College of New Caledonia
for the foreseeable future.

This service is offered to all students across all of
the CNC campuses located across British Columbia. If
you ate ever in crisis or need someone to talk to, you

can rely on the Student Lifeline to give you the support

you need.