BC Federation of Students

BC Federation of Students rallies against post-secondary funding cuts

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Despite concerns that rain could dampen turnout, Cole Reinbold, secretary treasurer of the BC Federation of Students (BCFS), said the significance of their cause would keep people engaged. Reinbold was right: On January 31, in front of the Vancouver Public Library, a healthy crowd veiled in clear plastic ponchos gathered for a rally organized by the BCFS despite the weight of the downpour. The issue of deepening financial inaccessibility to education was important to everyone who congregated at West Georgia and Homer — a location selected because “libraries are publicly funded, just like universities…

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