Robert Sacre and Kelly Olynyk both play for the NCAA’s Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s basketball team. As BCIT Magazine’s Shaheed Devji reports, the two being the only two amateur players on Team Canada’s World Championship training camp roster bodes well for both clubs.

August 2, 2010 (Runs 2:00)

The Canadian National Old-timers Baseball Federation Championships were held in New Westminster over B.C. Day long-weekend. BCIT Magazine’s Shaheed Devji met one man who put the big picture of old-timers playing baseball ahead of himself playing the game.

July 22, 2010 (Runs 2:13)

18 year-old Doudou Toure plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps residency team. He is from Mauritania and moved to the United States as a teenager. As BCIT’s Shaheed Devji explains, soccer has brought Toure across the world and he has big dreams for the future.

Produced by: Sherry Chen (runs 6:55)

In this touching documentary produced by Broadcast Journalism Student, Sherry Chen, a young woman devotes her life to caring for an ailing pet…her beloved cat Daisy.

Produced by: Gavin Day and Scott Cassidy (runs 5:30)

A UVic women’s basketball star struggles with a mysterious heart condition that keeps her off the court for a season.  BCIT Broadcast Journalism students, Gavin Day and Scott Cassidy produced this documentary about Vanessa Forstbauer’s triumphant return to the game.

Produced by: Vanessa Ybarra, Sonia Stirling and Caroline Carter (runs 6:39)

Farming a Legacy is a documentary produced by second year Broadcast Journalism students Vanessa Ybarra, Sonia Stirling and Caroline Carter. Their doc centers on the Davistead, a fifth generation farm in Langley, B.C.

Located in the Fraser Valley, Langley township and the Davis farm sits on some of the most agriculturally productive land in the province. Urban expansion and a proposed offshoot of the Mufford overpass threatens to lay pavement through a swath of Davis farm and places the elder Davis on opposite sides of a double-edged sword: With diminishing returns from the fruits of their labour, the selling of farm land to make way for the highway would provide much needed income and a way to keep the farm in the family. On the flip side, less aerable land would reduce the farms productivity and signal the end of the Davis traditional way of life.

Produced by: Amanda Eyolfson, Tara-Lee Novak, Andrew Vacheresse, Mike Walker and Leanne Yu (runs 7:00)

On the surface, A.J. is not your typical young person. She is a Furry. Defined by Wikipedia as someone who ascribes anthropomorphic animal characteristics with her own personality, A.J., like many others in Vancouver’s Furry community feels most, in her own skin, while wearing an Avatar-like fursuit.
Take a thoughtful and at times delightful trip beyond the fursuit in Fursona – a short documentary produced by second year BCIT Broadcast Journalism students.

Nominated for a Broadcast Educators Association of Canada (BEAC) national journalism award, Fursona offers an insightful glimpse into the life of a Furry and the circumstances that allowed her to find her inner ‘fursona’ and the unique challenges she and her pack-mates face while out in the world.

Produced by: Kyle Richardson, Michael Aynsley, Brendan Batchelor and Federico Cahis (runs 6:02)

Making the Call is the story of WHL referee Colby Smith who traded in his stick for a whistle in order to continue a career with the game he loves.  BCIT Broadcast Journalism students, Kyle Richardson, Michael Aynsley, Brendan Batchelor and Federico Cahis bring you his story.

Produced by: Doug Herbert and Sarah Johnstone (runs 5:47)

After decades of serving Vancouver diners, the famous Cannery restaurant is forced to close its’ doors.  BCIT Broadcast Journalism students, Doug Herbert and Sarah Johnstone bring you the story of the restaurant’s final days.

Produced by: Adam Forsythe, Rob Buffam, Laura Gallant, Amelia John, Ryan Sullivan and Devon Taylor (runs 4:51)

A courageous young basketball player from Surrey’s Holy Cross High School fights back from cancer to return to the court in this story produced by BCIT broadcast journalism students Adam Forsythe, Rob Buffam, Laura Gallant, Amelia John, Ryan Sullivan and Devon Taylor.