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Deaths of two Coquitlam sisters shock BC

» Shiloh and Keziah Johnston died 10 days apart from unrelated causes

Angela Espinoza
News Editor

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he unrelated deaths of two
Coquitlam sisters have left

many shocked by the short time

span in which the incidents
occurred.

Keziah Johnston, 20,
passed away on February 7
due to yet unknown causes.
The Province reported that the
Johnston family has speculated
an overdose as the cause of
Keziah’s death, although a
coroner’s report has yet to be
released.

Just 10 days later on
February 17, Shiloh Johnston,
22, was killed when a car
crashed into a bus stop near
BCIT in Burnaby, where Shiloh
had been standing.

The accident was reportedly

 

Keziah at Shiloh Johnston

: the result of another car

: crashing into the one that

: hit Shiloh, which caused the
: vehicle to, as the Province

writes, cross “two lanes of

: traffic and hit a power pole”

: before claiming Shiloh’s life. A
: February 18 CBC article noted
: four others had been injured,

: and that “both the cars had ‘N’

: stickers ... and police said it’s
: possible speed was a factor.”

Family have since told

: media that the sisters were

: close, and lived together as

: roommates. Janica Lucas,

: a cousin of the sisters, has

: spoken on behalf of the family
: several times: “It was a really

: unique bond,” Lucas told the

: Globe and Mail. “They just

: loved each other so much and
: were so grateful they had each
: other. They'd overcome lots of
: struggles, both of them.”

Many news sources have

: written that Shiloh had been:
: planning a memorial for Keziah :
: prior to her own death, which

: was to be held on March 7. The

In the days since, TriCity

News wrote that “thousands”
: had since been raised to fund
: a memorial bench for the

: sisters. The funds have been

: collected online through a

: crowd-sourcing campaign on

: GoFundMe.com. The campaign
: started on February 26, and as

: of March 1, over 170 people had
: donated money.

The page states that initially

: Shiloh had a goal of having a

: bench made for Keziah, but

: “now will be a place where

: individuals can go and reflect

: on both their lives.” The page

: also states that any financial

: contributions past the goal of

: $50,000 will be dedicated to the
: sisters’ “favourite charities.”

RCMP are still investigating

: the accident that led to

: Shiloh’ death and are seeking

? service will now be in honour of !

Image from Facebook.com : : : i
: both sisters, and is planned for

: the same day.

witnesses. According to CBC,

: police are looking for drivers
: “of'ared vehicle” and a “black
: pickup truck” that were

: reportedly near the accident

: when it occurred.

 

Douglas College to host 25th Career Exploration Fair

» Employers to exhibit, network with students

Cazzy Lewchuk
Staff Writer

D ouglas College will once
again be holding its bi-
annual career fair at both

campuses. The career fair is

College Alumni Association,
Student Employment Centre,
and Douglas’ Co-op Education
services.

The Douglas Students’
Union will be providing free
coffee and donuts at the
event. In addition, many of
the employers exhibiting will
provide free “swag” like pens,
buttons, and lanyards.

Students will be able to
meet with employers and
representatives from a variety of
industries, including many that
employ graduates of Douglas
College. Some of the employers
will have positions available
for current students, whereas
others may be of more interest
to students after graduation.

: Due to the potential networking :
: connections, students are :
: advised to dress professionally
: and bring copies of their

: resumé, as numerous one-

: on-one opportunities will be

: available throughout the day.

Twenty-seven employer

: representatives will be
: exhibiting at the New
jointly presented by the Douglas Westminster fair and 26 at
: the Coquitlam fair, the largest

: Douglas Career Fair turnout to

: date. Many of the employers

: will be returning to the campus
: from previous fairs, such as

: the RCMP, Steve Nash Fitness

: World and Sports Club, and

: the Developmental Disabilities
: Association. Many new

: exhibitors will also be joining

: this year, such as Big Brothers

: and Sisters of BC Lower

: Mainland, HUB International

: Insurance Brokers, and Bench

: Accounting. Thrifty Foods,

: Vancouver Airport Authority,

: and the Autism Support

: Network are some more

: examples of the diversity of

: work opportunities provided by:
: this year’s Career Fairs.

  

Andrew Senjack, the

: Douglas College Alumni

: Relations Coordinator,

: explained the main purpose

: of the career fair for employers
: and students alike: “It’s to hire
: Douglas students and to give

: students opportunities and

: options for employment after
Douglas.”

One of the Alumni

: Association’s main goals is

: to provide new employment
: information to former and

> current students. “We are

: trying to connect students

: with many career-oriented

: opportunities while they are
: attending Douglas College to
: better prepare them for life after :
: college. By connecting students :
: with alumni who are practicing :
: in the field they are studying,

: and connecting them with more :
: employers each year, we want to :
: give thema head start,” Senjack

added.

There is currently a waitlist

: for employers to connect with
: Douglas students. This is one of :

Image from Douglife via Flickr.com

: the reasons why a fall job fair in
: October was introduced in 2013,
: as the demand for exhibitions
at the fair exceeded the March

fair’s availability.
The New Westminster

> campus Career Fair will be
> hosted in the concourse on

March 3. The David Lam
campus fair will be held in the

: atrium on March 5. Both events
: will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

: and the events are free to all

: students and general public,

with no registration required.