World’s First University in Workplace Health Sciences Opens Built on International Collaboration

Port Alberni, British Columbia (September 7, 2011) — It’s a rare event in history when three levels of government, opposing political parties, employers, union groups and insurance-providers throw their collective support behind the same initiative. In that spirit of consensus, Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) officially opened its doors on September 6 in Port Alberni, BC with a full press of government, business, labour, and workers’ compensation representatives on hand to show their support. The fully accessible PCU-WHS is the world’s first university