Tag: WMI

December 7, 2020

Western Maritime opens campus on “Mainland”

We are happy to inform you that WMI is on the mainland. Our new campus is strategically located at Unit 217, 9801 King George Blvd, Surrey, right by the Skytrain station. You are curious? Take a look – click here Courses are now being offered starting with the Marine advanced First Aid – Dec. 14-18, 2020 followed by Ship Construction...

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November 17, 2017

Western Maritime Institute Launches Engine Room Rating Program

Program is First of its Kind in Western Canada Ladysmith, B.C. – November 17, 2017 – In response to the shortage of Marine Engineers in the Canadian and international marine industries, Vancouver Island based Western Maritime Institute has launched the first Transport Canada approved Engine Room Rating program in Western Canada. The 9-week program provides entry-level Marine Engineering training for...

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May 9, 2016

Nanaimo’s WMI news and programs

WMI’s 2016/2017 Schedule is Live! The 2015/2016 academic year at Western Maritime Institute is coming to an end and we’re down to our last few spring courses. We’re excited about what the next academic year has in store. Congratulations to all Course registration is now available on our website and we are looking forward to having another very busy year with a campus...

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March 8, 2016

Western Maritime Institute in expansion mode… again

You would think Capt. Kitching would be enjoying the good life after passing on the bulk of his responsibility to the new owners of Western Maritime Institute (WMI), but you would be wrong. With no parking spot available the other day, when I visited, I quickly realized, there was obviously big things going on at Western Maritime. The Parking lot...

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March 16, 2015

Bob might finally retire; WMI changes ownership

Captain Robert CE Kitching, President, Western Maritime Institute Western Maritime Institute’s parking lot was full to the brim last week when I went to visit. The institute’s founder, Capt. Bob Kitching states that he’s even had to find parking out on the road on some days. Capt Kitching founded Western Maritime Institute (WMI) back in 2000, on the site of...

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September 17, 2013

Room and a Maritime Education

WMI’s Captain Bob Kitching stands in front of the institute’s new student accommodation building Western Maritime Institute (WMI) officially welcomed its first students into it’s new student housing building. A few weeks back, all the final touches and permits were completed on the brand new facility. Students enrolled at the maritime training school are now able to stay on site,...

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Martin Leduc on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 28, 2024
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Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
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Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
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Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
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Falling through the cracks on Canada – Marine Personnel Regulation Proposed ChangesJanuary 28, 2024
I took the first Electro-technical Officer RO course in Canada in 2019. Between the training Institute and Transport Canada, we…