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February 22, 1982

 
 

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A Douglas aL. Newsletter.

 

| PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE DOUGLAS
| COLLEGE BOARD, FEBRUARY 18, 1982

 

 

A. External Matters - Municipal

Mr. Doug Manning, New Westminster
City Administrator, has informed
us that work is underway on the
draft document that could form the
basis for an agreement between the
City and the College regarding
Simcoe Park. It is expected that
‘during the next month, this docu-
ment will be available for review
at the staff level. Mr. Dick
Wright, of the First Capital City
Development Company, is most anx-

ious that negotiations be expedited,

because of current negotiations re-
garding the development of the
riverfront. I have promised Mr.
Wright that we will have a meeting
with him and representatives of
Beacon Industries in the near fut-
ure. I have reason to believe that
the question of a site for the re-
location of Beacon Industries has
now been resolved.

Mr. Ed Redmond and I made a pres-
entation to the Burnaby Kingsway
Rotary Club. The group seems to be
interested in Douglas College's
present development plans, and also
relatively umaware of Douglas
College's purposes and activities
in Burnaby. This indicates the
need for future activities in this
area.

Pursuant to direction from the
Board at Christmastime, I have ar-
ranged for a meeting with Mayor
Tonn next week regarding the pos-
sible future directions of College
development in Coquitlam. If that
meeting so indicates, I may be re-

questing Board assistance in further

meetings in Coquitlam.

 

 

B.

Extermal Matters - Education

The last month was dominated by an
urgent series of meetings between
Douglas College and Ministry per-
sonnel, regarding the future of our
Nursing and Dental Programs. ‘Two
extended meetings have been held
with Mr. Lorne Thompson, Executive
Director of Post-Secondary Programs, |
and a third held this morning with
Dr. Grant Fisher, Assistant Deputy
Minister, Post-Secondary. The in-
itial Ministry proposals resulted in
excellent staff work, and the prod-
uction of impact reports that have
been provided to the Ministry. ‘The
Ministry officials involved have
agreed that more consideration is
required.

Qn the College's behalf, I have

agreed to a process whereby all
available evidence relating to Dental
Programs shall be reviewed by a panel
consisting of representatives of the
Ministries of Health and Education,
and the Academic Council, .to which

the College and the Ministry person-
nel involved will make a presenta-
tion. Time is of the essence in this
decision, because of the Building
Program, and the large amounts of cap-'
ital dollars that are now at risk.
Therefore, Dr. Fisher and I have
agreed that the panel's decision
should be made on the day of presenta-
tion.

I request the Board's approval of this
process, which in my judgment is a
very fair one, considering the limited)
amount of time within which the deci- |
sion has to be made. Dr. Fisher has
agreed also that the initial request
regarding Nursing Programs was per-
haps premature, and did not fully

take into account the situation of the
College both in regard to the Building

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