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Inter Office Memo

 

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DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD

 

W.L. DAY | VOUGLAS COLLEGE

 

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT fia?

  

External Matters - Municipal

 

The Coquitlam Planning Department has contacted us regarding the site
that has been reserved in the Coquitlam Town Center for a future
College campus. The evolution of the Coquitlam Center is continuing
rapidly, and there is concern regarding the land area that has been
allocated for community college activity. The administration will be
making a recommendation to the Board regarding the college's stance in |
this regard at the next Board meeting.

Work continues on a New Westminster economic strategy, through the
College's involvement in the Royal City Community Development Association.
College involvement continues with the Coquitlam Chambers activities in
this regard. The College has received strong support from the New
Westminster and Coquitlam Chambers for the Centre for Enterprise
Development.

A recent meeting has been held, involving the Ministries of Education,
and Municipal Affairs, and the B.C. Chambers of Commerce. As a result,
Douglas College will be given access to the Municipal Taxation Data
bases, as a "live" data base that can be used for instructional purposes,
as well as for analytical models that might be asked for on a contract
basis by outside organizations. A report from the Business Department
will be forthcoming on this matter to the Education and Services
Committee of the Board.

On June 12th, the Downtown New Westminster Association held a special
meeting, at which time future directions were examined. The primary
focus of interest at this time is the economic impact of the ALRT
terminals on New Westminster. In this regard, the Downtown New
Westminster Association has expressed enthusiasm and appreciation for

a marketing analysis carried out by Douglas College students under the
leadership of Mr. Richard Mann, Supervising Architect for the ALRT
project, and Mr. Lynn Leavens of the Business Administration Department.
I am told that the same document is being used by the First Capital
City Development Company as part of its resource material, and also
that the research team working on the New Westminster Economic Strategy
will be using it as part of their data base.