Mad Hatter Page 6

douglas college
Inter Office Memo Date: October 20, 1983. _

 

To:
From:
Re:

DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD

 

W. L. DAY

 

PRESIDENT 'S REPORT

 

External Matters - Municipal

During the past month, I have had a number of consultations regard-
ing the acquisition of Simcoe Park by Douglas College. These included
a luncheon meeting with Mr. Dick Wright, First Capital City Development
Company, telephone conversations with Mr. Doug Manning, New Westminster
City, and conversations and meetings with Douglas College personnel.
West Graydon, Director of Physical Plant and Site Services, has been
talking with Mr. Ken Winslade of New Westminster Parks and Recreation,
regarding the specific implications of Douglas College use of Simcoe
Park.

On October 14, Mr. Gerry St. Germain, Member of Parliament for
Mission-Port Moody visited Douglas College. Mr. St. Germain apparently
enjoyed the visit, and has agreed to help the College in providing cer-
tain items of information regarding the Skills Growth Fund.

October 17th, Mr. Bill Lewis of the Downtown New Westminster
Association, visited the College to discuss appropriate Douglas College
involvement as a neighbourhood institution with the Downtown New
Westminster Association. Randi Duke will be attending the next meet-
ing of the Board of Directors of that Association to make certain
proposals.

We have had informal word of another donation by the New ©
Westminster Rotary Club. The College is receiving $4,200 of equipment
for the Cardiac Resuscitation Training Programs. In appreciation of
this generous gift the College will be offering 2 CPR Training courses
for the members of the Rotary Club. Upon formal receipt of information,
I will be recommending suitable formal acknowledgement of the gift by
the College Board.

External Matters - Education

On September 19th, G. DellaMattia, G. Gilgan, and I visited Trinity-
Western College in Langley, in order to more fully acquaint ourselves with
that institution, now that it is a degree-granting school. We were very
impressed by the facilities, and the calibre of faculty and admini-
stration. We will be issuing an invitation for a return visit in the near
future.

On behalf of Douglas College, I attended the installation of the new
Presidents of U.B.C. and Simon Fraser University on September 26th.

On September 27 and 28, the College hosted a Provincial Youth
Employment Conference - organized by Malaspina and Douglas College. It
was a highly successful event, and placed Randi Duke, Community Resource
Development Officer, in contact with many people throughout the college
and institutes system.