Douglas Students’ Union calls AGM
The Douglas Students’ Union has called its
Annual General Meeting for March 11" at
4:30 p.m. at the New Westminster campus.
This AGM will be a crucial one for
the group because if they present a clean
audit, one without financial irregularities,
then this will be the final push for the DSU _
to formally end receivership. After this, the
organization will be able to finally approach
the BC Supreme Court in conjunction with
the Receiver-Manager and the College
(if they sign on) to request the end to
receivership finally.
The DSU has been in receivership for
over two years and the dispute between the
students’ union and the college has been

occurring since 2005.
Winter Graduation pictures online

All students or friends of students who
graduated from Douglas College a few
weeks ago that had their pictures taken by
the College photographer are now able view
some of these pictures taken on the Douglas
College website. They are compiled in a
small gallery and feature many students
from various programs. The pictures can be
viewed at http://www.douglas.bc.ca/about/
features/winter-grad-09-gallery.html.

 

 

 

Carole Millar to bring jobs and
investments to New West if elected

By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor

arole Millar is running to be New Westminster’s

Member of The Legislative Assembly this spring

for the BC Liberal Party: Her background is in
finance, working as a promotional banker for the Bank of
Montreal over several decades.

However, Millar explains that she sees her
background as her biggest strength. Because she has
helped many small and medium sized businesses grow,
one of her main reasons for running is to “secure jobs
and bring investment to New Westminster.” She sees this
as one of the major issues that her candidacy needs to
resolve. She stated that “Not much is happening on the
Waterfront [right now],” as well as throughout major parts
of New West.

Millar explained that this can be rectified with more
work between the BC Liberal government and the City of
New Westminster.

But Millar also felt that Douglas College will have a
pivotal role in the future of New Westminster. She stated
that with the downturn in the economy “career training is
the key,” and that “Douglas is crucial in this.”

However, she also sees an opportunity for Douglas
College to become a university in the future, as she
believes that it is important for students to have a
“university close to home” since this will help cut down
student expenses.

Millar stated that she would push for university
status for Douglas because this would give the college
“more credibility outside of Canada.” She explained that
outsiders do not understand what the actual differences
are between a college and a university and that being a
university “adds value to your degrees.”

would like to continue building new post-secondary
spaces, mainly so that “people can go to school close to

home” throughout the province.

www.carolemillar.ca, Twitter feed, and Facebook group.

Millar also explained that herself and the BC Liberals

For more information, visit Carole Millar’s website at ;

 

 

By Wendy A. Case

‘ \ y ith less than a year to go before the world
descends upon Vancouver for the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic games, many people
are wondering when the Coast Mountain Bus Company
and TransLink will unveil their transit strategies.

For now the details are vague. According to
Derek Zadel, a media relations representative of Coast
Mountain Bus Company, the company’s Olympic
Transportation Committee is “still finalizing the
strategy.”

Zadel said the plan includes 180 buses in addition to
regular service. The company will be focused mainly on
the one venue not serviced by the SkyTrain, the Pacific
Coliseum because “most of the Olympic venues are
within walking distance of SkyTrain stations” and Coast
Mountain Bus Company will be “focused on getting
people to and from hockey games.” This is why there

Coast Mountain Bus Company
still to release 2010 strategy

are so few additional buses that will need to be added to
the fleet.

The decision made by the University of British
Columbia to cancel classes during the Olympics is an
important part of the strategy. Zadel explains that “40%
of the ridership goes to the UBC area” and that the
decision will “significantly decrease the burden on the
transit system.” Coast Mountain Bus Company expects
no differences for regular commuters. “The increased
service should help move people” Zadel said.

He also does not expect the recent decision by the
Vancouver School Board to keep its schools open to
cause any problems for commuters during the Olympics.
Instead, the big decision makers are SFU and UBC,
who are expected to be closed for the duration of the
Olympics.

The Coast Mountain Bus Company is set to unveil
its strategy on March 9".