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College Budget Aims at Maintaining Status Quo

Fottowing the recent provincial
budget, many Douglas College
employees have been wondering
how the new college budget will
affect them. A number of post-
secondary institutions in B.C. have
announced program cancellations
along with faculty and staff layoffs.
Douglas College, however, will
essentially maintain current levels
of service without layoffs, said
college bursar Peter Greenwood.
“While the provincial budget
provided a 4.5 per cent inflation lift

to Douglas College’s budget,
internal inflation which includes
the cost of supplies, services, and
salaries has risen eight percent,”
Greenwood said.The operating
grant the college receives from
Victoria is $25,977,478 for the
1991-92 fiscal year.

He said the college must now
deal with a preliminary $300,000
shortfall. This will be done
through “strict fiscal controls”
which include such measures as a
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a college wide reduction by one
half in the travel budget. The latter
action will result in a savings of
$75,000, Greenwood said. At the
same time, a few under enrolled
courses will be eliminated to allow
more sections of high demand
courses.

Tuition rates have not yet been
finalized for the September
semester, but acting college presi-
dent Al Atkinson confirmed that
an increase is expected. “Tuition
fees have not been set but at this
time a fee increase appears un-
avoidable. The 17 per cent figure
discussed earlier still seems likely,”
Atkinson said.

A17 per cent increase will
mean tuition fees will rise from
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Tonally Hip is a group of four Douglas College students and
one Capilano College student who are singing vocal jazz in
schools and at festivals around the lower mainiand this
summer. (I. to r.) Capilano College’s Bruno Hubert (piano),
Judy Laidlaw (soprano), Craig Bickle (tenor), Sharon Dodding
(alto), and Spencer Toyne (bass.)