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Construction Management cont...

teachers on the valuable aspects of Shop
courses for the Construction Management
Program at Douglas. (They praised our program
too, of course.)

The most valuable outcome was a mutual

desire to "do it again" and we will promote the
concept of an advisory board to improve the
bridging between high school and the college.
We may have a tiger by the tail but we know we
have formed a fresh and valuable connection
with a small goup of interested students (and
their teachers) which could grow in size as the
potential for transfer develops.

We feel good about it.

Hank Naylor

 

MAPLE RIDGE AGREEMENT

The Douglas College Board of Governors met

in Maple Ridge recently to affirm their view that
the College and School District #42 begin sharing
facilities in September 1987.

The announcement was made by College Board
chairman Gerry Trerise, a Maple Ridge resident,
and Betty Levens, a board chairman of the
Maple Ridge School District, at a meeting held
in the School Board district office.

Douglas College currently offers classes in a
small, four-room campus on 224th Street in
this Fraser Valley community.

Trerise gave special credit for the facility
sharing proposal to school trustee and former
Douglas College board chairman Helen Casher.
He also said the agreement could become "a
model for other colleges and school districts
around the province."

Jim Doerr, the Dean responsible for the Maple
Ridge campus, said the distance to New Westminster
has alway been recognized as the limiting factor
for people living east of the Pitt River.

"This agreement is a good example of where

a cooperative relationship can lead you," said
College President Bill Day. "this is totally
positive, and will be a win/win situation for both
ourselves and School District #42."

School Board Chair Levens said the agreement
was a "mark of the pairing we've had for so long.
Everything appears to be going smoothly and

the facility sharing is something we really need in
this community."

"I'm simply amazed at the number of people who
are now talking about Douglas College for
students," Levens said. "It's absolutely vital

that we have this type of facility at our doorstep."

Douglas College and School District #42 are now
working out the final details of the plan which
would see students have access to more post-
secondary education in Maple Ridge.

"All the support and positive feedback we can
get will be a help," said trustee Casher. "Asa
school district we've already received a tremen-
dous amount of support from Douglas Oollege."

 

 

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The newest member of the Douglas College Board
of Governors is Myrna Popove, a Coquitlam
resident and small business owner. Popove
joined the board this month and is very enthusias-
tic about community initiatives and projects
underway at Douglas College.

 

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