INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / MAY 8, 1990

 

 

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FOUNDATION NEWS

CKNW
Orphan’s Fund

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Hughes says that the Orphan’s
Fund is designed to help children,
and the bursary will achieve that
goal. “If a parent can improve
their lot in life, that will help the
children,” she says.

The recently established bur-
sary, called the Erm Fiorillo Bur-
sary, has been bolstered by the
provincial government's matching
funds agreement, which is
designed to encourage donations
to post-secondary institutions.

“The bursary was established
by our directors last fall with a
$75,000 grant,” says Hal Davis, ad-
ministrator of the CKNW
Orphan’s Fund. “That was
matched by the provincial govern-
ment. This spring, the directors
decided to add an additional
$25,000, which will also be
matched by the government."

The CKNW Orphan's Fund
Erm Fiorillo Bursary is named
after the original administrator of
the Orphan's Fund. “He was the
person who built the fund into
what it is today,” says Davis. @

Home builder’s
bursary established

at College

local developer has laid the
foundation to build a future
for students at Douglas College.

United Properties of Van-
couver has donated money to the
Douglas College Foundation to es-
tablish an annual bursary for stu-
dents in the Residential Con-
struction Management program.

United Properties, a well-
known residential developer, won
two provincial housing awards
last year. The awards included
some cash, so the company, along
with the Canadian Home Builder’s
Association and the Residential
Construction Institute, joined
financial forces to establish the
$5,000 bursary.

“It was a corporate decision to
put the money back into some
means of education, to try to assist
young people who want to get
into our industry,” says Michael
Craigin, Vice President of Opera-
tions at United Properties. “Educa-
tion is more and more important
to our future.”

Keith Sashaw, Executive Vice

President of the Canadian
Home Builder’s Association in
B.C., agrees. “We are recognizing
the importance of training, and we
hope that this bursary will en-
courage young people to enter our
field.”

The Canadian Home Builder’s
Association has had a good work-
ing relationship with Douglas Col-
lege, says Sashaw. “We've been
working closely with Douglas Col-
lege. They’ve put a lot of effort
into establishing their Residential
Construction Management pro-
gram, and it’s benefitted our As-
sociation and members
considerably.”

Evan Stregger, Convenor of
the Construction Managment pro-
gram at Douglas College, sees the
new bursary as a way to attract
people into the field. “Over the
long run, knowing that the bur-
sary is available may encourage
people who are interested in the
course, but are held back by the
cost.”

Stregger also hopes that the
bursary will change the way
people view the construction busi-
ness. “It’s still viewed as a trade,
but it should be seen as a profes-
sion,” he says. @