MEMORANDUM TO: All College Personnel FROM: W.L. Day, Acting Bursar RE: Crowding and Space Problems - New Westminster Campus KKKKKEKKKKKK KKK KKK KERR KK KR KKK KR KE KK RE KKKK KEE RKKKERKEKRKEKKKKKKKKKK At the last Management Committee Meeting, the matters of overcrowding and space allocation were discussed at some length. The following information may be helpful to you: 1) Expanded facilities in Maple Ridge are scheduled for 1991. Staff work is well under way, and there is strong political support for this move. Land acquisition should occur this fall, by a consortium of the College, the School District and the Municipality. 2) Work is under way for a Coquitlam Centre. There is strong local support, and a lot of effort will be made this year to further the concept in Victoria. 3) As a result of present and immediately forseeable Space problems, presentations have been made, and will continue to be made in Victoria regarding acquisition of temporary outside space, and the possibility of completing the present New Westminster campus by adding a 5th floor on the North building - provided for in the original design. 4) Terry Leonard and staff are at work, on building modifications to the existing structure, to ensure that all space is fully used. He is also working on the lease/rental of outside space that can act as a "safety valve" for the future. 5) Al Atkinson, Dean of Educational and Student Services, has been assigned the task of working with a representative group, and reporting back by the end of October, on the possibility of timetable and see f2 Mad Hatter 5 |