“ It's important that Tri-cities residents have
this kind of access to quality post-secondary

educational programs and services. ”

Myrna Popove
Former Douglas College Board Chair

‘INside

June 8, 1993

 

 

 

 

The Douglas College Newsletter

 

Pinetree Way campus update

The release of planning money for
Douglas College's Pinetree Way campus
may be announced as soon as next week,
says Dean of Community Programs &
Services Jim Doerr.

"Upon release of the funds, we can imme-

diately begin architectural planning for a
2,000 FTE facility," says Doerr.

Also anticipated in the announcement,
which will be made by Advanced Educa-
tion, Training and Technology Minister
Dr. Tom Perry, is the possibility of coop-

ation between our Ministry and the
Ministry of Education to build a secon-
dary school next door to the Douglas
College campus.

"An agreement of this sort may allow for
some costs to be shared, such as architec-
tural and planning fees, and for shared
services such as parking and recreational
facilities. It would be an agreement in
principle that lets us start detailed plan-
ning procedures over the summer," says
Doerr.

The Pinetree Way campus will be located
near the Coquitlam Town Centre, and is
based on a partnership between Douglas
College, the Ministry of Advanced Educa-
tion, and the Municipality of Coquitlam.
It’s the first phase of an educational facil-
ity that will eventually provide 5,600
full-time equivalent spaces. Phase one is
scheduled to open in Fall 1996.

2 shortage of seats at Douglas College's
New Westminster campus and steady
population growth in the Tri-Cities region

 

 

 

 

 

Site of the new Pinetree Way campus in Coquitlam.

(Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquit-
lam) has led to a significant increase in
demand for college spaces. One quarter
of students now attending the New West-

minster campus live in the Tri-Cities area.

Doerr points out that although Phase I
will be designed for 2,000 full-time
students, funding projections from the
Ministry of Advanced Education indicate
that the new campus will likely open in
1996 with 750 FTE students. .

As soon as the College receives written
approval from the Ministry, there will be
a College-wide meeting to share informa-
tion on the new campus. All College
employees will be contacted regarding
the date and time of that meeting.

Over the summer, initial space planning
will take place and program planning for
the new campus will continue. People

should also watch for another meeting
this fall that will update campus planning
developments. Regular updates will also
be featured in INside Douglas College

each month. A

 

 

 

eli vou would like more
information about the ©
Pinetree Way campus
in Coquitlam, see your ©
department head, who
will receive updates
monthly, or call Jim
Doerr at 5383.