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Historic ground breaking ceremony
for Thomas Haney Centre

wo long-time Maple Ridge

pioneers, Charlie Blishen

and Bill Hampton, led a
team of Belgian horses at a historic
ground breaking ceremony July 21
for the new $27 million Thomas
Haney Centre in Maple Ridge.

Using a 100-year old plough,
Blishen and Hampton turned the
sod for the new centre. About 100
people gathered at Telosky
Stadium for the ceremony, includ-
ing officials from Douglas College,
Maple Ridge School District, the
Municipality of Maple Ridge, and
the Ministry of Advanced Educa-
tion, Training, and Technology.
“We extend the recognition of

the Ministry of Advanced Educa-
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The V.I.P. group from the Municipality of Maple Ridge, School District #42 and
Douglas College get ready to turn some sod for the new $27 million Thomas

Haney Centre.

 

all those people who made this
development come about,” said
Robin Ciceri, Director of Lower
Mainland Colleges for the Minis-
try. “It’s a partnership opportunity,
and we will all watch it unfold
with interest.”

The centre, which will com-
bine elements of a high school and
college under one roof, is a joint
project between Douglas College,

the school district and
municipality of Maple Ridge.

“The Centre is regarded by the
Ministry as a most innovative and
effective partnership that will
serve as a model for the rest of the
province in attaining educational

goals

2000,” Ciceri said in an interview
after the ceremony.

as we approach the year

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