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A further very exciting development is that
the College will shortly be the recipient of
a gift from a lower mainland company of two
computers, together with some associated
hardware. This will allow us at very modest
cost to provide a fully adequate computer
system for our instructional programs in
data processing and computer science. This
will provide a welcome reduction in pressure
on our limited Capital and Operating Bud-
gets, and will provide an excellent example
of co-operative relationships between the
business and educational communities. We
will be proposing suitable acknowledgment of
the gift by the Board in due course. It is
hoped that the entire system will be up and
running by the end of May and well in ad-
vance of the implementation of our Computer
Science Program in September. I understand
the system will be capable of handling up to
sixty-four terminals - enough to satisfy
foreseen needs for the next several years,

C. INTERNAL MATTERS - EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

The Education Policy and Planning Committee
met in January, and approved a revised pol-
icy on text book costs. A workshop will be
held shortly to review work done by the
Management Committee on criteria for the
ranking of Budget Decision Units.

On January 28, I attended a meeting with the
District Superintendent and his staff in
Maple Ridge, to discuss co-operative future
activities with Maple Ridge School District.

The work is continuing at an accelerating
pace on the Strategic Plan. Mr. Redmond is
chairing meetings of myself, the Bursar and
the Deans every Tuesday afternoon. I re-
commend to the Board that a special workshop
be held at which time we could provide in-
formation to the Board on work done to date,
and obtain guidance regarding basic assump-
tions underlying the plan.

D. INTERNAL MATTERS - LABOUR RELATIONS

I regret to inform the Board that Mr. Cal
Barber, Personnel Officer, has left the Col-
lege at the end of January, for a new job
with the Health Labour Relations Association.

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We wish Mr. Barber well, and will miss him.

Negotiations are continuing with the B.C.
Government Employees’ Union, and have not
yet commenced with the Douglas/Kwantlen
Faculty Association,

A first meeting has been held with the
Douglas College Labour Management Committee
This Committee formerly met as a combined
committee with Douglas and Kwantlen Col- |
leges. This Committee allows matters of |
mutual concern to be discussed and resolved
in an informal environment. At the first
meeting, agreement was reached regarding
the procedures by which variance from the
days of leave without pay could be obtained,

E. INTERNAL MATTERS - GENERAL

As a result of the nearing completion of
the building, the Furnishings and Equipment
Sub-committee of the Project Development
Committee has dissolved - its task complete,
The responsibility formerly discharged by
that committee will now be assumed by Mr.
West Graydon - Director of Physical Plant
and Site Services.

Because of the large number of uncertain-
ties facing the College, and the compli-
cated nature of planning activities in
which we are currently engaged, I made a
presentation to all interested College em-
ployees this afternoon regarding the cur- .
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Royal Visit

The following is an excerpt from a letter

addressed to Bill Day from the Police De-

partment, City of New Westminster, notify-
ing the College of the street closures

which will be in effect during the Queen's
visit on March 10.

Royal Avenue between 8th Street and 4th
Street will be closed to traffic in both
easterly and westerly directions between
the hours of 3:45 p.m. and approximately
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