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With a population that is growing modestly, but aginy relatively rapidly, the College will be expected to provide a continued high level of community programs and services, complementiny those offered by the school districts. This will include community-related programs in performing theatre and dance, in addition to the existing music peoyram., This will provide a context for possible media-related technical proyrams.

It is clear that the existiny curriculums of BCIT, PVI, and Kwantlen Colleye represent a major training investment by the province in enyineering and trades-based occupations. These tend to be expensive and highly capitalized, and for that reason, it can be expected that the Ministry will be hesitant about makiny an additional mayor investment before it has maximized investment in current proyrams. Therefore, the Douglas Colleye contributions in this field will likely evolve from research and programming activity among the small-to-medium sized manufacturiny and distribution industries within its region. Following such survey and development work, a suitably defined role for the Colleye in engineeriny-related proyrams will be identified. In the meantime, the plans for the College include necessary research and development funds, in order to document proposals for new funds, or to justify shifts in budget allocations.