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Community Bank’s
Generosity Benefits College

Capilano College’s Greg Lee and Doug
Jardine receive a cheque for $25,000
from the Toronto-Dominion Bank’s
Trevor Jones, account manager,
commercial financial services and
Michael Busch, manager of the North
and West Vancouver Commercial
Banking Centre. The funds will be used
to purchase hardware for the Library.
Michael Busch says: “The College
clearly works to serve the North Shore
community and other areas of the
province through its impressive
curriculum and its strong emphasis on
good facilities. The Library is an excellent
example of this commitment to quality.”

Editor’s Note:

Vern Giesbrecht, Adult Basic Education (ABE) instructor at Capilano College’s
Squamish and Sechelt campuses, compiled several profiles of some of his students.
These were printed in the Squamish Chief newspaper last December as a means of
letting people know about the benefits of the College’s ABE program.

“I was hoping that they would make residents in the Sea to Sky area aware of what

Capilano College offers,
student is like.”

” says Vern. “They give an overview of what the typical

These profiles will be appearing in upcoming editions of the Informer, starting

with this issue’s profile on May Myklebust.

The ABE program enables students to upgrade their knowledge of English, math,
biology, chemistry, physics, social studies and computers. It operates year-round and
most students can complete each course within a four-month term.

Whistler Skier Aims for Science Degree

Ox of the Whistler students who has
enjoyed Capilano College’s ABE
program is May Myklebust, a graduate
of Windsor Secondary in North
Vancouver. She came to the Squamish
campus to upgrade her math and science
knowledge after 10 years in the
workforce.

“T did everything except waitressing --
from driving a taxi to being a ski
instructor,” she said. “ABE was really
good because I could join at any time,
and when I completed one course, I
could start right away on the next one.”

May completed five ABE courses in
Squamish -- two math, two biology and
provincial level English -- as well as Bill
Schermbrucker’s Creative Writing

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May Myklebust

course. She is currently studying at the
North Vancouver campus and hopes to

transfer to UBC eventually to study fora
Bachelor of Science degree.

“One reason I went back to school was
my concern about the environment,” she
said. “I wanted to learn the facts and do
something about environmental issues.
I’m not working toward a degree because
it will necessarily get me a job.” UO

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The Informer is produced
monthly by the Capilano College
Public Relations Department.
Your submissions are welcome,
but please be aware that space
limitations may prevent
publication. Material may be
edited for brevity and clarity.
Send all correspondence to:
Shelley Kean, Editor
Informer
Public Relations
Capilano College
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3H5
Tel: 986-1911, loc. 2088
Fax: 984-1714
Deadline for the February issue:
the last Monday of January.

Next issue date is February 17