A Chronological Resume of Capilano College’s Facilities and Site Growth.

1973

February: Negotiations commence with
Vietoria on Phase 1 Expansion, and
Council requests purchase of entire 34
acres at Lynnmour.

1973
September: Lynnmour Phase 1 opens to
1965 students.

1974

Mareh: Ministry of Education announces
core campus development program for
colleges and also that college sites will
be purchased through DPW.

May: Victoria approval for Phase 1
Expansion: to be two buildings on south
campus (north 23 acres not yet available)
-a4storey building mainly for large Art
Program and a media studio for Media
Resources Program.

February-March: Planning commences
for Lynnmour Phase II with the
production in August of the educational
specs which will form the basis of the
space program. Educational spaces
called "Instructional and _ Service
Specifications 1974-1979" (the "Blue
Book"),

1974

September: Experience 52% enrolment
increase over '73 Fall. About 60% of
classroom hour forced off Lynnmour with
students scattered in various locations
around the North Shore.

September: Planning commences for
emergency temporary classroom
facilities on Lynnmour north campus land
(23 acres) which is to become available
for use in early 1975.

1975
January: Phase I Expansion construction
commences on south campus.

April: Contract signed for site services
and portable buildings for north campus
development.

September: North campus portables
(74,000 sq. ft.) open for Fall semester
classes with enrolment up another 15%
to peak 3400.

1976
July: Phase I Expansion facilities
opened.

Instructional and Service Specifications
updated and presented to Victoria in
October with request for Phase II action.

October and November: Council
Planning Committee meetings with
Deputy Minister to argue cause for
Lynnmour development and _ land
purchase.

1977

May: Wiesman Commission Study
commences on site and facility needs for
Lower Mainland colleges.

August: Wiesman Report recommends to
Ministry of Education Capilano should
get $12 million for Lynnmour Phase II,
(excluding site) and satellite facilities in
Squamish and West Vancouver.

October: Squamish Satellite Centre
proposal and request submitted to
Ministry of Education.

1978

March: Squamish satellite proposal
upgraded on Ministry of Education
request. =

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