continued

The opening ceremonies were truly an
extravaganza affair as all of the
participating colleges and their athletes
were represented under their respective
provincial flags. The guest speakers
included representatives from the CCAA,
the government of Ontario, the government
of Canada and many others involved in the
sponsorship and organization of the
championships. A banquet followed after
which all of the athletes returned to
their quarters in preparation for three
days of competition ahead of them.

The volleyball competition began early
Thursday morning and continued until]
Saturday evening when the fold medal
matches were played. The competition

throughout the weekend was of top calibre
in both men's and women's play. Almost all
of the teams participating had either

Provincial select athletes or Canadian

National junior members of their roster. .

The coaching was excellent, the officiating

was excellent and the athletes were
superb.

When the last game was over, the final

award was presented and the last of the
triumphant calls were being heard, | could

see how important this national event had
been to everyone involved. Somehow you

could see it in the bright eyes and broad
grins of all the athletes. The

competitiveness demonstrated earlier by
these athletes seemed to change into a

true and bonding comradeship. The athletes
from Quebec were joking and laughing with

those of British Columbia. People talked,

people listened and people came to

sunderstand. The exchange of ideas, the
communication of common goals, ideals,

needs and concerns sparked amongst these
young people a feeling of friendship,

love and unity. It was a personal treat
for me to see people from all over Canada

enjoying each other's friendship. | only
hope that | am fortunate enough to

experience another national championship
once again next year.

- Joseph lacobellis

Paper available from SNS

The Ministry of Education has just
released a discussion paper on ''Career

Education for Mentally Handicapped Adults'!
the advisory committee for which included

our own Jolene Bordewick (ACT Coordinator)
as well as representatives of three other

colleges, two institutes and several
community and government agencies. Special

Needs Services has the document and would
be happy to circulate a copy of it to

anyone who would like to read it. If you
are interested contact Paul Jones at local

519.

Kempo keeps busy
The term may be winding down for most
everyone on campus, but there is at least

one instructor who will be kept busy over
the next few weeks. Olga Kempo is running

in the provincial elections for North
Vancouver Capilano and we'd like to

congratulate her for having the get up and
go to get out and become involved in the

political arena.

Need facilities?
The Seymour Inter-River Society is looking
for potential renters for their Jaycee

House at 1251 Lillooet Road on an ongoing
or occasional basis. They say they offer

reasonable rates for community groups and
organizations and are also available for

fund-raising groups, weddings and private
parties. There are kitchen and bar

facilities available. For an appointment
to view the place or further information

contact 929-7602.

MORE MOVES

Looking for Community Education? You no
longer have to go down the hill to the
"Coach House campus'' (778 Premier),
because the Credit Free office is now on
campus--on the main floor of A building
around the corner from Registration tobe
exact. However, if you are looking for the
illustrious publishers of this wonderful
newsletter, Information Services is still
to be found in the office at the bottom of

the hill. We will be here until the end of
the month.