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Art Troup, Lois Kennedy and Carol McCandless

Conservancy
honours
Vicky Troup

A painting by Sheila Weaver of
Lily Pad Lake on Gambier Island
was presented in February to the
Environmental Science post-
baccalaureate diploma program
in memory of Vicky Troup. “The
Conservancy has provided projects
for ENSC practicum students for
several years,” says program
coordinator, Dr. Sarah Groves.
These practicums were originally
arranged by Vicky, who was the
practicum and program coordinator
until her death in February 2000.
They help students do something
significant in environmental science.
“The painting honours Vicky's life
and the contributions she has
made to us,” said the Conservancy's
Lois Kennedy. “It is a reminder to
have the courage to believe your
actions can make a difference and
it is a reminder to live our lives
well.” Vicky’s husband, Art, was
also on hand to express his thanks
to the Conservancy for the tribute.
“On behalf of Vicky and her family,
I'd like to thank you,” he said.
“Tt was when Vicky and I were in
Malaysia that we realized how
important our watersheds are.”

accept a gift from the Gambier Island Conservancy

Book hits
international
markets

by Christine Hoppenrath

Carrie Jung, an ESL instructor
in the Capilano College
Foundations division, has
recently co-authored an ESL
textbook. Reflecting on Writing:
Composing in English for ESL
Students was published by
University of Michigan Press
last year. Co-authored by Ernest
Hall, this is the international
adaptation of the Canadian
version. The book is a process
approach to teaching ESL
students who may be fairly
fluent in spoken English but
have not had much experience
in composing academic English.
The book takes students from
the pre-writing stages (getting
ideas, organizing ideas, etc.),
to developing the paragraph
and eventually to writing the
standard five-paragraph
academic essay. The book

Three former students of
the Environmental Science
post-baccalaureate diploma
program (ENSC) at Capilano
College have found their
new company swamped
with business. “We formed
Omni-Tech Environmental
Services after we graduated
from the program last May,”
said 28-year-old co-owner
Stephanie Lemmon, “and
we're already maxing out.”
“We developed our con-
tacts through our work
placements,” said Omni’s
second partner, 24-year-old
Tanya Yadao. “It’s amazing
how it’s all cascaded and
benefitted our ability to
market ourselves and obtain
employment in the field.”
Stephanie, Tanya and third
co-owner, David Doyle, 28,
all brought their bachelor
degrees to Capilano College
and enrolled in the ENSC
program. “My university
degree didn’t give me any
hands-on experience or
assistance in getting a job,”
Tanya said, explaining why
she returned to college after
obtaining a B.Sc.

Vol. XXIII No. 3

Graduates of the Environmental Science
post-baccalaureate diploma program,
Tanya Yadao (left) and Stephanie
Lemmon (right) hold a painting of
Lily Pad Lake with Gambier Island
Conservancy president, Maria Van Dyk.

also has activities that focus
on vocabulary, grammar,
sentence structure, as well as
strategies to develop content
and to edit their own work.