SQUAMISH TIMES

April 19, 1983

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Another big step forward
The opening of Capilano College's multiEnrollment kept rising by leaps and
purpose building last week was just another bounds, new portables kept opening and in
giant stride forward for this young college 1976 the phase two facilities opened.
Upgrading proceeded on the site and in
now in its 15th year.
In those 15 years it has come a Ion~ way 1981 work started on the new multi-purpose
from the days when classes were held in West building which was finished last year and ofVancouver Secondary School after school ficially opened last week.
hours. The college was designed for those who
By the summer of this year all the north
couldn't go to university but wanted a higher shore offices will be on the Lynnmour cameducation or some special education which pus.
they could not receive in an academic-oriented
Meanwhile, satellite campuses have been
facility.
established in Squamish and on the Sunshine
In the three years following the opening of Coast while classes are also held at Mount
classes at West Vancouver Secondary School, Currie.
Approval has been given for the acquisiportable buildings were added, seven in all,
tion of the site at Squamish for a campus. It
and college enrollment doubled.
Warehouse space in North Vancouver was will be located on the old loggers' sports
leased for an art program and in the fall of ground behind the high school. However,
1971 day classes were started in St. David's 'there is no word about construction at the site.
Hopefully that will be the next step forChurch in West Vancouver.
In 1972 an area comprising 34 acres, ward and we shall soon see a new Squamish
known as the Lynnmour site, was obtained campus for Capilano College.
and the following year the first phase of the ' Meanwhile, the college has come a long
college at the new site opened with 1,965 way from its humble beginnings in West Vanstudents.
couver Secondary School 15 years ago.