First Nations
program launched

An official launch of the Capilano
os College First Nations Tourism

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A family affair program was held on Friday, March
12 at the Squamish Nation Totem
Hall in Squamish. The program was
developed in partnership with the
Squamish, Lil’'wat and Musqueam
First Nations, Capilano College, and
the Ministry of Advanced Education.
Its objective is to provide a First
Nations focus for the delivery of
training and education programs
across all tourism sectors at the
supervisory, managerial and
entrepreneurial levels. “The 2010
Olympics in Whistler represents a
significant milestone in moving
towards establishing sustainable
First Nations tourism within the
corridor from Vancouver to Mt.
Currie,” said Capilano College
president, Dr. Greg Lee. “This
unique educational partnership is
enabling students from three First
Nations communities to meet the
growing demands for cultural
tourism opportunities in that
region.”

College life is all in the family for
three generations of Oostindies.
Dirk Oostindie (pictured far right),
has lived on the North Shore since
1959. He was parks manager for the
District of North Vancouver for 34
years and founder of the Maplewood
Children’s Farm and the Lynn Valley
Ecology Centre. He has been an
active member of Capilano College’s
Eldercollege for the past six years.
Dirk’s son, Irwin (left), first came
to Capilano College 19 years ago,
studying Political Science with
instructor, Stan Persky. Irwin is well
known for his role in starting and
running Under the Volcano, North
Vancouver's largest annual arts
festival. Today, Irwin is studying
Media Arts in the College’s Art
Institute. Irwin’s daughter, Inessa
Baustad Oostindie, is four years
old and attends the Capilano College
Child Care Centre. Her future is as
yet unknown, but she does enjoy
playing on the slide on the Centre’s | Details online
playground. And if that wasn’t
remarkable enough, Inessa’s mother, Students in the :
Suzanne Baustad, is enrolled in program designed this logo.
Capilano College’s Paralegal program!

premiered this work i in

2003. It was so succes u
they were asked to perform it
again for the Dalai Lama. This ©
concert is in collaboration with
the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra and the Vancouver
Sacred Arts Society.

Mark Armanini,

a composition

instructor at Capilano

College, has also”

written a work that

will be performed at Mark Armanini

this very special presentation.

The event has been sold out
October.

Education
Council update

Submitted by Dr. Frank Harris

At the February meeting of
Education Council final approval
was given to the Rehabilitation
Assistant diploma program.
Council endorsed A Guide to
Defining Professional Behaviour
in Career Programs. The guide
will facilitate the inclusion in
course outlines of expectations,
criteria and feedback
mechanisms so that instructors
and students can have a clear
understanding of professional
behaviours expected.

Pottery sale

Third year students in the
Studio Arts ceramics program
at Capilano College are holding
a pottery sale on Sunday,

April 18 and Monday, April 19
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the
Maple building. :

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