Summer of 1968 - the erection of the first
two-story portable at the Northwest corner
of the West Vancouver High School campus.

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May 1973--the cake decorated to celebrate
the move from West Vancouver to temporary
quarters at Welch Street in North Van.

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1978 - the restful patio outside the North
Campus cafeteria is a favourite meeting
and studying place for students all year.

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THE WAY WE

by Alan Smith, Director of Planning

1968

College opens with one portable building
attached to West Vancouver Secondary
School in which all classes taught after
4:00 p.m.

1968 to 1971

An additional 7 portable buildings added
around West Vancouver Secondary School
grounds. College enrolment doubles.

1969
College Council formally commences
search for core campus site.

1970

College leases 7,500 sq. ft. of warehouse
space in North Vancouver (Welch St.) for
growing Art Program.

1971
Fall - College starts first day classes in
St. David's Church, West Vancouver.

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Lynnmour (Inter-River site) identified as
only site then available on North Shore
and lease signed with North Vancouver
District in October for use of south 11
acres of designated 34 acre site.

Negotiations completed with Victoria for
Lynnmour Phase I (restricted under the
Act to $1.1 million development based on
$1,500 per student matched to 1971
enrolment).

November: Construction and site work
start on Lynnmour Phase 1 to be a new
33,000 sq. ft. "semi-permanent", one
storey building, plus 19,000 sq. ft. of
portables moved from West Vancouver.