Squamish Campus

Barbara Wepruk joined the Squamish
campus in December 1995 as program
consultant for Contract Services and
Extension Division. Her role is to
assess the needs of the community and
fill them through appropriate non-
credit programming.

“The demographics are changing in
the Howe Sound Corridor,” she says,
“and the people moving into the
community are looking to build new
industries, such as tourism, for what
seems to be a changing economic base.

“A concern I have is with the health
services field. It has gone through a
transition recently and there is a need
for something along those lines in
Howe Sound — from hospitals to

home care to caring for people with
disabilities.”

Originally from northwestern
Ontario, Barbara has lived in
Squamish for three years. “I see a lot
of potential for past and new citizens
in the Corridor,” she says. “There is
so much to do in the area and so
much that can be done for the people
that make it their home.

“With the new video conferencing
centre, we could do more distance
learning, which is the future of
education because people’s time for
education is changing and we need to
reach people in outlying
communities.”

Inge Oord (left),
regional assistant and
lab supervisor

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