Sustainable land use looked at by students

Bowen Island residents receive a helping hand from students
in the Capilano College Environmental Science program

“Over the next four months, 24
graduate students will be producing a
report and computer simulation model
of Bowen Island for community use,”
says instructor David Bernard. “The
goal is to create a realistic
representation of some key human
activities and their environmental
consequences affecting the island and
community.”

Initially, the project will focus on
Bowen Island’s official community plan
(OCP). Students agreed to begin by
identifying the fundamental and

sometimes unstated core objectives
within the OCP

A simulation model will then be
developed to represent the objectives.
By spring, the model will be available
for community members to use in
exploring alternative scenarios, with an
eye to identifying how best to meet
community needs within the context of
sustainability.

“The idea is not to change the OCP,”
says David, “but rather to promote
learning about the complex system that
is our island community.”

As Bowen residents play with the
model, they will begin to learn about
the inevitable trade-offs and begin
developing a better understanding of
potential implications of clauses
within the OCP.

The project will conclude on April
22 with a community conference on
Bowen Island. This will correspond
with the first Earth Day of the new
millennium. A written report and a
STELLA computer model of Bowen
Island will be delivered and will be
available to community residents.

Christmas party feedback wanted

Ihe Christmas party committee is

once again ready to enjoy its off
season. But, before wrapping it up, it
would like to thank everyone who
contributed to the success of the event.

Thank you to the following
departments and individuals who
donated prizes for the raffle draw:
Adult Basic Education; Applied
Business Technology; fourth floor
Birch building employees;
administrators; Capilano College
Foundation; Counselling; English as
a Second Language; Graphic Design
and Illustration; Horticulture;
International Projects; International
Student Office; Music; Carol
Noonan; President’s Office;
Professional Film Studies; Pure and
Applied Sciences; Registrar’s Office;
Polly Richards; Peggy Shannon;
Social Sciences; Sportsplex; Studio
Art; and Theatre.

The prizes contributed were
wonderful! Because of the employees’
generosity, the Christmas party
committee was able to raise $325,
which was donated to the North
Vancouver Christmas Bureau. The
winner of the tax receipt for this

donation was Facilities’
Brian Holling.

The committee would
also like to thank Chris
Morgan (our Serve-It-
Right host), Doug
(Santa) Loblaw, Bob
Sherrin, Lars Kaario
and the Capilano
College Singers, Grace
McNab, Polly
Richards, Edna Sakata,
Facilities, Shannon
Spagnut, David
DeMuynck, Audio/
Visual, Beaver Foods
and the deans, who
performed admirably as
bartenders.

The committee is
looking for feedback on
the party so that next
year’s will be even
better. Please pass comments on to
any member of the committee. They
are: Bill Gibson, Valerie Newman,
Anita Roach, Wendy Lynn,
Elizabeth Pereira, and Sue Wallster.

Submitted by Wendy Lynn

Communications liaison, Shelley
Kean, holds a gift basket which she
won in the Christmas party raffle. The
basket was donated by employees
in the Applied Business Technology
department and could feed a hungry
group of employees in the Centre for
New Media for about a month.

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