MP recognizes College programs
Submitted by Amber Ballard, APMCP associate

The Honourable Stephen Owen,
secretary of state for Western
Economic Diversification (WD)

and Indian Affairs and Northern
Development, drew a diverse crowd
January 9 to Vancouver's Four
Seasons Hotel. In front of an
audience that included Asian Pacific
Management Co-op Program (APMCP)
associates, McRae Institute of
International Management faculty,
as well as academic, corporate and
political representatives, the
member of Parliament emphasized

the attributes of WD's export-oriented
programs. These, he said, have

been shaped to assist Canadian
organizations to enter and expand
into international markets. Both the
secretary of state and the College’s
Dr. Bill Gibson, vice president of
Academic Affairs, complimented
local organizations and academic
institutions, such as Capilano
College, on building long-lasting
networks and goodwill between
Canadian and Asian countries.

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Capilano College turns 35

Lecture on First Nations women

Dr. Loraine Littlefield, research
coordinator with the Snuneymuxw
First Nations on Vancouver Island,
will be a guest lecturer for the
Capilano College Women’s Studies
department on Tuesday, March 4.
An Introduction to the History

of First Nations Women is part of
the Hon. Thomas A. Dohm, Q.C.
lecture series. The free event will
be held from 7:30-9 p.m. in the
Birch building, room 204.

Dr. Littlefield is a PhD graduate
from the University of British

Columbia. Her major interest

is in First Nations women’s history
and in particular the role of
women in traditional economies.
In her early work she examined
the historical accounts of early
explorers and traders that
documented the role of women
traders on the Northwest Coast.
The impact of colonization upon
women’s economic opportunities
in a Coast Salish community

is the focus of her recent work.

John Potts, left, Secretary of State Owen,
and Mitra Kiamanesh.

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