Surprise Motions Passed by DCFA

oe e ...see story page 4 Vol. 8, No.1 Douglas College, Monday, November 20, 1978 Serving all Douglas College campuses MEMBER ASKED TO RESIGN Surprise motions passed by DCFA I PLANS FOR Faculty fees NEW WEST will increase BY PAUL TAMEMOTO UNDERWAY PHOTO EDITOR BY COLLEEN GLYNN Three surprise motions were passed by the Douglas Construction of the permanent College Faculty Association during their annual general New Westminster campus of meeting on the New Westminster campus November 8. Douglas College will start within The motions not scheduled on the agenda, were the next 12 months, according to brought forth by Roger Elmes. Planning Officer Hank Naylor. The three motions dealt with with the college's action " Architects have already be in appointing a member of one bargaining unit as a part of gun drawing up preliminary the management negotiating team dealing with another plans," said Naylor, "and the target date for their completion bargaining unit. is within six months." The D.C.F.A. also moved that faculty at Capilano College are Completion of preliminary the member hand in his im asking for are: plans will spark the estimated mediate resignation from the -job security two months of critiquing the said negotiating team, and that -preference to sessional in- plans by the Steering Commit this motion be forwarded to structors that have seniority tee. The Steering Committee College Council immediately. -maternity leave (a change plans to open up an operations Murray Leslie then inter from what they have now) room in the 700 building on New jected by saying, "Why take a -technical change Westminster campus where it person's rights away? If you are Tilley also asked the D.C.F.A. will display the plans and models if they would give their moral Surrey Student CouncU chalrmllll Frank GObert samples a cup of to remove him, it should be for public viewing and comment. support and respect for the coffee from the new machine In the student councU omce. Who based on principle." "This is not a small project," In other happenings the fa picket line if a strike was called. can blame blm? The machine, which was Installed during the first The majority of the faculty stated Naylor. "It may be as few weeks of October, charges a mere twenty cents for a cup of culty passed the two motions large as Langara-although not that were on the agenda. association agreed and a motion freshly brewed coffee. Many machines charge more for Instant was passed. the same design. It's not going coffee. GObert said that all profits will stay on Surrey campus, to The first motion dealt with an to look like Langara but it will An open question and answer help fund clubs and associations. Photo by Richard Hanson increase in fees to the College have comparable square foot Faculties Federation of B.C. to period was held succeeding Til age. " ,$60 per full time equivalent ley's assessment of the situa "We don 't yet know how it member. ' tion. will be built," he continued, Surrey cafeteria The second had to do with One faculty member brought ' 'but that will be decided shortly. increasing D.C.F.A. member up the question on how the The New Westminster cam ship dues to 0.5 percent of gross students were reacting to the pus will be the first of the salary for the months of January, possible strike. Douglas College campuses to gets a facelift February, March and April of Tilley's response was, "Their begin construction of a perma 1979. main attitude is ' what about primarily concerned with me?'." nent building. The next campus BY RICHARD -HANSON One of the reasons for the making the cafeteria more Uve The meeting then moved on in line for permanent construc Pinion Staff Writer increases was t hat it would tion is Surrey campus, but con able. boost services for the members to open discussions on the meet struction will probably not start The first phase of a project to This phase, which is expected of the association. ing's agenda. During this time President for another three years. convert the Surrey Cafeteria to be completed before the When asked what services Ann Frost, remarked that, "The into a student union building Christmas break, will also in meant, C.F.F. president Dave no-host bar before the meeting began last Wednesday when volve a reduction in the amount Mitten said, "A provincial voice was just experimental, but from several large, white panels were of lighting in the cafeteria, the in educational matters, an at the turnout at today's meeting installed at the building's north relocation of vending machines te'mpt to bring forth valid edu we should have one again next ern end. and the removal of the benches cational matters and to create a time." Frank Gilbert, Surrey Student that are built into the wall at the salary and working conditions Council chairman said the pan south end of the building, near committee." els are intended to act as a the print shop. Wanda Tilley from the Capi divider, separating the main Further phases will take place lano College Faculty Association ON THE eating area from the area of after the print shop has been was a guest speaker at the greatest traffic. moved to the Vocational Train meeting. INSIDE He added that the panels ing Centre which is being built She was invited by the D.C. would be covered on one side in Newton. F.A. to review the situation at Skiing column ... ... 2 with a mural and the other side Gilbert said he had been told Capilano College. Record review ......... 3 would probably be used as a that the print shop could be out Tilley said that the college's UIC for students ...... 5 notice board. by the end of February, at which contract expired in January of Douglas Theatre .... .. 7 Gilbert explained that the time phases two and three could 1978 and the faculty had been Fishermen trained ..... 8 negotiating since then. BANK NAYLOR first phase of tbls project will be begin. The main objectives that the PAGEl THE PINION, Monday, November; 20, 1978 GOOD SEASON EXPECTED Get set for skiing Many people in the lower But this year, with the weather Unfortunately, there has been This covers the alpine bowls Also, at a cost of $35 per person, mainland were getting worried having taken a turn for the ,insufficient snowfall the past above the timberline, wide well there is helicopter skiing for the about the mild weather that was worse, so to speak, the lower two seasons and the mountain groomed runs and three large more adventurous. obvious through the month of mainland skier can expect a has lost money. glacier bowls with limitless pow As you have probably heard October. good plop of snow before De· dersnow. an American firm out of Aspen, cember. To make up the loss Grouse Those wishing to take a ski Colorado, has recently been BY ART HAZELL Mountain Resorts Ltd. added a holiday at Whistler will be im given the go-ahead to develop Pinion StaHWrter In the vicinity of a 100-mile mountain coaster ride and a pressed with the abundant ac the Blackcomb mountain area. radius from Vancouver there are commodations only yards from What I mean is there were a concert stage before last sum The first lifts are expected to be five ski areas. the lifts as well as the others in lot of people who enjoyed the mer for use in the off season. in operation by the 1980-81 Whistler's general area. season. weather except for maybe a The additions were a big In our local mountain range There is a complete range of certain few ... thousand. These success and Grouse hopes that This area, coupled with Whis just north of the city three of this season will have plenty of prices and facilities at each tler, will make the ski area in the people are the skiers, the busi these are Cypress Bowl, Grouse snow. different motel or condominium Garibaldi Mountain ' range the ness persons and their families, Mountain and Mt. Seymour Pro as well as the swinging singles, On route 99, about 75 miles and some even have day care for biggest and probably the best in vincial Park. Then, 70 miles east North America. who start to get the itch this north of Vancouver, is Gari those mothers' children who are of these is Hemlock Valley, near too young to ski. time of year for skiing. baldi's Whistler Mountain. Blackcomb, being located just Harrison. All provide Vancou As for places to eat, the Keg north of Whistler, will be able to When the weather was so This megalopolis of a ski area verites with many runs and ski restaurant is packed almost service some 4,300 skiers per mild last month many skiers has attracted skiers from all school facilities. every night during the holiday day in its first year of operation. were afraid that this ski season over the world because of its ski season, making it the most The total cost of the project is might be a repeat of the past Grouse Mountain, being the unlimited variety of runs and popular place in the area. expected to run somewhere be few seasons. major of the three local areas, fantastic powder skiing. Also, each separate condo tween $9 and $30 million dollars. Poor snowfall hampered the boasts of recently adding a new With the addition of another minium and motel usually has The 1978•79 ski season is ex ski areas forcing them to start superskyride, chairlift and a chairlift the mountain now has its own little restaurant open to pected to be a good one.

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