CASTLEGAR NEWS Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 1967 Colleges Seriously Discussed in 1962 History of Selkirk College and How it Came to VOL, 20, No. 3 on the morning of Monday, January 28, 1963, an event took place which was destined to change drasticall; and_historicall the Castlegar Tt was at that hour in the City of Vancouver, that Dr. John B. Macdonald, the relatively new resident of the University of itish Columbia, made public his now famous report on “High- er Education in British Colum- bia pal a pas for the Future.” port, written after the future ald recommended to the provincial government a system of two-year regional commuter or two years of higher educa- tion — technical, acad or a combination of both; those who are undecided about thes educational futures; those wi by preference or for finan reasons wish to remain in own locality.” Most importantly to Castle- gar, of the six regional colleges that Dr. lonald recommend- Ey he established, the one to serve the Kootenays he suggest- ed be 6 ae here. reasons were spies castep was centrally local for the Sommer tae of cogs he was recomm 5 Castle; struction oft the anon dam. The Focal college con- oe had been discussed for years prior to Dr. Mac- donald’s 's report but it was in ear- ly 1962 that the matter began to receive serious consideration throughout the province, In fact it was in June of 1962 that 10 CENTS PER COPY Jan. 28, 1963 Was a Rol Letter Day al college passed in the part- for cx career vocation: ace icipating soot Castlegar, orks, Trail, Nelson, Si locan en and Kee ines! ees ition, told the meet- ing Coat he felt “a little bit of history has been accomplished in “4 British Columbia tonight.” the six districts agreed upon Castlegar as the loration for such a college and met here to sign an egreement on the matter. It is at this point that the pages of the Castlegar News tell the story most vividly and the more important stories of cchooi) past 2% years of the” college's Association. Then in October, 1962 Dr. Macdonaid heid his hearings in the Kootenay area and scores of interested groups and in is made representations In January, 1965 came Dr. Macdonald’s repert and the West Kootenay school boards re- acted quickly te the recommend- ation of a regional colle for the Kootenays. ment that a regional college to to serve the Kootenay area should indeed be established and to this end they made formal ap- ernment, ter day for’ education was marked when a plebiscite fev- development follow in chrono-)$ logical order: “ BOARDS AGREE ON GREEN LIGHT Chairmen and secretary- treasurers of six schaol dist- ricts signed an establishment of a by many groups throughout the West Kootrnay area, particular- ly in Salmo and Fruitvale, The agreement states the college is for the of providing post-seco! @duca- ttion within the area represent ed by the parties, students for advaiced wor! universities and to provide paini ag. inetiaution oring establishment of a region-| specialized traini He said the regional col- lege, a new type of education institution, represented a mendous opportunity for stu- dents beyond the secondary level in local areas. It provid- ed equalization of opportunity for district students who other-| board, wise would have to seek such education far afield. Next procedure, he expiain- ed, would be appointment by the provincial government of a regional council. This would con- sist of the principal of the col- lene, two members be ap- ited by the lieutenant A ital Re} enol in-council, cne member ap- pointed by the minister of ele tre-| ucation who would be a district y. minister pointed by each participating be a trustee. * Special Souvenir Edition Records History of Selkirk With the starting up of classes at Selkirk College in the new campus buildings on Jan. 16 the end of a short but im- portant era was climaxed and the beginning of a much great- er future comm-nced. ‘The dres:a of but a few years ago is now a reality and the future holés great promise for Selkirk College as an institu- tion which will have a profound effect upon the development and, growth not ons, of our Kootenay country, but of the en- tire pee This special we nic edition of the Castlegar News is in- tended as a historical document chronicling the bringing into being of Selkirk College so that the generations of students — eerie the institution in the future, and those people who will in the future call the Kootenays “home,” might have this amali reminder of how Selkirk College was developed by a small population with broad vision and a dete-mined will to do the very best possible for the education of their children. at least one whom would | to ‘At a meeting held in Nelson on Saturday, the progress made ve f a regi ro ment of a re; realice was reviewed. Del ie ee mous-in--their-support--cf- the. action thet hes been taken by the school boards. MRS. JACOBSON, DR. } ON WK Paige COUNCIL | Mrs. ale jacobeon, chr man of the bourd of trustees Of school district No. 9, an\ De. Y. Hall, chairman’ of the Chamber of Com merce’s regional col com- mittee, have Mee * * rd. The Regional College coun- cil, now that the six parties ing school boards have ful: their >jpeoe ane waht from the pict ig Tespousi) force igs the college threagh lo realif on the Re.