Early childhood education needs special training.

Performance levels high in transfers

Selkirk College students who transfer to universities in the province perform as well as, or better than stu- dents transferring from other colleges in the prov- ince. That's the message from Dr. Richard Hallett, Dean of Program Services at Selkirk College.

For two consecutive years,

Selkirk College students transferring into areas such as Biology, Chemistry, French, Math, Political Sci- ence and Psychology at the University of B.C. performed better than students trans- ferring from other colleges. And in 1979-81, Selkirk Col- lege transfer students did considerably better ‘in Com- puting Science, English and Geology at UBC than stu- dents from other. colleges, said Hallett. * Hallett compared grade point averages on a four point scale index and dis- covered that Geology stu- dents transferring from Sel- kirk College recorded a 3.2 grade point average com- pared to 2.6 for students from other colleges in the province. Other significant differences in performance levels appeared when Hallett compared Selkirk College transfer students and other college students in the areas of English and Computing Science.

A report issued by UBC also shows Selkirk College students do better than the provincial average. In 1980- 81, 49 per cent of the stu- dents who transferred from Selkirk College received first or second class standing at UBC compared to 41 per cent of all college transfer stu- dents.

The university transfer option at Selkirk College al- lows a student, who may not wish to attend a university after secondary school grad- uation, a chance to complete up to two years of univer- sity-level course ‘work at the college. Selkirk College of- fers courses leading to the following degrees — Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education, Bach- elor of Applied Science (En- gineering) Bachelor of Com- merce, Bachelor of Physical Education and Bachelor of Social Work,

Generally, university transfer courses completed at Selkirk College are trans-.

ferable to degree programs at- Simon Fraser University, ‘the University of Victoria and the Unversity of B.C. The transfer arrangements with UVic mean that a student can obtain a BA (general) degree at DTUC

after taking Selkirk College ~

courses at either the Castle- gar campus or DTUC,

Selkirk College students who successfully complete two years of the academic program receive an Arts and - Sciences diploma.

Degree and program re- quirements differ at each of B.C.’s three universities.

In addition to meeting local education needs, Selkirk Col- lege programs also appeal to students from outside ‘the college region.

A recent Selkirk College residency report reveals that about 250 full-time students enrolled in the winter semes- ‘ter are from outside the re- gion, compared to 500. in- region students. The Selkirk College region includes the area covered by school dis- tricts No. 7, Nelson; No.. 9, Castlegar; No. 10, Arrow Lakes; No.-11, Trail; No. 12, Grand Forks; No. 13, Kettle Valley and the northern half of School District No. 8&6, Kaslo,

Out-of-region students , came from the Lower Main- land, Vancouver Island, the northern portion of the prov- ince and outside the prov- ince. Nineteen students from

Adult education

l

Popular throughout province

The Adult Basic Education program offered by Selkirk College is an extremely pop- ular program within the re- gion and throughout: the province.

The college's program is

enjoying. province-wide rec- cognition because of the model Selkirk College is using. * Phe model is student ori- ented. Students can enter the program anytime after the October 1 start date and work at their own speed either on a parttime of full-time basis.

‘The program provides up- grading . opportunities for

ce

9g Bae

.

Victoria are enrolled in 10. 0M

different Selkirk College pro-

grams and about 40 students .

from the Lower Mainland are : :

students at the college. Most of the students from |

outside the area are enrolled.

in the college's career: pro-

grams. The popular couses

are Graphic Design ‘with 18

non-region students; :Fores-

try with 27 from outside the |

area; Photography with 16 and Aviation with 45 out-of- region students.

The report does not in- clude students attending the Rosemont campus, or stu- dents registered in Selkirk College programs at Trail.

&

adults. Two levels are avail- -

able. Level one - includes, grades oe to'six and’ level two covers grades seven to 12.

Courses sre currently

available in Castlegar, Grand Forks, Crescent Valley, Nak- usp, New Denver, Kaslo, Riondel, Midway, Salmo, Nel- son and Trail.

Basic skill, improvement courses, and English as a Second Language courses are also offered’ by the college.

English as a Second Lan- guage helps adults under- stand and speak English used in the community.

Classes are available in

Trail, Castlegar, ... Grand...

Forks, New Denver, Nakusp and Nelson.

Selkirk College's Women’s ‘Access Program provides women with several services.

Designed to ensure that women have maximum ac- cess to the college, the pro- gram supplies women with information about college programs and services, edu- cational opportunities, em- ployment opportunities and resources.

The service is available on three Selkirk College cam- puses — the Castlegar cam-

Career programs

Large enrolment from out-of- region

pus and in Nelson at the -Rosesnont campus and David Trompson University Cen-

Saiki College is one of 10 B.C. community colleges sponsoring a Women's Ac- cess Program, i

“The Women's Access Pro--

gram will provide a bridge between the women in the community and the college,” said coordinator Vita Storey.

“The program will seek to

facilitate the transition from short-term and part-time par- ticipation to full-time or long-

-term involvement leading to

labor market participation.”

Hands-on experience is an r integral art of the teeinina Selkirk Colisga sient receive at the Rosemont Campus,

ealy theory to real-life ~ situations

‘eeractleal experience is an important part of the train- ine kirk ‘ College's pre-employ- ment programs. The ‘programs — Office

“Administration, Architectur- ‘al Mechanical Drafting, Gen-

eral © Mechanics,’ Electrical, Hairdressing, Practical Nur- sing, Welding, Long Term

. Care Aide and Ski Resort

Operation: and Management each include some on-the-

"Job training. In some of-the

programs, ‘students gain

‘i practical experience in speci- alized industrial training set- * tings on campus, others learn to apply~ theoretical infor-

mation. to’ pracitical situ-

‘ations in the field.

For example, students en- rolled in the Ski Resort Op- eration and Management pro- gram work at ski resorts during the winter months. At the resorts, students apply classroom instruction to real

+ life situations and find out

‘first hand, what it is like to

‘ work in the ski industry.

Practical Nursing students _

spend seven months of a 10; month program ‘in ‘regional hospitals in the West: Koot-" enay. In the hospital setting students are exposed to ex- tended care, obstetrical, pe- diatric and. medical and. sur- gical nursing.

On the cele campus, where most of Selkirk Col-...

lege’s’ pre-employment :: pro- grams are offered (some’are

available in Trail), students © in the Hairdressing program. :.” develop skills and expertise’:

in a salon environment. The on-campus beatuy salon is'a

modern, wellequipped face.

ility. General’ Mechanic, Weld: ‘ing .and Electrical ‘students

get hands-on training in shop:

facilities and a machinery, training compound located” on-campus.

- Practical experience to- gether with classroom in- struction provides the stu-

_ dent with the skills necessary

to enter the work force, or pursue additional training opportunities.

Selkirk grads well received in job field

Selkirk College students studying forestry, electronics and nursing are among the sought after graduates in

C.

Of the 18 nursing students who graduated in December, most are employed full-time. Many of the graduates found positions in hospitals in the

West Kootenay. Six students .

are currently working at the hospital in Trail; five are em- ployed at Kootenay Lake District hospital in Nelson. Other 1981 graduates are working in Kamloops and Burnaby.

Selkirk College's Nursing program is a 28-month dip. loma program and includes a practicum component. In the first two levels of the .pro- gram students work as nurs- es aids, then they are as- signed to acute care hospitals to. work with registered nurses. Level three, the most

recent addition to the Nurs-

ing program, is devoted to -

more advanced theory and practice. ;

According to Ron Smith- ers, an instructor in the Electronics Technology pro- gram, most electronics grad- uates are offered jobs im: mediately upon graduation.

“For the past three years ‘

we've had more positions than we have had gradu- ates,” Smithers said, “Selkirk College graduates have been

well received because of the —

training they receive,” said Smithers. The Selkirk College pro-

three. other. areas of elec- tronics — digital computer operation, design and appli- cation; communication sys- tems; and electric power ma- chines and control. Students also receive instruction in mathematics, physics, tech- nical writing and business management.

Smithers said giaduates are employed primarily: in B.C. However some have ac- cepted positions in Alberta and Eastern Canada, and a4 far away as Saudi Arabia. .

Job. opportunities .arq available in the private and

‘public | sector and i salaries range from $16,000 ,

work for Forestry Technol- ogy. graduates will be mora

difficult to obtain, but the °

situation isn't bleak, said John Adams, ‘head of, the Forest Resources _ depart,

E ment at Selkirk College.

“This year will definietly be slower, and students wil] have to dig harder for jobg and be satisfied with less," Adams said.

“Prospective students

" should not be turned off by

the current situation,” Adams said. Students have: ‘to look ahead, not at the cur- rent situation. If students don’t enrol now, there won't be enough forestry graduates to meet the demand when the economy turns around.” Adams said that in most years many Selkirk College

* students secure employment prior to graduation and the _

remaining students find jobs shortly after the end of the two-year program. Last year four forestry students for- med their own company — Silfech Ltd., others found positions in industry and government.

Wildland Recreation Tech- -nology graduates are another group of Selkirk College stu- dents who find jobs in fields related to their training.

HUGH KEENLEYSIDE DAM, located eight kilometres u stream on the Columbia River from Castlegar, contro! the river's flow through discharge works in section of the dam.on right. Navigation

Keenleyside plays its role

Development of B.C. Hy-

f dro’s proposed $1.94 billion

Keenleyside-Murphy Creek hydroelectric project is ex-

H pected to gain significant

p- passes river traffic through the 52-metre-high struc- 1s. ture. Portion of the dam on left is earthtill. B.C. Hydro the concrete

proposes to install generating facilities at the dam site

lock (centre) capable ot producing sperinetely 144 megawatts.

Maglio Building Centre

Maglio Building Centre, at 29 Government Road in Nel- son is owned and operated by the city’s: present mayor, Louis Maglio, in partnership with his sons.

A native of Nelson, Maglio is interested in the needs of the community and its peo- ple, and these needs are re- flected in the complete line of

. quality building materials in

his store — for the do-it- yourselfer and _ contractor, alike. 5"...

e. . Since. the Maglios ‘pur- chased the business in 1978 (the former Burns Building

Materials), they have added 1,700 square feet of floor space to the premises, as well as a spacious carpet and tile display area on the second floor.

Maglio Building Centre has recently been appointed ex- elusive retail and local sales outlet of lumber and plywood for Kootenay Forest Prod- ucts and Celgar division of B.C. Timber. This portion of the business will be operat-

ing-from a° new location ‘on

Baker Stréet, at the east end of the CPR freight sheds, Louis Maglio’s background

CASTLEGAR |

“CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS"

Castlegar Is strategicall

the Southern Trans-

in the construction ‘field en- ables him to keep abreast of the community's ‘needs.. He became involved in the con- struction industry as a young

lad and, in 1951, established |

his own company,- Louis Maglio Construction Ltd. In addition to his work on many of the city's projets — resi- dential, commercial and in- dustrial — Maglio became in- volved in the political aspect of his,community, as well. He

yor “in 1966 and served five terms in office. Last year, he was el- ected mayor of Nelson once

_ VANCOUVER:

located on

Canada Highway

‘approximately halfway between Van-

couver and Calgary

— 612 km. either

. It is the focal point. of four major hig ways serving the West Kootenays. It is also located at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers at the southern end of the Arrow Lakes.

STATISTICS

Trading Area

Treding Area Population 1972.

Troding Area Income 1981 Trading Area Income 1971

Industrial Plants 197:

Room ‘for commercial,.

INDUSTRIAL sires’

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

G Truck Seni

again.-.

Maglio has raised 11 chil- dren in Nelson and considers the community second-to- none. “We have an excellent

education system here; our

medical facilities are very good; and our recreational opportunities are extensive, with some of the best- developed facilities available in the region.”

The Maglios are proud of

‘their ‘ community’ and ‘their

‘pride ‘is reflected in the ser: vice they provide at Maglio Building. Centre.

RAW MATERIALS

Logging, minor mining.

. UTILITY SERVICES

Electricity

& Pow Gas « Infand Natural Ga:

- West Kootenay Light

er Co. 0,

NEW 35: LOT INDUSTRIAL PARK Officially opened March 26, 1981. Fully serviced, will accommodate light and medium industries.

indus-

trail and residential growth -

Inexpensive power

hydro-electric

Largest and purest water supply . in the Kootenays

Abundant suppl

y of natural gas

Unlimited recreational activities

within the area

COMMUNICATIONS: ee K.Q.R,.

Community Comple: "ice sh Curling Arena.

““e A regional college with iwo year

momentum during 1982 as Hydro anticipates applying in the fall to the B.C. Utilities Commission for permission to construct the combined proj- ect, /

Preliminary work is under way ,on many fronts, ‘with particular emphasis being placed on ‘completing Keen- leyside and Murphy project designs, transmission corrid- or studies, and environmien- tal and socio-economic stud- ies which will be presented at public meetings throughout the year.

Along with ongoing meet- ings involving Castlegar and district citizen groups, Hydro continuously updates-reports and information available at its Castlegar information cen- tre on Columbia Avenue.

“We're moving ahead fair- ly rapidly with our develop- ment plans,” says project manager Ed Quirk. “We know people in the area are anxious for work to start on

‘the projects, and some people

would like to see a start on Keenleyside right away.”

Project study plans call for construction of a 37-metre-

‘high earth or rockfill dam and

a 280-megawatt generating plant at Murphy Creek, lo- cated on the Columbia River three kilometres upstream from Trail and 25 kilometres downstream from the con- fluence of the Columbia and Kootenay rivers at Castle- gar.

‘The reservoir would ex-

" tend 85 kilometres upstream

from Mary’s Rock to the

‘ Hugh’ Kéenleyside Dain on”

he Columbia and the Bril- liant Dam on the Kootenay.

In addition, a generating plant capable of producing approximately 144 mega- watts would be built at the Keenleyside dam, located on the Columbia about eight kil- ometres upstream from Castlegar.

First power from the Keenleyside facility is prop- osed by 1988 and from the

- Murphy project by 1991. De-

pending on a number of fac- tors, not the least of which is project approval, it is pos- sible that some minor con- structién work could start on the Keenleyside installation during 1983, with full con- struction starting in 1984... However, because the Keenleyside and Murphy proposals are linked for de- velopment as well as project approval purposes, only a limited amount of. advance work can be scheduled for the Keenleyside facility. Quirk says Hydro recog-

_ timing for construction of, the:

‘nhets

Kootenay Canal and ‘Seven Mile projects, Quirk is fam- iliar with the pool of skilled construction workers in the Kootenay area.

A large number of the area's workforce has direct experience in the construc- tion of the Columbia River hydroelectric projects. Most of these workers originated ‘in the Kootenays and, they have bought ‘homes> and

raised families in the Castle-"

gar and Trail areas:

Many of the men are cur; rently employed at Hydro's 2,700-megawatt: Revelstoke project. If target construc-

tion starting dates are met for the Keenleyside and Murphy projects, the timing would fit in well with the re- duced manpower needs at the Revelstoke project. Many of the workers would move from one project to the next.

Hydro selected a 424- metre Murphy Creek res- ervoir level’ as the option most likely to provide a fa- vorable balance between en-

vironmental and gocial im-.

pacts and full utilization of the potential river gener: ating capability. Reservoir level options of 424, 427 and 480 metres were studied

' along with consideration of ‘ the potential Keenleyside generating capabilities.

* Development of the Keen- leyside facility is expected to have little impact on the area, whereas there are anti- cipated impacts from the Murphy project. Results of the Murphy Creek studies will show the effects on socio-economics, tourism and recreation, land use, water quality, fishing, wildlife, agri. culture, vegetation, forestry heritage resources, geology, land forms, hydrology and river morphology, climate | and downstream water use., fat

Murphy Creek. Information

Office in Castlegar.

The Information Office is here in Castlegar to keep you fully informed about the proposed Keenleyside/Murphy Creek project as it progresses. We have current information to share with you * about the three elements of this project: Murphy Creek hydroelectric station, the generation installa- tion at Keenleyside dam, and the transmission

related to both.

Come in and talk with us about the proposed project. And review the status reports, maps and other information. . :

We look forward to your visit, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, or phone Alex Lutz 365-8471 during the same hours; or call Bill Mykes 663-2117, in Vancouver from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, collect.

Information Office for the proposed Keenleyside/Murphy Creek hydroelectric project. 1418 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar.

combined projects. As’ the |;

former construction manager of Hydro’s Duncan Dam,

cuniversity courses and career ‘programs.

© The’ gateway to the beautiful zrrow Lakes and . Provincial arks

© ‘Convention facilities od Regular jet flights to Vancouver “-and'Calgary :

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

CITY OF CASTLEGAR. Or

City Hall, 460 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G7

* Phe (604) 366-7227

‘Castlegar Chamber of Commerce

1444 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C.

P.O. Box 3001, VIN 3K3 Ph. (604) 365-6313

"215 Hall St. Nelson, B.C.

Our mining information centre, in Nelson, B.C. is open to the public during all working hours. We have an extensive historical library and a wealth of historical pictures and maps of the area, Our rock and mineral collection consists of local

materials plus samples found

in various parts of the world. Up to date claim and geological maps of the area.

George Murray 352-5242