by Scott Bishop

The largest lecture
theater on the UNBC Prince
George campus will be officially
named the Canfor Theater
during a dedication ceremony
on Tuesday, February 21st.

Canfor Chairman and
CEO Peter Bentley will be
speaking at the event, along with
UNBC President Geoffrey
Weller and the Program Chair of
Forestry Winifred Kessler. In
conjunction with this event
Canfor employees will staff a
display on campus_ with
information on forestry careers
‘and resource management
practices.

Canfor is one of the
biggest supporters of our
University with monetary
contributions for the North to

the Future campaign exceeding |

$500,000, with the Government
matching that figure. This
campaign, which totals close to
$7 Million, is primarily used for
scholarships and bursaries. Hats
off to Canfor!!!

The Canfor Theater is
the heart of the
Conference/Fitness center and
holds about 350 people. The 1st
public event will be a concert
sponsored by UNBC and the
P.G. Native Friendship Center to
raise money for building a
“Y outh-at-Risk” safehouse,
something the community has

Inagral Awards cont.
from pg 1

with their awards and then
merely mentioning the names
of the 100 who didn’t care
enough to show up. Didn’t
those 100 people understand

that the university, the
community, and the
government are paying for
part of their tuition?

Will this cancellation have an
impact? The contributors
must have felt very
disappointed when they were
‘notified that the ceremony
was canceled. Do you think
they will still want to
contribute? #

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Two students enjoying the peacfull spaciousness of the newly
opened Canfor Conference Theatre.

been sorely lacking. The “Reb.
25th concert will feature 6 local
entertainers and should be quite
the shindig. Even if you can’t
attend donations for the
construction of this important

by Scott by Scott Bishop

A public forum was
hosted by Prince on Feb. 24th
examining how universities

affect the economic,
environmental and
social/cultural development

of the communities and
regions in which they’re

_ located.

“The. creation of the
University has already had
been significant for P.G. and
all of Northern B.C.” said
P.G. Mayor John Backhouse.
This forum will enable us to
draw upon the experiences of
others to at least catch a

facility can be dropped of at the
Friendship House. Tickets for
the show are a measly $10 and

are available at the UNBC
Bookstore, the UNBC First
-Nations Center, the Prince

glimpse of what the future
holds as UNBC grows and
becomes an integral part of
the community and the
region.”

Representatives from
other northern universities
attended the forum and took
part in the panel discussions.
Doug Nord, Dean of the
UNBC Faculty of
Management and Admin,
moderated the affair and did
an excellent job keeping
things moving.

“For years, people of the

- north have been curious

about the impacts a
university would have on the

| George
‘Center, the Carrier Sekani Tribal
office, Mosquito Books, and the
Urban Coffee House.

Let’s all — out and
: show our support! !!!: ,

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NORTHERN IMPACTS

Native

community in which it makes
a home,” commented Dr.
Nord. “There are universities
in other northern
communities in places like
Scandinavia and Russia, and
we can learn a great deal
from their experiences,
regardless of the vast cultural
differences.

The forum was held at the
Prince George Civic Centre,
with each panel including a

' representative of UNBC, the

, City, a

circumpolar
University, and a community
group. &

Friendship

Wednesday March 29, 1995 7

Role Call

Matriarch:
Tracy Gula

Staff:

Mike Chai
Manpreet Sidhu
Melissa Fegarido
Erin Leson

Sean Simmons
Karin Fennel
Scott Bishop

Contributers (people
with by—lines):

Doug Smith

Marina Jameson

lan Lorenz ,

(L.0.L) Stephanie Willett
Jennifer Heng

Courtney Rains

Andrea Cherchas

The UNBC Geography Club
Slinder Bhatti

Big Super Hugeamungus
Thanks ! ! !

The Search is on!

by Dayle Bowyer
The President Search
‘Committee, with the-

jassistance of the Landmark
{Consulting Group, have
{completed the process of
‘formulating criteria for the

:appointment of |§UNBC’s
‘new _- President. The
Committee have received

comments on the challenges
now facing the University
and post-secondary education
‘in northern British Columbia,
and have determined the
primary characteristics
required of a_ successful
applicant. The Search
Committee and a
representative of the
consulting company met with
a wide cross-section of the
UNBC Community and the
\communities served, to
gather views pertaining to the
appointment of the President.
INow that the criteria for
appointment have been
greed, the next phase of the
process will be to sift

onsulting will concurrently
ontinue to seek nominations
d advice on __ suitable
andidates from the Canadian
cademic community. It is
xpected that the first
terviews will take place in
pril with a view to making
n appointment from July 1,
1995.