University Responds to Letters to the Editor
The Interior University Society seeks a northern British Columbia autonomous degree granting university led from Prince George with regional campuses. It would offer arts and sciences, professional schools, and regionally aligned research tied to northern resources. Public support rose from 92 percent in 1988 to 97 percent in 1989. the Implementation Planning Group reviews the proposal.
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The Interior University Society urges the Implementation Planning Group to hear all views on access and delivery of university education. Our stance favors credible, sustainable university expansion in the north, inviting public input while advising the Minister. This letter emphasizes that views should go to the Planning Group or Minister, not the newspaper Editor.
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BC motorists with clean records and older cars will see premium shifts from a $15 decrease to about $60 rise for most in ICBC’s revamped 15 territory plan. ICBC seeks a 4.8 percent revenue boost after higher claims costs and Autoplan changes. A $506 million pact funds Vancouver Island gas pipeline to serve 400,000 Sunshine Coast residents, with construction beginning this year. Agricultural payouts exceed $5.3 million to Okanagan Similkameen fruit growers for 1988 crop year. largest share $4.9 million to apple industry. BC film industry now employs 4,000 fulltime workers, up from 40, with production spending $28 million this year. Baxter Corp begins a $5.5 million intravenous fluid plant in Burnaby with a $1.5 million government loan, creating 69 jobs. Government approves $240,000 for Cariboo College library expansion to support new university courses.
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