Rolling down the river

On Saturday, July 17, Commerce and Business Administration Dean Robert Buller, members of the Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club and volunteers gathered on the banks of the Fraser River for the launch of a hand-built, 18-foot wooden skiff of the same ilk as those that plied the waters of the Fraser River estuary at the turn of the last century.

The successful boat launch was the culmination of the Build-a-Boat: Wooden Boat Building on the Fraser project. For the last several months, volunteers have been coming to the Fraser River Discovery Centre to work under the watchful eye of lead boat builder Buller to bring the historic boat to life.

With its maiden voyage now complete, the skiff will remain on display in the Discovery Centre.

Build-a-Boat: Wooden Boat Building on the Fraser is sponsored by Douglas College, the City of New Westminster and RBC.

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Douglas gets dirty

Workers use a hose to spray a layer of dirt onto the roof as part of the instalation of a new green roof at the New Westminster campus.

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Banner day at Douglas

With crews on hand this morning to install banners in the New Westminster Campus concourse, Douglas College President Scott McAlpine (right) took the opportunity to take a ride in a lift and get a bird's eye view of the campus. Read more...

Douglas staffer leads walk down video game memory lane

Ryan Cousineau of the Douglas College Centre for Educational and Information Technology is the guest curator of “From Pong to Pokemon: Video Game Entertainment”, a new exhibit at the Surrey Museum.

Last week, Ryan spoke to the Georgia Straight about the exhibit, which opened today and runs through December: you can read all about it here.




















Ryan Cousineau, Supervisor, Classroom Technology Services at the Douglas College Centre for Educational and Information Technology with his original Nutting Associates "Computer Space" arcade machine from 1971. Read more...

My way or the Steinway

Last week, Douglas College’s Music Department received its brand new Steinway model D concert grand piano. The piano, handcrafted by the legendary New York manufacturers Steinway & Sons, will be a centerpiece for the music department and will be used by both students and visisting artists. Watch for the official unveiling this fall. Read more...