Dominion Provincial Youth Training Centre

People: 1980 - 1989

Image courtesy of The Navigator, Nov. 1980

Image courtesy of VIU Archives

Reg and Robert Davidson carved a totem pole for Malaspina College to present to Tamagawa University in Japan. In 1978, Tamagawa University presented Malaspina with a formal Japanese garden and pool.

Visitors from Japan talk with Reg Davidson.
Image courtesy of VIU Archives

More photos of this totem pole, Nov. 1980


"Suzuki at Malaspina" - The Navigator

David Suzuki delivered a series of lectures at Malaspina College in Feb. 1980. Topics included genetic engineering, recombinant DNA, the effects of operating on DNA molecules, the manipulation of renewable resources, morality and genetics, and the future of science.
Image and article courtesy of The Navigator, Feb. 1980

President Bruce Fraser, 1982 - 1986

Bruce Fraser, 1980s.
Images courtesy of VIU Archives

"Welcome From The President" - The Navigator

President Bruce Fraser reflects on tough economic times while emphasizing the long term value of education.
Article courtesy of The Navigator, Sept. 1982