DECEMBER 10, 1999
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA DECEMBER 10, 1999 |
| The University of Victoria has established a towering presence in Vancouver with the opening of an office in the heart of the downtown core.
Forty-five supporters of the university joined President David Strong on Dec. 3 for the formal opening of the facility in suite #1588 of the Stock Exchange Tower, Pacific Centre, 609 Granville St. The office space was donated to UVic by Mr. Saree Tangsirisaree, chairman of Koda Resources, MMX Ventures, and SIHG Ltd. It is available to senior administrators, deans, and department directors and chairs tending to university business in Vancouver. The site will also be used by participants in the UVic school of nursing partnership program at Langara College. The facility will employ one staff person and includes a board room with sweeping views of the city, as well as a fax machine, telephone and Internet connections. Welcoming UVic were Vancouver Foundation president Richard Mulcaster, Robert Lee, president and CEO of the Prospero Group and former chancellor of UBC, and Jim Rainer, formerly of Fletcher Challenge and a key to the success of the last UVic capital campaign. Former UVSS president Howard Jampolsky, now handling investor relations at Helijet Airways, was on hand along with Michael Aghtai, executive vice president of FAMA Group and John Bruk, chairman of Pacific Endeavours. Representatives also attended from the Japanese Consulate, the Taiwan Trade Commission and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office amongst others. |