2 THE VOICE, THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 2014 EDITOR EDRICK DUDANG FACULTY, continued from page 1 However, Carter thinks there may be flaws with that plan. “There is not a process set up that includes faculty in substantial decision making that’s going to take place,” she said. “To change what it is we think we're doing without substantial input from faculty is shameful.” Carter said the leader of the task force is the vice president of finance, adding that this is probably “indicative of who’s making the determination about what those budget principles are.” “My concern is that we not be rushed into and frightened into making deci- sions because of the financial version of what’s going on at this institution,” she said. Daykin views his role as a guide rather than a leader. “The task force has significant rep- resentation from faculty and faculty leadership,” he said in an email inter- view. According to Carter, administration is talking about “flexibility” and “ap- proving regularization,” which “sug- gests that they now are going to chal- lenge whether or not people have a right to ongoing work at this institu- tion. Is this a career for someone or are they going to be turned into what’s called adjunct or contingent faculty?” Daykin said the collective agreement between administration and faculty would prevent that. CORRECTION Last week, The Voice incorrectly stated that Maggie Ross of Student Conduct and Judicial Affairs at Langa- ra would be communicating to students and staff detailsregarding how the new City of Vancouver bylaw banning e- cigarettes would affect the college. In fact, any new policies related to smok- ing and e-cigarettes would fall under the purview of the Facilities depart- ment. FEATURING A BRAND NEW & EXTRA-LARGE | HAUNTED HOUSE, Zu" TANCOUVER PARKS & RECREATION Marpole- Oakridge Community Centre — — an’ ee: ene Dibaba aaa ON - * Sag “© PaAaa ee A KERA SKOGYLAS photo The future of the Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre is uncertain as talks between city and residents continue to go nowhere. Marpole centre back to square one Dispute over funds heats up By KERA SKOCYLAS ncouver residents said they are frustrated with city hall that the new capital plan does not specify any funding for the Marpole- Oakridge Community Centre, even though the centre was approved for funding in the last capital plan. On Oct. 1, Vancouver city council and park board approved Vancouver's 2015- 2018 capital plan. It is a $1 billion finan- cial plan for investing in the city’s facili- ties and infrastructure, including parks and community facilities. Norman Zottenberg, Marpole- Oakridge Community Association president, expressed his concern with city hall on the association’s website. He said the park board had assured the centre funding for renewal in the new plan, but he wasn’t notified when nothing was outlined for the centre. It was approved for $10 million to start the renewal process in the last capital plan, but Marpole Matters CEO Janet Fraser said she doesn’t know if the money is still available or if it has been spent. Park board commissioner Trevor Loke said the $10 million from the pre- vious capital plan was repurposed to other projects. He said the community could not agree on a location, so the project wasn’t able to start. The community is “split down the middle,” between the current location and re-locating to Granville Street. Loke said in the new capital plan the emerging priority fund includes $17 million for the community centre to get the project started. Loke said they are currently in the “initial public consultation phase,” col- lecting information from the communi- ty to decide on the location. He said a major concern is balancing the needs of people who live across the entire neighbourhood. He said the park board will assess the feedback to figure out the next step. “Tt’s hard to get your hopes up that something will actually happen,” Fras- er said remembering the past events. 66 It’s hard to get your hopes up that some- thing will actually happen. JANET FRASER CEO OF MARPOLE MATTERS FRIGHT NIGHTS & OPEN SELECT DATES FROM OCT 1O-NOV L _ HAUNTED HOUSES KINSHIRA FIRE PERFORMANCE Monsters of Schlock and Kinshira will not be performing Oct 10-12 £900 | -PLAYLAND PNECLIPS Bad nas 1 ae ae Wher aay "~~ oh sadiy ADMISSION INCLUDES UNLIMITED ACCESS TO RIDES THE MONSTERS OF SCHLOCK GRUESOME COMEDY ACT SAVE ON FRIGHTPASSES AT: FRIGHT NIGHTS.CA