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Âé¶¹AV, Okanagan College sign co-operation deal

Memorandum of Understanding ties city and college to work together in the future.
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Âé¶¹AV Mayor Colin Basran signs a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the city with Okanagan College, as college president Jim Hamilton looks on Monday at Âé¶¹AV City Hall. —Image credit: Alistair Waters/Capital News

Despite operating in Âé¶¹AV since its founding in 1963, and working with the city on many projects over the years, Okanagan College has signed a memorandum of Understanding with the City of Âé¶¹AV to “cement the relationship and reinforce the value of ongoing collaboration.â€

The MOU, signed Monday at Âé¶¹AV city hall by college president Jim Hamilton and Âé¶¹AV Mayor Colin Basran, is aimed at enhancing the relationship between the college and the city, says a city staff report to council. It specifically talks about areas of future collaboration such as:

• Applied research, learning and innovation

• Land use, infrastructure and campus planning

• Community involvement and volunteerism

• Operation, programming and services

• Sustainability practices and programs

In his remarks, Hamilton pointed to the long history the city and college share working together, noting city involvement with a number of recent building projects on campus such as the college’s student learning centre and its new trades centre.

The MOU is described as a non-binding agreement between the two parties that will live on indefinitely and be managed by designated liaisons between the city and college. The MOU will be reviewed every five years.