This 1973 photo shows the newly constructed permanent campus for Capilano Community College (now Capilano University, or CapU).
Through a 1968 referendum, the school boards and residents of North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Howe Sound founded Capilano Community College. Before the permanent campus was built nestled in a 34-acre forest at 2055 Purcell Way, students took their classes at night in the classrooms of West Vancouver Secondary.
As the campus expanded, the original 1973 structure was eventually incorporated into a new library building. In 2008, the provincial government changed Capilano College's designation to Capilano University.
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver ,at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open by appointment only. Contact: archives@monova.ca
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