ra J BIBIII VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE City Centre . p < Lib-niv Ul !j 250 West Pander Street Vancouver, B C V6B 1S9 Volume 3, Issue 6 November 16,1992 CITY CENTRE COOKING VICTORY Veal Tail and Prawn GaUantine, Oka Sauce, Ricotta and Pecan Raviolis Winning Recipe!!! - October 4, 1992, Jasper, Alberta The Diaiy Bureau of Canada held a dairy Bonkowski was trained in Berlin m cooking and as a pastry chef. He came to competition, Canadawide, where only cow's Montreal for the Olympics, planning to milk ought to be used in stay in Canada for a year and then travel the world Instead, he stayed in Montreal until 1980, working at the prestigious the recipe. It is the most prestigious competition in Canada where tasting, judging, organizational, preparational skills, etc. Queen Elizabeth and Hyatt Regency. are the mainstay for this culinary contest. Harald Bonkowski, one of our instructors in the In 1980, he came west and, when he couldn't find an apartment m Culinary Arts Department, won regional, national and grand prize honours with his recipe. The result: Whistler, where he worked at the Whistler cheques worth $4,250 and seasons. Vancouver, moved to Creek Lodge for two two air tickets to anywhere Air Canada flies, In 1982 he moved to Vancouver where he found work as a chef at a number of hotels and "I was surprised," the German-trained chef said. "When you design a recipe, you are working with your own taste buds." It was gratifying, he said, to see the response his winning dish garnered from the 10 people who judged him. restaurants. He was 'sous chef at the Four Seasons Hotel m 1986, when he had the opportunity to join the chef training staff at BCIT, which was amalgamated with VCC courses into a full-fledged hospitality and tourism The award-winning recipe was the result of three months of after-school work this year and a like amount of time over the past several years. program in 1989 Harald Bonkowakl pauses In hla kitchen between culinary competitions. SIMONS PONNE/ttM lUlf The event, which is to promote cheese in the cooking field, attracted 400 entries from restaurants, hotels and cooking schools across the country. Organizers chose from those 16 finalists for competition in appetizer, main course and dessert categones. BC2 NEW FACE IN THE BOOKSTORE FASHION SHOW AND RAFFLE Please welcome Susan FIAT MODE II Reynolds back to City "LET THERE BE FASHION" Centre Campus. She is replacing Sheila Schmidt who is on maternity leave until June, 1993. Happy to have you back, Susan! Karen Kelly COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT "What are they doing down there?" A good question. What are the Counsellors doing? Graduates of VCC's Fashion Arts Program will present their current collections at Fiat Mode II, a Fashion Show and Raffle, to raise funds for fashion arts bursaries. The show will feature the work of twenty designers and will include a wide variety of original, Here is your opportunity to find out from the Counsellors themselves. We have organized a workshop where you can find out: • how our activities affect your activities • how your activities affect our activities inventive and wearable designs. • how our combined efforts contribute to student success. Fiat Mode II, sponsored in part by Mr. Jax Fashions Ltd., begins at 8:00pm You want to talk about career Monday, December 7th, at the Commodore Ballroom. counselling? About a student-friendly campus? About barriers to effective learning? Or is your question a simle major fashion businesses in Vancouver one: "What do Counsellors really do, anyway?" House of Virani. Garments from local Raffle prizes have been donated by including, Koret, Jax Fashions, Pfaff and designers including Dana Cleland, Mary Date: December 2, 1992 Time: 12 Noon Jacqueline Conoir will be raffled. Omega Place: Employee Lounge - Room 300A Travel, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Bring your lunch, please. and the Waterfront Hotel have also supplied prizes. Tickets cost $10.00 and will be available after November 15th at: Van Osch, Margaret Blackburn and City Centre Counsellors Volume 3, Issue 6 -2- November 16, 1992 Continuing Education Office, CC NEWS FROM CULINARY ARTS Batvia Trading Co. 3570 West 4th Ave. Bavarian Night We are very pleased to Mr. Jax Fashion Fabrics 316 West Cordova St. report on the "Bavarian Night" event held at City Centre on November 6, 1992. This was the 12th Pfaff Sewing Centre 2404 Granville St. consecutive scholarship fundraising event sponsored by the BC Chefs Association. Tickets at the door are $15.00. Donald Oakes Continuing Education Approximately $5,000 were raised and all proceeds are geared to help young and eager culinarians who excelled in High School cook training classes and who want to pursue further postsecondary studies. We would like to take this opportunity to extend a thank-you note to everyone who assisted during this function: students from City • Food Suppliers • Bavarian Night Committee Members • Culinary Arts students & instructors • All volunteering students • Printing Production • Hospitality Administration Centre's Jewellery • Food & Beverage Management Art & Design • Baking Apprentices • Building Services JEWELLERY/PRINT SHOW & SALE On November 28 & 29, VCC Program and Langara's Fine Arts Program will be holding a show Background and sale of their recent work. Fred Naso, an instructor and department head in Culinary Arts who served the college for the last 24 years, was the The event will be held on Granville Island at 1241 Cartwright St.--(across from Emily Carr College of Art & Design, near the Pelican Bay founder of the "Bavarian Night". He passed away last September. Fred devoted his life to training, teaching and administering young Restaurant). culinarians. Under his guidance and Volume 3, Issue 6 -3- November 16, 1992 HOUSEHOLD HINTS leadership, 4,000 students have entered the cooking profession. Making Life Easier In Fred's honour, the department has decided to set up a registered scholarship fund. Donations to this fund will be matched dollar for dollar by the provincial government and all contributions will be tax deductible. Allow time for making up the beds and tidying the kitchen before leaving the house in the morning. It makes coming During that night, 220 guests were served and 43 door prizes were given home much more =xu „ pleasant--and sets away to those in attendance. an example for others in the household. Guests enjoyed a delicious full course dinner and were provided with optimum Keep a bookcase near the back door. service. A dance followed afterwards. Assign each child a shelf on which to assemble lunch, homework, gym clothes, and so on. In the morning, they can pick Congratulations and many thanks to everyone who participated in this up everything quickly as they depart; in the afternoon, they can drop their belongings there. sounding success event. Ulrich Falter FUNNY TOUCH The Night Before Guess who spent two hours listening to his unplayed messages in his voicemail? Cut down the morning chaos by doing as much as you can the night before. Write absence notes, bus notes, trip permissions. Lay out clothes, fix lunches, David Kolot distribute lunch money, book-order money. It doesn't take long. He had been on holidays when the voicemail system crashed, and for a week While you are cleaning up the kitchen he kept silence wondering why he couldn't get through his mailbox. after dinner, set the table for breakfast, put out jams, cereals, and any other nonrefrigerated items; you will have that I think it would be a good idea to submit David's incident to the 'Guiness Book of much less to do in the morning. Records' for having 57 unplayed Condensed from 'Reader's Digest' messages in his voicemail!!!! Respectfully submitted by Karin Giron Volume 3, Issue 6 -4- November 16, 1992 1 ¦ NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS V.C.C. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN The Vancouver Community College Employee Benefit Plan (E.B P) was established in late 1985 to provide a vehicle whereby plan members/eligible V.C C. employees could defer a portion of their monthly Income for the purpose of financing a future sabbatical leave. Amounts contributed to the E.B.P. are not subject to Income tax until such time as payment is received by the individual from the plan in accordance with an advance tax ruling given to the plan by Revenue Canada In March of 1985. BRIEF DESCRIPTION For those prospective members who are unfamiliar with the plan, the following brief description of the plan as currently constituted should be informative: What is the Employee Benefit Plan? The Employee Benefit Plan is a vehicle through which eligible V C.C employees can defer a portion of their monthly income exclusively for the purpose of financing a future sabbatical leave Who can become a member? All full-time permanent employees of V.C C. are eligible to apply for plan membership through the "Plan Administration Committee" Income Tax Implications Amounts contributed to the Employee Benefit Plan by payroll deductions are not taxable until the amounts are paid out of the plan to the employee As a result, the employee obtains a deferral of income tax on the amounts contributed to the plan much the same as a registered pension plan or registered retirement savings plan provided the contributions are for the purpose of financing a future sabbatical leave Other Features The plan allows the employees to defer the taxation on their employment income to a future year. This is especially attractive for those employees whose income is more than sufficient to meet the present cash needs and who wish to "save" a portion of this income for future years to finance a sabbatical leave. The amount that can be directed to the plan is limited to 30% of your earnings and the deferral period is limited to sjx years by which time your sabbatical leave should commence. All contributions must be withdrawn from a member's account within the calendar year following the end of the six-year deferral period At that time, a new sabbatical leave deferral period may commence, with resumption of contributions The Employee Benefit Plan is funded outside of Vancouver Community College As a result, employees are assured that the funds are held by an independent custodian The amounts contributed to the custodian of the plan, Canada Trust, will be invested with interest earnings accruing in the name of the member/contributor Plan members/contributors have the discretion to elect to receive their payout from the plan in a predetermined number of instalments during the sabbatical leave or in a lump sum This could also facilitate income tax planning by spreading the taxation of the amounts throughout the period of a sabbatical leave Volume 3, Issue 6 -5- Novcrabcr 16, 1992 ITY CKNTR Should a plan member retire or otherwise cease to be an employee of V C C prior to taking their sabbatical, the entire amount of their account must be paid over within a period of one year from the date the member ceased to be an employee. Contributions made prior to July 1, 1986, are exempt from this payout imperative. You should be aware that Revenue Canada Taxation takes the position with respect to such plans that the plan cannot provide for payments to the contributor except under the following conditions: (a) Death (to the designated beneficiary) (b) Voluntary of Involuntary cessation of employment (c) For demonstrable financial need (d) For sabbatical leave purposes. For taxation purposes the taxable income shown on the T4 slips of plan members is net of contributions to the plan authorized by the members' Letters of Agreement. Annual interest earnings on each member's account of contributions are payable through Canada Trust In December of each year and are subject to deductions of income tax. A T4A slip is issued by the investment company and mailed to each member. ENROLMENT All present and prospective plan members/contributors who wish to defer a portion of their I993 income for the purpose of financing a future sabbatical leave must file with the Employee Relations Department, newly completed and signed Letters of Agreement covering the calendar year I993 The member's Letter of Agreement must be submitted no later than December 23. 1992 and shall designate for each month of the calendar year 1993 the amounts to be deducted from remuneration for that year. Plan membership and contributions bv payroll deductions for the calendar year 1993 mav not be authorized and accommodated after the foregoing deadline. December 23. 1992 Contributing members may, under special circumstances with the approval of the Plan Administration Committee, supplement or amend by written agreement their designated contributions Full details governing the plan are found in the. "Plan Rules" in the office of Employee Relations Please contact this office to obtain the necessary forms (Letters of Agreement) to facilitate your 1993 enrolment Enrolment forms have been provided, under separate cover, to current plan members PLAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Current members of the Plan Administration Committee are Mary Wilson Counselling City Centre Gerry Porter Journalism Langara Ted Hougham BTSD KEC Brian Humphrey Drafting City Centre John Vandenakker Administration City Centre Two Committee positions will be vacated in December, 1992 Please contact any Committee member if you are willing to join the Committee Volume 3, Issue 6 -6- November 16, 1992 CITY CKN'IT SEASON GREETINGS! The Educational Foundation is getting into the greeting card business. VCC's friends can now raise funds for students, each time they buy a package of our non-denominational "Christmas Cards". Actually, "Christmas" is not exactly the right word. Keeping in mind the different cultures of the VCC community, the foundation's card is suitable for people of many faiths who extend season's greetings. If your household or business is sending Hanukkah, Christmas or greeting cards this winter, we will make it easier by eliminating the selection and shopping steps. And, although we can imprint a corporate logo, don't ask us to sign and address them for you! Profits, along with a dollar-for-dollar match from the provincial government, go directly into the student aid endownment fund at Vancouver Community College. You can help provide scholarships and bursaries for VCC students by wishing your family and friends season's greetings with the Educational Foundation's cards. A box of 12 cards is $11.95. To order, call the foundation office at 871-7173/7174. The cards, also, are available at all Campus's bookstores. Veronika Metchie VCC Foundation Volume 3, Issue 6 -7- November 16, 1992 Costume De$ ^ ,au"t>om Set Destgn Alison Greene Lighting Desip Nflttc? Tfl Ross Nichol at Vancouver Community College, Langara Campus 100 West 49th Avenue from November 20 - December 6 litesclay through Saturday 8pm, Sundays 2 for 1 at 3 pm & 8pm R.S.V.P. 324-5227 Volume 3, Issue 6 -8- Novcmbcr 16, 1992 cordially invites you to attend 'THcwtu&pe ^>ette cutcC zZoo