I retired as principal/CEO from Carlton Trail Regional College about 15 years ago. We decided to remain in Humboldt because it is a great place to live.
Lately, when I am out and about in Humboldt (and region) I occasionally meet Carlton Trail staff and former staff. When I ask "How is it going?" I sense in their answer, that something is deeply wrong with the amalgamation process.
The Carlton Trail region is quite large. It includes the Wynyard area and all the area south to the Southey, then across to the Davidson area, then to the Watrous region and Lanigan. I believe there are about 50,000 adults in the whole region with about 5,000-plus around Humboldt. Also there are a number of First Nations communities in the region.
The mandates of Carlton Trail Regional College and St. Peter's College are very different. The mandate for St. Peter's College is to provide university programs at St. Peter's College. The mandate for Carlton Trail is to provide adults through out the region programs such as: job training, skill training, adult high school completion, career counseling, literacy training and other similar activities.
The Carlton Trail Regional College board has the responsibility of providing the overall direction to the college staff to provide the above programs. The minutes for the Carlton Trail board meetings are posted on line for all to read, it is a public institution. I note in the minutes that the annual contribution to St. Peter's College was increased from $40,000 to $100,000 and another $75,000 was made available for a survey. I believe there are other indirect transfers.
What effect does this have on Carlton Trail's ability to provide programs in the whole Carlton Trail region and in Humboldt?
What is really happening in the amalgamation process?
