In 2001, Finning donated 18 acres of land to four local institutions to establish the Great Northern Way campus. The institutions founded the GNW Trust to govern the site and established the Centre for Digital Media, which offers a Master's in Digital Media degree through a joint program between UBC, SFU, Emily Carr, and BCIT. The site has since developed into a district for students, digital media companies, entrepreneurs, and artists to work and study, with Emily Carr relocating its campus there and industry partnerships through the digital media program.

1.
History
In 2001 Finning donated 18 acres of land to four
local institutions:
The four partners founded GNW Trust to govern the
activities and operations. These include:
1. Operating the Centre for Digital Media, which
offers a Masters of Digital Media graduate
degree jointly accredited by UBC, SFU, Emily
Carr and BCIT.
2. Developing the property into a new district for
students, digital media companies,
entrepreneurs and artists to live, work and study.
2001
Donation of
Finning Lands
2006
CDM/MDM Provincial
Endowment
2013
Emily Carr Receives
Provincial Funding for New
Campus
2013
Structure Plan
Program with City

2.
GREAT NORTHERN WAY
BNSF RAILYARD
E. 1st Ave
THORNTONST
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TSANILORAC
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Emily Carr University
of Art + Design
St. GEORGE
PLAZA
SkyTrain Millennium Line Extension
OPEN
SPACE
Centre for Digital
Media District
Emily Carr University
of Art + Design
Art District
Emerging Districts

3.
MDM Program
Master of Digital Media Program
INDUSTRY!
The MDM Program promotes academic-industry
STUDENTS!
§ More than 160 MDM graduates to date.
§ In 2013, the MDM Program enrolled 43 students,
double from when the program opened in 2007.
§ 50% of current students are international, coming
from 22 different countries to date.
THE PROGRAM!
The Master of Digital Media (MDM) Program is a
professional graduate degree accredited by UBC,
SFU, ECUAD and BCIT.
collaborations.
Partners include
Microsoft, Electronic
Arts, Disney and many others.
More information on the MDM Program can be found at:
www.thecdm.ca/program/mdm

4.
Centre for Digital Media
VISION!
!
§ Transforming the old Finning property
from an underutilized industrial site into
a vibrant new community in Vancouver
that is home to both students and
industry professionals.
§ Ideal location for companies from the
gaming, mobile, animation/film/visual
effects, marketing and web/interactive
industries.
§ Tenants are encouraged to collaborate
with the MDM Program and have
access to emerging talent.
§ Growing community of vision-aligned
tenants and resources such as:

5.
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
CAMPUS RELOCATION TIMELINE: !
§ RFP Release – 2013
§ Construction Commencement – 2014
§ Construction Completion – 2016
ABOUT THE NEW CAMPUS:!
The new campus will occupy approximately 26,600 gross
square meters and accommodate over 1,800 students. The
project will have a total cost of approximately $134 million.
For more information
about the new Emily Carr
campus at Great Northern
Way, go to
www.gnw.ecuad.ca

6.
Art District
The Equinox Gallery and Monte Clark Gallery are located within the Art
District at 525 Great Northern Way.

7.
Structure Planning Program
A
For more information on this process, go to:
www.vancouver.ca/home-property-development/great-northern-way.aspx
In spring 2013, the City of Vancouver and GNW Trust embarked on a structure plan process
to guide the long term redevelopment through direction on a new road network, open
spaces and development parcel configurations.

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For more information, please email admin@gnwtrust.ca