Lines of communication reopen in UVSS SUB strike
C-Fax 1070 reports that the two sides in the UVSS strike sat down face-to-face for the first time in three weeks today. Attempts to force an impeachment referendum against the present UVSS executive continue after union activists and supporters were not able to move a referendum motion at…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
A sure sign Christmas is on it’s way, the postal workers are threatening to strike.…
Canada’s largest student union votes to downgrade CASA membership
I am told by a very reliable source attending the UBC Alma Mater Society meeting that the AMS has unanimously voted to withdrawal from downgrade their membership with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. The AMS will become associate members of CASA instead of the full members they…
Hamilton’s Top 40 under 40 includes me
I’m profiled in today’s Hamilton Spectator. Here’s the link…
Universities as the catalysis for urban renewal
I’m always pleased to learn when an university opens a satellite location in an urban core. Having visited Brantford, Ontario a few times recently, I’ve seen first hand the revival Laurier’s Brantford campus has spearheaded. Hopefully, Oshawa will enjoy the same benefits from UOIT’s new downtown campus.…
The War on Fun: Sane edition
Memorial University has finally banned beer companies from sponsoring residence events. While I would normally add this to my ongoing coverage of the War on Fun, this decision makes a lot of sense. With 64% per cent of residents not being of legal drinking age, the inclusion of…
Canada’s largest student union reviewing CASA membership
Canada’s largest students’ union, the Alma Mater Society – University of British Columbia, will be discussing its membership in the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations during a meeting tonight. I don’t know which way the discussion will go tonight and my sources are unable to predict an outcome…
The start of my UBC night: Happy Birthday Ubyssey
I will have at least three posts related to the University of British Columbia tonight, this is the first. Congratulations to The Ubyssey on their 90th anniversary. The Globe and Mailran a piece on The Ubyssey today. Many non-UBC students, such as myself, are familiar with the paper…
McMaster students try to recover from devastating residence fire
Update: The University has found housing for the displaced students. 554 students who lived in McMaster University’s Brandon Hall are scrambling to collect the pieces and find new housing arrangements as they learn the full extend of the damage to their residence building. Damage to the building is…
Oshawa’s anti-student housing bylaw: complete failure
newsdurhamregion.com ran a story today on the failure of Oshawa’s controversial anti-student housing bylaw. As predicted, the bylaw has created a student housing crisis with only 11 houses near the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College being approved by the city. The city received 201…