Daily Bulletin, Friday, July 15
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Friday, July 15, 2005
* K-W Gallery show features UW artists
* Energy efficiency retrofit grants available to more homes
* So you want to be prime minister
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Chris Redmond
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[painting of trees, Melissa Doherty.]
The View no. 14, 2005. Oil painting by Melissa Doherty.
K-W Gallery show features UW artists
UW faculty and alumni are among the 13 artists featured in [6]Sampler:
The 2nd Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Biennial, which runs from July
3 to September 4.
Selected from among more than 100 artists who submitted their work to
the juried exhibition, the 13 artists include fine arts faculty
members Cora Cluett, Doug Kirton and Robert Linsley; sessional
instructors Paul Dignan and Eva McCauley; and alumnae Melissa Doherty
and In-Sun Kim.
Curated by independent artist, writer and curator Andrew Hunter,
Dundas, the exhibition is described by the gallery as reflecting "the
impressive depth of contemporary production in the region" in works by
both emerging and established artists.
In choosing the work for the show, Hunter says he "tried to present a
selection of artists who I feel are making strong work and are
representative of the range of activity in the area."
The gallery, located in the Centre in the Square, Kitchener, is open
Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Energy efficiency retrofit grants available to more homes
-- from UW Media Relations
Student renters stand to benefit from a federal government's home
energy-efficiency retrofit grant that has been extended to rental
properties, along with new incentives for assisted housing.
Natural Resources Canada recently announced that landlords and
property owners now are included in the residential green program.
They can receive up to $100,000 by making changes delivered locally by
the [7]Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP), a joint
initiative of the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Environmental
Studies and the [8]Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence.
"Previously, only owner-occupied and unsubsidized residences could be
rewarded for improving their efficiency through EnerGuide for Houses
(EGH)," said Tom Bird, REEP's Cambridge marketing and project
coordinator. "This ignored a large amount of housing stock where
energy demand and C02 (carbon dioxide) emissions could be reduced.
"This is great news for tenants, especially students, who stand to
have more comfortable and affordable accommodations, and landlords who
can get money back for needed improvements that will ultimately
increase the value of their properties. And of course, these
improvements can help everyone since using less energy means a cleaner
environment."
Don Eaton, executive director of the Elora Centre for Environmental
Excellence, said that providing incentives for the improvement of
rental properties will spur urban renewal and help keep neighbourhoods
vibrant. "Plus, reducing the dollars leaving our region to pay for
energy means more money is available to fuel local economies," Eaton
added.
Landlords can use the services of REEP to get an EGH evaluation,
perform the recommended upgrades, get a free follow-up evaluation and
apply for a grant. The grant amount is based on the degree of
improvement in efficiency as demonstrated by the follow-up evaluation.
While not eligible for the retrofit grant, assisted housing operators
can be reimbursed for part of the cost of getting EGH evaluations
performed, at $100 per dwelling up to $50,000 in total.
If the upgrades undertaken by rental property owners include
installing ENERGY STAR-qualified high-efficiency furnaces, they will
get a direct incentive back of up to $100 per unit. The combined total
of the furnace incentives, plus the grant, cannot exceed $100,000. The
incentives are in addition to savings on monthly energy bills, enjoyed
by either the property owners or their tenants. They are designed to
protect the environment and economy by taking action on climate
change.
WHEN AND WHERE
Blood donor clinics run 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. today and most of next week
in the Student Life Centre.
UW Recreation Committee invites UW employees to Walk the Ring Road
today. Meet outside the Student Life Centre Tim Horton's at 12:15 p.m.
Waterloo Co-operative Residence Inc., at 268 Phillip Street, is
holding an open house today, 2-6 p.m.
The [9]UW Recreation Committee says "I is for Italian food" at Ennio's
Pasta House, 6 p.m. tonight, 384 King Street North, Waterloo. RSVP to
uw...@admmail.uwaterloo.ca
Architecture students stage comedy: Compleat Wks of Willm Shkspr
(Abridged), tonight and Saturday, 7 p.m., Galt Collegiate Institute,
200 Water Street North, Cambridge. Tickets $12 at door.
Warrior Weekends -games, movies, and other activities for students, by
students--offers "stress relief" on Friday and "Christmas in July" on
Saturday. Full details on their [10]website.
Dragons will race at the [11]Waterloo Regional Dragonboat Festival
Saturday at Laurel Creek Conservation Centre.
IST presents a course in "Web Management Using Contribute" next
Tuesday, 9-11 a.m. in MC 1078. [12]Register online.
So you want to be prime minister
The search is on for young Canadians across the country who believe
they've got what it takes to be "the Next Great Prime Minister." In
what is being billed as a Canadian first, [13]"The Next Great Prime
Minister" show will showcase the top five contestants who will face a
panel of celebrity judges and a live studio audience to compete for
more than $100,000 in prizes during a one-hour special, scheduled to
air this fall on Global Television.
The competition will provide young Canadians with the opportunity to
offer their solutions for building a better country. The national
winner will receive a $50,000 cash reward and the four other finalists
will each receive a $10,000 cash award. All of the finalists will be
offered internships with the corporate sponsor, Magna International.
Program contestants must be between the ages of 18 and 29 and must
submit a three-to-five-minute videotaped speech outlining their vision
for Canada and what policies and/or legislation they would pursue as
prime minister. Contestants must be "compelling, original and
inspirational." Deadline for submissions is August 15. More
information on the [14]website.
Research ethics talk Monday
"Living With Evolving Research Ethics Guidelines" is the title of a
talk by Susan E. Sykes, director of UW's office of research ethics, to
be presented Monday, 1-2:30 p.m., in Needles Hall room 3004. "Why does
it seem like the 'rules' for conducting research with humans keep
changing? This interactive presentation will provide an overview of
the evolution of Canadian and US research ethics requirements.
Specific attention will be directed to the role of the Tri-Council
Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans in the
Canadian system of research ethics oversight. The UW guidelines for
conducting research with humans will serve as a framework for a
discussion of some of the issues that can arise during the ethics
review process and challenges related to reconciling certain research
methodologies and research ethics guidelines." This event is sponsored
by the [15]Teaching Based Research Group. For more information:
vsch...@admmail.uwaterloo.ca or call ext. 2940.
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