Western will slash its carbon emissions with the installation of a new electric boiler to generate steam for heating and hot water. Nearly $4.75 million in federal funding from carbon tax proceeds will help the university replace one of its natural ga …
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has issued a heat alert for Tuesday as temperatures are expected in the 30s with a humidex value near 40 degrees.
For the remainder of the week, vehicle traffic along a stretch of Huron Drive will be limited to northbound travel only. (See purple arrows on the campus map above.) Motorists will not be allowed to turn left from Lambton Drive onto Huron Drive between 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 until Friday, Aug. 22.
On Aug. 29, the Brescia Lane entrance to the Springett Parking Lot will close permanently, giving way to the new shared entrance with Huron University College. Slightly north of Brescia Lane, the newly developed intersection will welcome both Western and Huron staff, faculty and student permit-holders.
When Carolyn Young, director of Western Continuing Studies, served as the marketing director of Western Retail Services nearly a decade ago, she initiated a ‘Friday Jeans Day.’
Work begins late this week on a new entrance into Huron University College off Western Road providing access into the Western affiliate and Springett Parking Lot.
With energy demand pushed to the brink across the campus core, Western is planning construction of a new electric substation this spring – one Facilities Management officials say will ease the strain on the existing system.
Western News presents its 4th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of the campus spirit we have to offer at Western.
Jim Galbraith never had any doubts the judges would love the place.
Western has reached a tentative agreement with CUPE Local 2361, the union representing approximately 330 employees in Western’s Facilities Management and Thompson Arena. The group’s contract expired June 30, and the two sides held four days of negotiations. Details of the agreement will not be released until after it has been ratified by both the union members and the university’s Board of Governors.
Ivey Business School Dean Carol Stephenson will be the first to admit the power of dreaming can indeed be powerful. And the new $110-million Richard Ivey Building, officially opened Monday afternoon, is proof of that.
The Western community sees the beauty of its campus every day. Now, the university has two days to let the rest of the country see it as well.
Unless you were among 30 friends and family who gathered on a slightly breezy day in May, you probably don’t know why there’s a plaque on campus for Brenda MacEachern.