Golden-crowned kinglet. Jack-in-the-pulpit. Eastern harvestman. Those bird, plant and spider species – plus more than 1,200 other forms of wildlife, some of them rare or at-risk – were found on Western’s campus over the last year during a biodiv …
Facilities Management
Rez Powers Down earns more accolades
Honours continue to roll in for a bright idea that is fueling sustainability in Western residences. Last week, Western was awarded a 2015 Quality and Productivity Award, presented by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers, for the university’s Rez...
FM nods to campus for conservation successes
For the last three summers, Facilities Management staff has confronted rising energy bills and mounting demand pressures by working with the university community to reduce electricity consumption during June, July and August. That challenge dawns again this year....
New home led to new life, opportunities
At 17, he arrived as a stranger in a strange country with his entire life crammed into a single piece of luggage. He didn’t know a soul, speak the language and would not see his parents in his native Albania for five years. “I left a child and went home a grown man,”...
Western branches out with tropical flora
Is this the University of Florida? Has global warming gone to the extreme? You may think so, upon spotting one of the dozen or so banana palm trees that have sprouted up around campus. Well, they didn’t just sprout up, said Western lead horticulturist Matt Robinson,...
Western community to drive into carpool program
Imagine having your own reserved parking space in a lot of your choice on campus. It’s yours – that is, if you choose to carpool with a campus colleague or two, on your way to work. The reserved parking space is just one incentive offered through a new carpool program...
Campus construction season is in full swing
Now that we (mostly) have the kids out of the house for a few weeks, let’s get a little work done around here. Construction season is already in full swing on campus, with a number of capital and infrastructure improvements on the slate for summer. A trio of large...
Western gets ‘green’ light from Princeton Review
Western joined British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria and Windsor as the only five Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. In this sixth edition of the guide, The Princeton Review profiled 353 schools in the United...
Energy minister lauds Western conservation
Western is an energy conservation and demand management leader when it comes to the province’s public sector institutions, said Ontario Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli during a campus visit today. “It really shows tremendous leadership in innovation,” Chiarelli said....
Sewer work to impact Huron Drive, Philip Aziz
Starting Monday, May 4, sections along Huron Drive and Philip Aziz Avenue will see intermittent closures to roadways, pedestrian paths and the practice fields due to sewer upgrades in the Huron Flats and South Valley area. The work is expected to be completed by early...
Campus Clean Up set for April 2
Western will host its annual Campus Clean Up on Thursday, April 2. The event will be open to all students, staff and faculty at Western. “The clean-up represents a fun and easy way for members of the Western community to get involved on campus,” said Beverley Ayeni,...
Parking app pilot presents a new way to pay
Paying for parking at Western is now a more convenient, reliable and, perhaps most importantly at this time of year, a lot less snowy, thanks to a new smartphone app for use in selected on-campus metred lots. “I think students like the fact that they can be in the...
Western recognized for environmental leadership
Purple Pride turned a bit ‘green’ as Western was named among only nine recipients of the Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence, an honour announced today by the provincial Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Launched on World Water Day in 2011, the...
Rez Powers Down earns more accolades
Honours continue to roll in for a bright idea that is fueling sustainability in Western residences. Last week, Western was awarded a 2015 Quality and Productivity Award, presented by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers, for the university’s Rez...
FM nods to campus for conservation successes
For the last three summers, Facilities Management staff has confronted rising energy bills and mounting demand pressures by working with the university community to reduce electricity consumption during June, July and August. That challenge dawns again this year....
New home led to new life, opportunities
At 17, he arrived as a stranger in a strange country with his entire life crammed into a single piece of luggage. He didn’t know a soul, speak the language and would not see his parents in his native Albania for five years. “I left a child and went home a grown man,”...
Western branches out with tropical flora
Is this the University of Florida? Has global warming gone to the extreme? You may think so, upon spotting one of the dozen or so banana palm trees that have sprouted up around campus. Well, they didn’t just sprout up, said Western lead horticulturist Matt Robinson,...
Western community to drive into carpool program
Imagine having your own reserved parking space in a lot of your choice on campus. It’s yours – that is, if you choose to carpool with a campus colleague or two, on your way to work. The reserved parking space is just one incentive offered through a new carpool program...
Campus construction season is in full swing
Now that we (mostly) have the kids out of the house for a few weeks, let’s get a little work done around here. Construction season is already in full swing on campus, with a number of capital and infrastructure improvements on the slate for summer. A trio of large...
Western gets ‘green’ light from Princeton Review
Western joined British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria and Windsor as the only five Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. In this sixth edition of the guide, The Princeton Review profiled 353 schools in the United...
Energy minister lauds Western conservation
Western is an energy conservation and demand management leader when it comes to the province’s public sector institutions, said Ontario Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli during a campus visit today. “It really shows tremendous leadership in innovation,” Chiarelli said....
Sewer work to impact Huron Drive, Philip Aziz
Starting Monday, May 4, sections along Huron Drive and Philip Aziz Avenue will see intermittent closures to roadways, pedestrian paths and the practice fields due to sewer upgrades in the Huron Flats and South Valley area. The work is expected to be completed by early...
Campus Clean Up set for April 2
Western will host its annual Campus Clean Up on Thursday, April 2. The event will be open to all students, staff and faculty at Western. “The clean-up represents a fun and easy way for members of the Western community to get involved on campus,” said Beverley Ayeni,...
Parking app pilot presents a new way to pay
Paying for parking at Western is now a more convenient, reliable and, perhaps most importantly at this time of year, a lot less snowy, thanks to a new smartphone app for use in selected on-campus metred lots. “I think students like the fact that they can be in the...
Western recognized for environmental leadership
Purple Pride turned a bit ‘green’ as Western was named among only nine recipients of the Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence, an honour announced today by the provincial Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Launched on World Water Day in 2011, the...