Steer clear of deer here
Contrary to what Disney films may have led you to believe, it’s not safe to approach deer. Does (female deer) can be aggressive during the fawning season from May through June of each year. Likewise, bucks (male deer) can be aggressive during the rut (breeding season) from October through December. Due to many deer being spotted on campus, Camosun students are advised to keep at least 15–20 meters away from the animals, not to approach them, and never to feed them.
No Sundays for Camosun libraries
Due to budget cuts, Camosun College libraries at both the Lansdowne and Interurban campuses will no longer be open on Sundays. Although the cuts had no effect on regular employees, they did mean that no term employees could be hired to work Sundays. This won’t have an effect on electronic library resources, such as e-books or AskAway, the library chat help service.
$1,000 scholarship for disease article
Wikimedia Canada is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a postsecondary student who makes the greatest improvement to a disease-related article on Wikipedia. Applications open September 10 and run until February 28. Go to wikimedia.ca/wiki/Scholarship_application for more info.
Victoria gets green buses
BC Transit recently introduced two demonstration buses featuring clean technology: China’s zero-emission electric bus and a new double decker with an emission-reducing engine. The electric bus runs on an iron phosphate battery, can travel up to 250 km per charge, and features solar panels on the roof. The double decker is being tested in Victoria for the next four months, and marks the first time such a bus has been tested in North America.
Vancouver no longer best place to live
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver is no longer the best place in the world to live, falling from first to third place behind Melbourne and Vienna. And the reason for this change? No, it’s not because of the Stanley Cup riot in June, or East Hastings, it’s because of frequent closures of a key highway—the Malahat—on Vancouver Island (the unit considered that a “regional” issue to Vancouver). Rounding out the top five is Toronto, followed by Calgary.
New website identifies rioters
Vancouver police recently launched an official website aimed at identifying participants in the Stanley Cup riot back on June 15. After posting photos on the website, police are asking site visitors to identify the faces they see so they can be investigated. Since the site’s launch on August 30 at least one suspect has been identified.