(Undated-jm) – The National Weather Service has officially declared yesterday's severe storms as a derecho (deh-REY-cho). A derecho is defined as a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is.
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 9:48 am
Open Polytechnic together with Whitireia and WelTec will
be hosting the national 2021 ITP (Institutes of Technology
and Polytechnics) Research Symposium, which will be held on
25-26 November at Whitireia, Porirua.
The theme for
this year’s conference is ‘Resilience’ and the call
for abstracts is now open with submissions being accepted up
until 15 August.
Keynote speakers confirmed for the
event include award-winning journalist Jehan Casinader and
Dr Mereana Selby, Chief Executive of Te Wānanga o
Raukawa.
Dr Nadia Sal, Open Polytechnic’s Research
Development Leader, is one of the symposium convenors and
says one of the aims of the symposium is to foster research
Province defends age-based vaccine rollout as premier muses about accelerating access for some front-line workers
A nurse draws a dose from a vaccine vial in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy SHA
Saskatchewan may or may not be considering expanding vaccination eligibility to more workplaces, depending on who you ask.
Premier Scott Moe told the 2021 Scotiabank CAPP Energy Symposium Wednesday that the prince is taking another look at its vaccine delivery plan. He said he is considering prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for some front-line workers, sharply contrasting remarks made by his government just the day prior defending the age-based rollout.
He specifically pointed to large worksites with several hundred front-line workers as what could be first up on that priority list, and said the province may be able to use mobile clinics to vaccinate these workers.