Greyhound s demise raises safety, cost concerns for students
The vice-president of Western University s students union says they ll be pushing governments to help create new inter-city transportation options now that Greyhound bus line has permanently shut down in Ontario.
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Loss of an affordable, safe transportation option will be an issue for those who don t drive
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Posted: May 17, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 17
An empty Greyhound bus station in downtown London, Ont. For years a cheap and reliable way to travel between cities in Canada, the company permanently pulled the plug on its Ontario operations on Thursday.(Andrew Lupton/CBC)
Proposed changes to post-secondary sexual violence and harassment policies are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to support survivors,…
Author of the article: Steph Crosier
Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021  â¢Â February 5, 2021  â¢Â 3 minute read
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Proposed changes to post-secondary sexual violence and harassment policies are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to support survivors, Sexual Assault Centre Kingstonâs new executive director says.
âIt is just a start, but nevertheless weâre glad to see this happening,â Maryam Pandi, the centreâs executive director who started Jan. 4, said on Friday. âWhen I talk about these good changes, letâs not forget, these changes are long overdue, they are by no means enough and can only be considered the beginning steps in supporting survivors on campuses.
Author of the article: Steph Crosier
Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021  â¢Â February 5, 2021  â¢Â 3 minute read
Article content
Proposed changes to post-secondary sexual violence and harassment policies are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to support survivors, Sexual Assault Centre Kingstonâs new executive director says.
âIt is just a start, but nevertheless weâre glad to see this happening,â Maryam Pandi, the centreâs executive director who started Jan. 4, said on Friday. âWhen I talk about these good changes, letâs not forget, these changes are long overdue, they are by no means enough and can only be considered the beginning steps in supporting survivors on campuses.
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AMS Assembly gathered Friday over Zoom to discuss club fees, University operations, and its affiliation with the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA).
Matthew Melon, commissioner of external affairs, presented the findings of the Special Committee on External Alignment, the committee struck to analyze the AMS’ membership with OUSA. OUSA is the organization that represents Ontario’s 150,000 students to the Province.
Every three years, the AMS must vote to renew its membership with OUSA. The committee found some issues with the organization the quality of external policies and the time commitment on the part of AMS staff but agreed the positives outweighed the negatives.