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Montreal-based and internationally-acclaimed artist John A. Schweitzer is honouring his ties with his alma mater, the University of Western Ontario, with a $4-million gift of his art.
The donation contains 60 works spanning Schweitzerâs career as an artist, collector, critic and curator. Among them are 38 of his original works, including his only intact series The Erehwön Cycle â a six-panel ânarrationâ inspired by Victorian author Samuel Butlerâs satirical utopian novel of the same name.
âItâs a tremendous honour to receive such a personal gift from one of Canadaâs foremost artists,â said President Alan Shepard. âJohn is one of Westernâs most distinguished alumni whose prodigious creative talent is matched by his generous spirit. We are fortunate John holds such a deep affection for his alma mater, and we are delighted he is celebrating his lifelong connection to Western through his art. Itâs a gift that will inspire o
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Subscriber only A Coast business is stepping away from the norm to offer pawternity leave for staff to care for their unwell fur babies. The paid leave will allow Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy staff to look after their pets when they need special care. Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy human resource manager Isabelle Roche said the business of 29 years was able to introduce the leave by changing the definition of the business s personal leave to include pets. Most of our employees are between 25 and 35 years old, so we realised that most of our employees don t have kids yet, so we wanted to give them an opportunity to use their personal leave to care for their loved ones regardless of if they are kids, family or pets, she said.
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Scott Eugene Cruickshank
Scott Eugene Cruickshank of Santa Barbara, and McCall, Idaho, passed away on Jan. 31, 2021. He was 58 years of age. Scott was born to Brian and Alice Cruickshank in Long Beach, California, on Dec. 26, 1962.
He attended Burbank Elementary School, Jefferson Junior High School, and Woodrow Wilson High School, all in Long Beach. He earned his bachelor s degree at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 1988 with a double major in mathematics and economics, and went on to earn his masters degree in statistics in 1990, also at UCSB.
Scott later pursued doctoral studies in biometry at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Block 7 at Napier Barracks, in Folkestone, Kent, stands gutted after a fire. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
A company that runs the army barracks at the centre of a row over living conditions faced by asylum seekers stands to earn up to £1bn over 10 years for its government work, delivering multimillion-pound benefits for its owner.
Clearsprings Ready Homes, owned by Essex businessman Graham King, runs Napier barracks in Kent, where hundreds of asylum seekers have told of poor conditions and going without heating and drinking water after a fire.
Government disclosures show that the company has two 10-year contracts worth up to £1bn to operate asylum accommodation in Wales and the south until 2029.