30 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus Clean, filtered Brita w<strong>at</strong>er Lori Marks The Chronicle Construction on the new Energy Research Centre Build<strong>in</strong>g (ERC) was completed on Aug. 5 <strong>and</strong> Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ions were set up <strong>in</strong> the same spot on floors one through four of the build<strong>in</strong>g. “We retrofitted one w<strong>at</strong>er founta<strong>in</strong>, so it has a regular founta<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> with<strong>in</strong> th<strong>at</strong> we put a hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ion so you could fill your w<strong>at</strong>er bottles,” said Suzanne Chasse manager, facilities services. The Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ions were a decision made by the architect of the build<strong>in</strong>g. The ERC build<strong>in</strong>g is the only build<strong>in</strong>g on campus to have hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ions, other than the <strong>Whitby</strong> campus. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to an article on the Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion website, <strong>in</strong> 2008, over 39 billion s<strong>in</strong>gleuse bottles of w<strong>at</strong>er were consumed. Of those 39 billion bottles, reports show th<strong>at</strong> only 32 per cent were actually recycled, which left 26 billion bottles possibly end<strong>in</strong>g up <strong>in</strong> l<strong>and</strong>fills. “We wanted to encourage students to br<strong>in</strong>g bottles from home to fill up r<strong>at</strong>her than us<strong>in</strong>g plastic bottles,” said Sharman Perera, radi<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> nuclear labor<strong>at</strong>ory specialist <strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong>. The Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ion is a touch-free <strong>and</strong> environmentally friendly substitute for bottled w<strong>at</strong>er. Just place a bottle <strong>in</strong> front of the sensor <strong>and</strong> the w<strong>at</strong>er will pour from the nozzle. Chasse said th<strong>at</strong> with the ongo<strong>in</strong>g construction to the college, Brita st<strong>at</strong>ions might be an option if it can structurally be done <strong>and</strong> if it is cost effective. For now students should Lori Marks ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY: Bashar Alhayek, Automotive Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g student <strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong>, fills up his w<strong>at</strong>er bottle <strong>at</strong> the Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> the Energy Research Build<strong>in</strong>g. th<strong>in</strong>k environmentally friendly, head to the ERC build<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> fill up their personal w<strong>at</strong>er bottles. It’s fun to go to the <strong>Durham</strong> YMCA Philip Petrovski The Chronicle The YMCA is an organiz<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> has been help<strong>in</strong>g people for over 150 years, but the organiz<strong>at</strong>ion’s goals of community <strong>and</strong> charity have never changed. The YMCA has established over 50 loc<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>in</strong> Canada <strong>and</strong> c<strong>at</strong>ers to almost two million Canadians. Strengthen<strong>in</strong>g communities by sett<strong>in</strong>g examples of <strong>in</strong>clusiveness <strong>and</strong> leadership, each of these loc<strong>at</strong>ions share a common goal. The YMCA has many aspects as an organiz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> promotes health <strong>in</strong> body <strong>and</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d. With the many components th<strong>at</strong> unite the YMCA, there are programs <strong>and</strong> centres spread out around the country. The YMCA’s fitness <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion centre is much like a st<strong>and</strong>ard gym, with much more go<strong>in</strong>g on. Sherry Perez of the <strong>Durham</strong> YMCA fitness <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion says, “We’re a full fitness facility. So we offer a pool, a full sized gymnasium, a condition<strong>in</strong>g room <strong>and</strong> fitness studios, as well as several sports <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion programs <strong>and</strong> fitness classes.” Wh<strong>at</strong>ever activity you’re look<strong>in</strong>g for, or even if you’re not sure, the <strong>Durham</strong> YMCA fitness <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion centre has the program. “We have anyth<strong>in</strong>g you would expect from a traditional fitness centre, <strong>and</strong> more,” says Perez. The YMCA focuses on <strong>in</strong>clusiveness <strong>and</strong> community, <strong>and</strong> is limited to no one. The YMCA also runs childcare program <strong>in</strong> Oshawa. Denise Borkwood of the Oshawa YMCA Child Care Centre says, “It’s a childcare centre, it’s for anybody, <strong>and</strong> available to the public.” There are several of these child care centres all organized under the YMCA. “We have several YMCA child care centres <strong>and</strong> they’re basically serv<strong>in</strong>g the community. So a lot of the centres are <strong>in</strong> schools,” Borkwood said. “We are part of the YMCA, <strong>and</strong> we share all of the same core values of all the other YMCA programs of gre<strong>at</strong>er Toronto,” says Borkwood. “And we do offer f<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance to families as other YMCA programs do. We share the same philosophy th<strong>at</strong> nobody is turned away.” Samantha Teney of the YMCA <strong>Durham</strong> Employment <strong>and</strong> Community Services says, “For the community we have a youth gambl<strong>in</strong>g program, which is geared to ages eight to 19 <strong>and</strong> it helps youth become aware of the potential dangers of gambl<strong>in</strong>g.” This specific part of the YMCA helps with employment of people who may face barriers or are new to the workforce. “We have an employment resource centre where people can come <strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> do their own job search with m<strong>in</strong>imal assistance, <strong>and</strong> we also have services for <strong>in</strong>dividuals who need more assistance services.” To assist young people <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g summer jobs, the centre has a specific program for th<strong>at</strong> age group, “We have a summer job program, so we assist youth ages 16 to 24 with their summer jobs <strong>and</strong> we work with employers <strong>in</strong> the community who are look<strong>in</strong>g to hire a student. And we connect the two.”
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