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      Octonme
      12.2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BMO
      Contributes
     
     
      $250,000
      :
     
     
      Largest
      Single
      Gift
     
     
      Ever
      By
      a
      Major
     
     
      Financial
      Institution
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      (UPEI)
      today
     
     
      announced
      a
      $250,000
      donation
      from
     
     
      BMO
      Financial
      Group
      for
      Graduate
     
     
      Student
      Research
      Scholarships.
      Jim
     
     
      Quigley,
      Vice-President,
      New
     
     
      Brunswick
      and
      PEI,
      BMO
      Bank
      of
     
     
      Montreal,
      was
      on
      campus
      to
      present
     
     
      the
      leadership
      gift,
      the
      largest
      single
     
     
      commitment
      from
      a
      major
      financial
     
     
      institution
      in
      UPEI’s
      history.
     
    

    
     
      “BMO
      Financial
      Group
      is
     
     
      focused
      on
      funding
      programs
      that
     
     
      promote
      learning
      and
      research,
      namely
     
     
      through
      scholarships
      that
      support
     
     
      exceptional
      young
      people
      at
      universities
     
     
      and
      colleges
      both
      here
      in
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canada
      and
      across
      the
      country,”
      said
     
     
      Quigley.
      “This
      leadership
      gift
      continues
     
     
      our
      longstanding
      tradition
      of
      support
      to
     
     
      ensure
      that
      Canadian
      students
      have
      the
     
     
      programs
      and
      resources
      they
      need
      and
     
     
      to
      stimulate
      research
      at
      leading
     
     
      institutions
      such
      as
      UPEI.”
     
    

    
     
      “Graduate
      students
      play
      an
     
     
      important
      role
      at
      UPEI.
      We
      take
      pride
     
     
      in
      our
      students
      and
      their
      research,”
      says
     
     
      Wade
      MacLauchlan,
      President
      and
     
     
      Vice-Chancellor
      of
      UPEI.
      “We
      are
     
     
      grateful
      to
      BMO
      for
      their
      generous
     
     
      donation
      which
      will
      support
      our
     
     
      graduate
      students
      as
      they
      pursue
     
     
      leading
      research
      in
      many
      areas.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      Building
      a
      Legacy
      for
      UPEI
     
     
      and
      the
      province,
      creating
      research
     
     
      opportunities
      for
      graduate
      students
      is
     
     
      among
      the
      university’s
      top
      priorities.
     
     
      Research
      facilities
      are
      being
      expanded
     
     
      at
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
      College
     
     
      (AVC)
      and
      modernized
      in
      the
      Duffy
     
     
      Science
      Building
      to
      ensure
      students
     
     
      continue
      to
      receive
      high
      quality
     
     
      education
      with
      up-to-date
      technology.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AVC
      Expansion
     
     
      Project
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      all
      the
      renovations
      and
     
     
      expansions
      of
      the
      university,
      it
      is
      hard
     
     
      to
      keep
      track
      of
      what’s
      going
      on
      at
      one
     
     
      time.
      One
      of
      the
      more
      resent
      upgrades
     
     
      that
      was
      announced
      is
      the
      32
      million
     
     
      dollar
      AVC
      expansion
      project.
      Just
      last
     
     
      week,
      phase
      one
      of
      the
      AVC
      expansion
     
     
      began.
     
    

    
     
      Phase
      one
      entails
      a
     
     
      Bioresourse
      Research
      Complex,
      which
     
     
      will
      be
      connected
      to
      the
      AVC
      building
     
     
      at
      the
      NRC
      end.
      This
      facility
      will
      have
     
     
      3
      floors,
      and
      will
      cover
      an
      area
      of
     
     
      57,000
      square
      feet.
      Construction
      will
     
     
      take
      place
      over
      a
      two-year
      period,
      and
     
     
      will
      coincide
      with
      other
      phases
      of
      the
     
     
      expansion
      project.
     
    

    
     
      When
      completed,
      the
      building
     
     
      will
      contain
      centers
      of
      expertise,
      such
     
     
      as
      the
      AVC
      Lobster
      Science
      Centre,
     
     
      the
      Atlantic
      Centre
      for
      Comparative
     
     
      Biomedical
      Research,
      and
      the
      AVC
     
     
      Centre
      for
      Aquatic
      Health
      Sciences.
     
     
      The
      building
      will
      also
      contain
      research
     
     
      labs,
      animal
      holding
      space,
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      offices,
      some
      of
      which
      will
      used
      by
     
     
      graduate
      and
      post-doctoral
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      phases
      of
      the
      project
     
     
      may
      include
      expansion
      of
      the
      Veterinary
     
     
      Teaching
      Hospital,
      including
      sections
     
     
      such
      as
      Intensive
      Care,
      surgery,
     
     
      isolation
      and
      exotic
      animals.
     
     
      Renovations
      of
      the
      Aquatic
      Animal
     
     
      Holding
      Facility,
      as
      well
      as
      the
     
     
      construction
      of
      a
      student
      learning
     
     
      commons,
      are
      also
      in
      the
      works.
      In
     
     
      total,
      the
      expansion
      will
      create
      a
      total
     
     
      area
      of
      129,
      000
      square
      feet
      of
      new
      or
     
     
      renovated
      space.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      no
      set
      dates
      for
      the
     
     
      commencement
      of
      these
      projects
      as
     
     
      they
      will
      be
      dependant
      on
      fundraising
     
     
      and
      investments.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Two
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities
     
     
      Association
      of
      Canada
     
     
      Awards
      for
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Joanne
      McCabe,
      Coordinator
     
     
      for
      Accessibility
      Services
      at
      UPEI
      for
     
     
      the
      past
      five
      years,
      has
      received
      a
     
     
      Learning
      Disabilities
      Association
      (LDA)
     
     
      of
      Canada’s
      National
      Education
     
     
      Award.
     
    

    
     
      Joanne
      is
      an
      active
      board
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      PEI
      Literacy
      Alliance,
     
     
      LDAPEI,
      and
      a
      public
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Psychologists
     
     
      Registration
      Board.
      She
      was
      the
      driving
     
     
      force
      to
      re-establish
      the
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities
      Association
      in
      PEI,
      and
      has
     
     
      devoted
      many
      volunteer
      hours
      as
      a
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      Provincial
      Joint
      Working
     
     
      Group
      Committee
      on
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities.
      The
      committee’s
      report,
     
     
      “Recommendations
      for
      Improved
     
     
      Services
      for
      Islanders
      with
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities”
      has
      been
      presented
      to
      the
     
     
      departments
      of
      Education,
      Health
      and
     
     
      Social
      Services,
      and
      the
      Office
      of
      the
     
     
      Attorney
      General.
     
    

    
     
      Keefe
      Deighan,
      a
      student
      at
     
     
      UPEI,
      was
      selected
      for
      a
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities
      Association
      (LDA)
      of
     
     
      Canada’s
      Award
      of
      Excellence:
      Beat
     
     
      the
      Odds
      Youth
      Award.
      He
      began
     
     
      attending
      UPEI
      in
      September
      2002
     
     
      and
      is
      working
      toward
      a
      degree
      in
     
     
      Religious
      Studies.
      He
      was
      diagnosed
     
     
      with
      two
      learning
      disabilities
      in
      May
     
     
      2002
      in
      the
      language
      processing
      area,
     
     
      auditory
      processing
      and
      dyslexia.
      Keefe
     
     
      was
      the
      guest
      speaker
      at
      the
      first-
     
     
      everPEI
      Literacy
      Summit
      held
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown
      in
      November
      2004
      and
     
     
      has
      acted
      as
      an
      advocate
      for
      young
     
     
      people
      with
      learning
      disabilities.
      He
      is
     
     
      currently
      Vice-President
      of
      the
      Learning
     
     
      Disabilities
      Association
      of
      PEI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keefe's
      university
      grades
      are
      in
      the
      80
     
     
      to
      90
      per
      cent
      range
      citation.
      His
     
     
      citation
      notes
      that
      he
      “continues
      beating
     
     
      the
      odds
      by
      having
      academic
      success
     
     
      and
      by
      making
      outstanding
      contributions
     
     
      to
      his
      community
      since
      being
      diagnosed
     
     
      with
      learning
      disabilities.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Community
      Forest
     
     
      Dialogues
      October
     
     
      18-26
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Institute
      of
      Island
     
     
      Studies,
      Cooper
      Institute,
      and
     
     
      CUSO
      invite
      everyone
      to
      a
      series
     
     
      of
      interactive
      public
      presentations
     
     
      on
      forestry,
      featuring
      local
      forest
     
     
      stewards
      and
      a
      guest
      speaker,
     
     
      Santiago
      Elmudesi
      from
      Chiloé
     
     
      Model
      Forest
      in
      Chile.
      These
      events
     
     
      are
      designed
      to
      raise
      awareness
     
     
      concerning
      community-based
      forest
     
     
      management
      and
      to
      discuss
      ways
      of
     
     
      maintaining
      and
      restoring
      forested
     
     
      land.
     
    

    
     
      Institute
      of
      Island
      Studies
     
     
      Public
      Lecture:
      The
      culture
      and
     
     
      ecology
      of
      Chiloe
      Island,
      southern
     
     
      Chile
      (a
      presentation
      by
      Santiago
     
     
      Elmudesi),
      October
      18,
      2:00
      -
      4:00
     
     
      pm,
      AVC
      Lecture
      Theatre
      A,
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Community
      Forest
     
     
      Dialogue
      #1:
      Indigenous
     
     
      management
      of
      forest
      lands,
      hosted
     
     
      by
      the
      Mi’kmaq
      Confederacy,
     
     
      October
      20,
      5:30
      pm,
      Lennox
     
     
      Island
      Band
      Office
      (Conference
     
     
      Room).
      Supper
      provided.
     
    

    
     
      Community
      Forest
     
    

    
     
      Dialogue
      #2:
      Indigenous
     
     
      management
      of
      forest
      lands,
      hosted
     
     
      by
      the
      Mi’kmaq
      Confederacy,
     
     
      October
      21,
      12:30
      pm
      ,
      Mt
     
     
      Stewart
      Community
      Centre.
      Lunch
     
     
      provided.
     
     
      Community
      Forest
      Dialogue
      #3:
     
     
      Community
      management
      of
      private
     
     
      forest
      lands,
      hosted
      by
      Woodlot
     
     
      Stewards’
      Co-op
      and
      Hunter
      Clyde
     
     
      Watershed
      Group,
      October
      22,
     
     
      9:00
      am
      -
      12:00
      noon
      and
      12:30
      -
     
     
      2:30
      pm,
      New
      Glasgow
      Christian
     
     
      Church.
      Begins
      with
      woodlot
      tours
     
     
      (leaving
      from
      church
      at
      9:00
      am),
     
     
      lunch
      at
      noon
      (please
      bring
      bag
     
     
      lunch;
      dessert
      &
      beverage
     
     
      provided),
      followed
      by
     
     
      presentations
      from
      local
      and
      Chilean
     
     
      forest
      stewards.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      19