When students at Okanagan College’s new Centre of Excellence sit down to study, they’ll literally be supported by their local Rotarians.
The Penticton, Penticton-Okanagan and Skaha Rotary Clubs successfully pooled their resources to raise $21,660, which will create a designated study space.
“Education is one of the key focuses of Rotary, so this made perfect sense,” said Skaha Club director and lawyer Tom Kampman. “I remember what it was like trying to study during my academic years. I used to find a spot in the windowless basement of the library, and just put my head down. I think being in that academic air makes a difference.”
The three clubs presented their cheques to the Okanagan College Foundation at a special event held on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the College’s new Centre of Excellence. Following the presentation, the Rotarians toured the net-zero energy facility.
“There is nothing that ensures a student’s success more than the combination of community support and personal effort. This is exactly what the Foundation likes to encourage,” said Okanagan College Foundation president Jim Henderson.
Erwin Ploner, president of the Penticton Club, said his club quickly took up the fundraising campaign when Henderson brought the idea to their attention.
“The new building will increase enrolment, and give students the opportunity to stay home so they can save the extra living expenses,” he said, adding it’s a great addition to the community as a whole.
Penticton-Okanagan club president Barry Reid agrees.
“The city, and the region, is already well known for open spaces, lakes, fruit and wine, and now it has a campus with high-tech courses focused on promoting green technology,” said Reid, who sat on the Centre’s campaign committee. “This is a good fit for the city and the city’s future. This Centre of Excellence is now part of our identity.”
The donations from Penticton ($15,000), Penticton-Okanagan ($5,000) and Skaha ($1,600) combined with the donation from Summerland Rotary ($25,000) earlier this year mark the latest demonstration of community support for the College and its unique multi-million dollar building.
2011年10月25日星期二
2011年6月15日星期三
Parking guidance system
A NEW master plan has been devised for the construction and renovation of Mayo Hospitals’ historical buildings. New constructions will be made by replacing old dilapidated buildings in line with the existing and futuristic needs of the hospital. The historical background and architectural values will be conserved during the new construction of these buildings whereas buildings in good conditions will be rehabilitated and renovated accordingly.
This was disclosed during a meeting of the steering committee of Mayo Hospital headed by Secretary Health Jehanzeb Khan on Wednesday. Besides, Special Secretary Health Wasim Mukhtar, Deputy Secretary Admin Ms. Saleha Saeed, MS Dr. Zahid Pervez and members of the steering committee attended the meeting.
Dr. Zahid Pervez briefed the Secretary Health about the ongoing development works and completed projects. He said that the upgrade and modernisation of Accident and Emergency Department was near completion and the civil works at a cost of Rs. 35.950 million had been completed and the progress on the construction of ICUs was going headway. He further said that two new tube-wells had been installed at a cost of Rs. 6.281 million to provide clean drinking water to the patients at the hospital. Restoration of sewerage system around OPD block has also been completed and Rs. 2.20 million have been spent on this development work. Furthermore, pavement around OPD block (tuff tiling) is also near to be completed at a cost of Rs. 5.032 million.
He said that landscaping in Mayo Hospital to create a breathing space in its congested atmosphere and to improve its aesthetic value was also under progress and a green park on two acre piece of land was being developed and by now Rs. 3.768 million had been spent. He said that the creation of car parking area for the consultants was also near completion and Rs. 3.6 million had been spent on it.
The meeting was also informed that different development projects were being completed through donations of philanthropists which included renovation of central ICU, construction of HUB for the parking of wheelchairs and stretchers near A&E Department, construction of roads and pathways from A&E Department to Orthopaedic workshop and renovation of OPD Department and laboratory. These development works will be completed within next few weeks. He informed the Secretary Health that a PC-1 had been prepared for improvement of road network in the hospital, provision of main gate in Mayo Hospital at Nila Gumbad side and purchase of a 64-slice CT scanner machine. The total expenditure of these three items will be estimated Rs. 147.933 million.
The committee agreed to this proposal. The meeting was also informed that construction of five-storey nursing school building, extension and upgrade of Accidental & Emergency Department and development of Green Park will be completed within few weeks.
Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif will be requested to inaugurate the newly completed development projects in the 3rd week of July 2012. Secretary Health, expressing satisfaction over the progress of development work, said that steering committee should also monitor the performance of hospital. TORs will be amended for this purpose. He directed that facility of Information Technology would be fully utilised for providing maximum assistance and guidance to the patients in their treatment.
This was disclosed during a meeting of the steering committee of Mayo Hospital headed by Secretary Health Jehanzeb Khan on Wednesday. Besides, Special Secretary Health Wasim Mukhtar, Deputy Secretary Admin Ms. Saleha Saeed, MS Dr. Zahid Pervez and members of the steering committee attended the meeting.
Dr. Zahid Pervez briefed the Secretary Health about the ongoing development works and completed projects. He said that the upgrade and modernisation of Accident and Emergency Department was near completion and the civil works at a cost of Rs. 35.950 million had been completed and the progress on the construction of ICUs was going headway. He further said that two new tube-wells had been installed at a cost of Rs. 6.281 million to provide clean drinking water to the patients at the hospital. Restoration of sewerage system around OPD block has also been completed and Rs. 2.20 million have been spent on this development work. Furthermore, pavement around OPD block (tuff tiling) is also near to be completed at a cost of Rs. 5.032 million.
He said that landscaping in Mayo Hospital to create a breathing space in its congested atmosphere and to improve its aesthetic value was also under progress and a green park on two acre piece of land was being developed and by now Rs. 3.768 million had been spent. He said that the creation of car parking area for the consultants was also near completion and Rs. 3.6 million had been spent on it.
The meeting was also informed that different development projects were being completed through donations of philanthropists which included renovation of central ICU, construction of HUB for the parking of wheelchairs and stretchers near A&E Department, construction of roads and pathways from A&E Department to Orthopaedic workshop and renovation of OPD Department and laboratory. These development works will be completed within next few weeks. He informed the Secretary Health that a PC-1 had been prepared for improvement of road network in the hospital, provision of main gate in Mayo Hospital at Nila Gumbad side and purchase of a 64-slice CT scanner machine. The total expenditure of these three items will be estimated Rs. 147.933 million.
The committee agreed to this proposal. The meeting was also informed that construction of five-storey nursing school building, extension and upgrade of Accidental & Emergency Department and development of Green Park will be completed within few weeks.
Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif will be requested to inaugurate the newly completed development projects in the 3rd week of July 2012. Secretary Health, expressing satisfaction over the progress of development work, said that steering committee should also monitor the performance of hospital. TORs will be amended for this purpose. He directed that facility of Information Technology would be fully utilised for providing maximum assistance and guidance to the patients in their treatment.
2011年4月17日星期日
Libya: Indiscriminate Attacks Kill Civilians
Libyan government forces have launched indiscriminate rocket and mortar attacks on residential neighborhoods in the rebel-held city of Misrata, Human Rights Watch said today. One strike, apparently by a Grad rocket, killed at least eight civilians waiting in line for bread. Another attack, apparently with a mortar round, hit a medical clinic, wounding four others.
At least 16 civilians have been killed in indiscriminate attacks since April 14, 2011, Human Rights Watch said, based on witness and survivor accounts, as well as inspections of the impact sites. Human Rights Watch found no evidence of military activity in the areas that came under attack, and witnesses said rebel fighters were not present in those areas when the attacks took place.
Rocket fragments and remains, some with the markings intact, indicate that a barrage of rockets that hit one residential neighborhood was Soviet-designed Grads, which are unguided rockets often fired in salvos to cover a wide area.
"Libyan government forces have repeatedly fired mortars and Grad rockets into residential neighborhoods in Misrata, causing civilian casualties," said Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch. "The Soviet-made Grad in particular is one of the world's most inaccurate rocket systems and should never be fired in areas with civilians."
These indiscriminate attacks come alongside the use by Libyan government forces of cluster munitions in civilian-populated areas of Misrata, documented by Human Rights Watch on April 15.
Misrata is the only rebel-held city in Libya's west. Government forces have tried to retake control of the city for about seven weeks. According to doctors in the city who are keeping track of the death toll, more than 267 bodies have been brought to hospital morgues as of April 15, the majority of them civilians. The number of dead is higher because some families have not brought their relatives to the morgues, the doctors said.
In addition to the rocket that landed on the bread line in front of the bakery on April 14, another rocket that day hit the home of a sheikh adjacent to a mosque, and at least four others hit private homes. Human Rights Watch saw the remains of one Grad lodged in the side of a family's pick-up truck parked in their garage and another on a residential street.
On April 16, government forces hit the parking lot just outside the Zawiyat el-Mahjoub medical clinic in the residential Zawiya neighborhood, apparently with an 82mm high explosive mortar round, spraying shrapnel into the clinic that wounded a medical technician and three other civilians, Human Rights Watch said.
According to witnesses, the rocket and mortar fire all came from government positions outside the city, which they are familiar with after seven weeks of fighting. The rebels in the city appear poorly armed, often sharing weapons, and have not been seen with either Grad rockets or mortars, Human Rights Watch said.
At least 16 civilians have been killed in indiscriminate attacks since April 14, 2011, Human Rights Watch said, based on witness and survivor accounts, as well as inspections of the impact sites. Human Rights Watch found no evidence of military activity in the areas that came under attack, and witnesses said rebel fighters were not present in those areas when the attacks took place.
Rocket fragments and remains, some with the markings intact, indicate that a barrage of rockets that hit one residential neighborhood was Soviet-designed Grads, which are unguided rockets often fired in salvos to cover a wide area.
"Libyan government forces have repeatedly fired mortars and Grad rockets into residential neighborhoods in Misrata, causing civilian casualties," said Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch. "The Soviet-made Grad in particular is one of the world's most inaccurate rocket systems and should never be fired in areas with civilians."
These indiscriminate attacks come alongside the use by Libyan government forces of cluster munitions in civilian-populated areas of Misrata, documented by Human Rights Watch on April 15.
Misrata is the only rebel-held city in Libya's west. Government forces have tried to retake control of the city for about seven weeks. According to doctors in the city who are keeping track of the death toll, more than 267 bodies have been brought to hospital morgues as of April 15, the majority of them civilians. The number of dead is higher because some families have not brought their relatives to the morgues, the doctors said.
In addition to the rocket that landed on the bread line in front of the bakery on April 14, another rocket that day hit the home of a sheikh adjacent to a mosque, and at least four others hit private homes. Human Rights Watch saw the remains of one Grad lodged in the side of a family's pick-up truck parked in their garage and another on a residential street.
On April 16, government forces hit the parking lot just outside the Zawiyat el-Mahjoub medical clinic in the residential Zawiya neighborhood, apparently with an 82mm high explosive mortar round, spraying shrapnel into the clinic that wounded a medical technician and three other civilians, Human Rights Watch said.
According to witnesses, the rocket and mortar fire all came from government positions outside the city, which they are familiar with after seven weeks of fighting. The rebels in the city appear poorly armed, often sharing weapons, and have not been seen with either Grad rockets or mortars, Human Rights Watch said.
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