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JANE EVERETT developed her latest artistic techniques at her Shuswap cottage and in her Lower Mission backyard. Her new exhibit, her first show locally since 2007, includes a series of 13 small birds, drawn in charcoal on vellum paper.
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Three students New UBC president visits local campus run over on way to school ▼ UBC OKANAGAN
Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR
The new president of the University of British Columbia says he’s impressed by what the Okanagan campus of the university he is about to lead has done in its short nineyear history. Arvind Gupta was introduced as UBC’s 13th president and vice-chancellor Wednesday at events in Vancouver and Kelowna. Gupta told the gathering at the UBCO campus his is impressed not only with the campus itself, but also by the work and commitment of its faculty and the spirit of its students. “It’s evident we’re going to succeed here,” said Gupta, who will officially take over from the departing Stephen Toope in July. Toope, who is leaving to head the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs after eight years leading UBC, was credited by Gupta in his remarks for moving UBC from what he called a regional powerhouse to an international powerhouse. Gupta deferred questions about his vision for the university until after he has had a chance to settle in and talk with students, staff and faculty at both campuses about where they see the university going. But he did note that
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INCOMING UBC president Arvind Gupta (right) talks with UBC Okanagan student Suresh Kumar on Wednesday following Gupta’s introduction at the Kelowna campus. what’s key is preparing young people for the jobs of the future, jobs he said that may not even be known yet. “But I think universities are in a perfect position to look ahead and see where we are going,” he said. During his remarks in Kelowna Wednesday afternoon, Gupta noted the pride he said he saw in people here during a
recent vacation when it came to talking about the fact UBC has a campus here. “People here talk with pride about having the university in their community,” said Gupta, a renowned expert in research and innovation policy who has forged close collaborations between universities, civil society and business. He said that is not the
same in Vancouver. “You don’t hear people in the grocery story (in Vancouver) saying they are proud UBC is there,” said Gupta. He said that sense of pride felt here is something the university can build on and it shows how connected the university is to the community. Gupta is a UBC computer science professor and is currently chief
executive officer and scientific director of Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization recognized internationally for nurturing the next generation of research and business-savvy innovators. His five-year term as president will start on July 1. The UBC board of governors made the ap-
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Three Grade 7 girls who were struck by a car while en route to school Wednesday morning will need some time to heal from the injuries they incurred, say school officials. “Two of them were quite banged up in terms of bumps and bruises,” said Hugh Gloster, superintendent of the Central Okanagan School District. “The third girl; her face made contact with the pavement and she had some more issues in terms of dental work.” Mounties confirmed late Wednesday afternoon that broken bones were among the list of injuries for two of the children, but that none of their wounds were life threatening. The “health and well-being” of all involved is paramount to the school district, said Gloster, noting that they intend to deal with the emotional fallout of the crash by sending counsellors to the school. The girls were hit by a car at the intersection of Gerstmar and Graham as they headed toward Springvalley Middle School just before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Mounties made it to the scene shortly thereafter, and closed a portion of Graham Road so their reconstructionists could piece together what caused the driver to run into the trio of children. While some have speculated that the 28-year-old female driver’s car had a foggy windshield, police have yet to confirm that theory. They also haven’t said whether they will approve charges against her. Const. Kris Clark did say that he didn’t believe the children were hit in an area with a marked speed limit of 30 km/h. They also weren’t hit at a marked crosswalk. It is, however, an area that has been of some concern in the past, according to area residents. To that end, Gloster said that a school traffic safety officer was dispatched to the scene to assist RCMP and assess the needs of the area. He pointed out that to date, the area has been no more problematic than any number of other roads in
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