news // 6 Trans Mountain ends suit against protestors » Burnaby Mountain p Angela Espinoza News Editor Mi news @theotherpress.ca = t n January 30, Trans Mountain dropped its lawsuit against protestors who last year. Five protestors were pursued by the company for reportedly costing Kinder Morgan “millions” by preventing work from : CBC reported that while two of : the protestors had been willing : to meet an outside settlement, : two others refused unless Trans : Mountain “would not revisit : the action in the future.” Only : one protestor, Allan Dutton, : would not comply regardless of occupied Burnaby Mountain late : an agreement. The protests took place : in November and December : 2014, attempting to halt future : work exploring Burnaby : Mountain as a potential site for : the proposed Trans Mountain Image from VancouverObserver.com rotestor claims move is for ‘PR’ > occurring on the mountain. : pipeline. Safety of the local : environment as well as the : nearby Simon Fraser University : were amongst the top reasons : for protesting the pipeline, as : there are public concerns about : a potential leak. Simon Fraser professor : Stephen Collis—one of the : five protestors in the suit— : told CBC, “I think the whole : situation has forced them to : start doing some really drastic : things on the PR front because : they took a beating.” theotherpress.ca Vancouver panel turns down ‘origami’ tower Image from VancouverMarket.ca » Glass building found to be inappropriate for city Angela Espinoza News Editor Mi news @theotherpress.ca a ie = proposed glass tower for downtown Vancouver was voted down by a panel for both design and location reasons. The tower has been described as looking like “origami,” with several jutting corners and parts of the building resembling folds. The tower was designed by Chicago architects Gordon Gill and Adrian Smith, who have designed numerous projects throughout the world, including designs for India, Korea, and China. Amongst other reasons : for the down vote, the panel : found Gill and Smith’s : building overshadowed : Waterfront Station, : considered a heritage site in : the city and built in 1914. “By positioning the tower : so close, it appears that [a : future connecting road on the : other side] is more important : than one of the city’s civic : structures,” said Vancouver : architect Matthew Soules, as : reported by the Globe and : Mail. However, the panel did agree that the initial location : for the tower is still ideal for : a future building. A future : public hearing may be held ; to decide on what building : would fit the location. RSU and The CFS-O speak to Premiere Kathleen Wynne about sexual assault policies Jackie Hong The Eyeopener embers of the Canadian Federation of Students Ontario (CFS-O) met with Premiere Kathleen Wynne at Queen’s Park on January 14 for a roundtable on sexual assault policies on post-secondary campuses. The meeting comes weeks before the Ontario government presents an “action plan” against sexual violence and harassment on March 8. Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) Vice-President Equity Pascale Diverlus, who is also the constituency commissioner for the CFS-O, said the conversation was long overdue. “The Canadian Federation of Students Ontario and different student unions have been working on this issue for Kathleen Wynne : Image from Lucas Oleniuk , Toronoto Star : years and years,” Diverlus said. : “We have been advocating for : [a] sexual assault policy and we : have had very little response ... : so, it’s nice to see [Wynne] put : this at the forefront.” Twenty-one members : of the CFS-O attended the : meeting and each member : talked about how sexual assault : and harassment are handled on : his or her respective campus. Members also suggested what they thought should be : included in future policies : dealing with sexual violence, such as prevention and consent education, accountability and including students in policymaking processes. Diverlus said Wynne did not make any commitments but, “just listened to our experiences.” Anna Goldfinch, national executive representative of the the CFS-O because the group is an “expert” on how to prevent and handle sexual assault and harassment. “We've been working on this issue for decades now. We've been running our “No Means No” campaign since the 80s,’ Goldfinch said. “The media is paying : attention and the public : is paying attention now,” : Goldfinch said, explaining : that the lack of sexual assault : policies at post-secondary : schools rose to the spotlight in : late 2014 after a Toronto Star : article revealed that only nine : of 78 Canadian universities had : guidelines in place to deal with : sexual assault and harassment : on campus. Ryerson currently does not : have a specific policy dealing : with sexual assault, but instead CFS-O, said Wynne approached : : policies to deal with the issue. relies on points from other RSU President Rajean : Hoilett previously said that : pushing administration to get : a protocol in place would be : one of the student union's top : priorities for the winter 2015 : semester. Ryerson President Sheldon : Levy said a “big process” is : underway at the administrative : level to get a policy in place. “We're working with the : other universities ... and a lot of : groups have been brought in, : including the student union,” : Levy said. In December, he asked : Vice-Provost Students’ Heather : Lane Vetere to “lead a thorough : examination of Ryerson’s : policies, procedures, approaches : and responses” to sexual assault. Vetere has since hada : number of meetings with : Ryerson community members, : including staff, the Continuing : Education Students’ Association : of Ryerson (CESAR), and the : RSU, and is expected to report : back on how Ryerson should : proceed on how it handles : sexual violence on campus. “(Administration’s] been : great and wanting to meet with : us [the RSU] and set up a policy ? committee to review what we : already have,” Diverlus said. "We : are just hoping to get student : representation on [the policy : making] committee.”