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Health Fair facilitates a healthier campus

  

Cazzy Lewchuk
Staff Writer

n March 26, the New
Westminster campus
of Douglas College hosted a
Health Fair. Organized by the
college group Douglife, the
fair was also held at the David
Lam campus on March 20.
In New West, various booths
and activities were placed
throughout the concourse.
Although many of the
interactive booths were set up
and organized by students,
several groups from outside the
school participated in the day’s

activities, such as the Vancouver !
: making this day go ona lot
(VCMT) and Steve Nash Fitness }
: traffic... I’m surprised at the
: amount of people who have
: visited.”

College of Massage Therapy

World.

The goal of the Health Fair
was to promote the physical
and mental health of Douglas
students, leading to a healthier
campus. Many of the health
initiatives promoted were
included on-site, such as access
to exercise bikes, healthy snack

: samples, distribution of other
: health products, and access to
: counsellors and nurses.

Most of the booths were

: organized and run by students
: in the Sports Science program
: as part of a project for their

: “health promotion” class. For

: all six hours of the fair, these

: students monitored the booths, :
: presenting information and

: activities to all who visited.

: Bachelor of Physical Education
: and Coaching student Ali

: Bonesky ran a “Got Energy”

: booth along with fellow

: students Gillian Russell and

: Lisa Trulson. This exhibit

: showcased ways to feel more

: energized and healthy.

Bonesky said, “Good
company and interaction is

faster. There’s a lot of high

Perhaps a reason for

: the high interest was how
interactive the event was.

: Almost every booth had a

: hands-on activity, brochures,

: and items promoting health, or

: evena free service. For example,
: the VCMT had free 10-minute

: massages given by graduates.

: Over in the presentation area,

: “Health Jeopardy” was set Up,

: where teams could compete

: with rules identical to the game
: show Jeopardy, but with health-
: themed questions.

Private and public

: organizations also had a

: presence. These ranged from

: government-run operations

: such as Fraser Health to for-

: profit businesses like Steve

: Nash Fitness World. Mikaela

: Osmak, director for marketing
: and student services at VCMT,
: said they frequent health and

: job fairs around the Lower

: Mainland. “We try to set out

: in the community as much as

: we can. We're very passionate

: about networking, health care,
: and health services.”

Many of the organizations

in attendance frequent other

: post-secondary institutions for
career and health fairs. Most

: of them provide essential and
important services, and the fairs
: allow quick and easy access to

? as many students as possible.

 

By Douglas College Campus Life and Athletics (Flickr)

 

Douglas College thinks green with Generating Opportunity

» New West campus devotes a day to renewable energy

Angela Espinoza
News Editor
Minews
@theotherpress.ca

 

n April 3, Douglas

College's New Westminster by FortisBC, and during the

. : day we're going to havea
renewable energy event entitled : number of groups setting
: up in the concourse,” says
one ‘ : : Henderson. “These are
will include information booths organizations that are working
: in the field of renewable

: energy, sustainability, [and]

: conservation.”

campus will be hosting a

Generating Opportunity from
Renewable Energy. The event

and presenters, followed

by an interactive speakers
forum. To find out more about
“Generating Opportunity,”

the Other Press interviewed
community connections

on what to expect.

The role of community
connections, Henderson
explains, is to bridge the
gap between the college
and the community and
facilitate partnerships that
have educational benefits
for students and the
community. Henderson adds
that connections are built

: by “working to facilitate

: partnerships and linkages
: between the college and

: its community,” such as

: with FortisBC in regards to
: Generating Opportunity.

“(The event is] sponsored

Along with FortisBC are

: other groups, such as Douglas
: : : College Building Energy
coordinator Jennifer Henderson : & Resource Management
: program, the Douglas Students’
: Union’s (DSU) Green Team,

: New West Environmental

: Partners, BC Hydro, BC Women
: in Energy Network, just to

: name a few organizations.

“T think [the event will] be

: Henderson says. “Presenters
: will be talking about the

: economics of alternative energy :
: options, environmental impacts
: as well as opportunities for

: students and others.

“The goal of this forum is

: to try and engage students on

: the topic of renewable energy,”
: Henderson adds. “We really...

: encourage students to come out
: and chat with these folks, and
: get an idea [of] the initiatives

: that they’re involved with.

: Maybe students are looking

: for a way to connect with

: organizations in an area that

: they’re interested in, volunteer
: opportunities, potential

: employment opportunities,

: and... gain a greater

: understanding of some of the

: work... these organizations

[do]”

The Speakers Forum

: includes representatives

: : from several alternate energy
: of particular interest to business :
: students and science and tech
: students, but not limited,”

companies who will be

: introduced by Thor Borgford,
: executive director of research

: and academic innovation at
: Douglas College. Brian Chapell, :

Interim Dean of Science and

: Technology, will say a few

: words about [the] Science and
: Technology program here at the :
: college.

“Jeff MacAulay, [vice

: president of distributed energy
: solutions at] Endurance Wind
: Power, will be talking about

: the local [wind-turbine]

: company that they operate out
: of Surrey,’ Henderson says.

: JJeff’s going to be followed by

: Jason Wolfe, [director of market
: development] at FortisBC, and
: he’s going to be talking about

: biogas and... innovative ways

: that Fortis is using natural

: gas in British Columbia. Then

: Norm Connolly and Mark

: Allison are, [officials] from

: the city of New Westminster,

: will be talking about some

: renewable heating initiatives

: for the Sapperton area.”

Henderson encourages

: students and guests to engage
: in discussion afterwards as a

: way to learn more about the

subject of renewable energy,

: and share thoughts and
: information they may have as
: well. The event will end witha

reception outside the Laura C.

: Muir Theatre.

Henderson adds: “We're

: really grateful to FortisBC for

: sponsoring this event and

: giving students, employees, and
: members of the community a
: chance to come together and

: havea conversation about

: renewable energy. We're [also]
: doing a draw for an Android

: tablet at the [forum], so

: everybody that attends the

: event has a chance to win!”

If youre interested in

: attending this free event,

: please register through

: douglascollege.ca/

: connections. The event will

: run throughout the day, starting
: at a.m. in the concourse

: with information booths, and

: moving into the speakers forum
: from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the

: lecture theatre in room 2201.