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TRENT UNIVERSITY HAS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS WITH THANKS TO STAFF, FACULTY AND STUDENTS • • • UPDATE: TRENT RESUMES NORMAL OPERATIONS EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, JULY 17 University remains closed today July 16 – Academic programs, orientations for first year students and parents resume this coming Monday July 16, 2004, Peterborough at 2:00pm Following two days of initial clean up operations, Trent University will resume regular business hours effective Saturday, July 17. All academic programs will resume their normal schedules effective that day forward. The Bata Library will open for its regular hours from 1-4 pm Saturday, July 17. The library is closed on Sunday as per the normal schedule. The Athletics Complex resumes its schedule of normal hours of operations with the centre reopening on Monday, July 19, from 8 am to 9:30 pm; as per its normal schedule, the complex is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Orientations for first year students and their parents resume on Monday, July 19 as previously scheduled. Clean up at numerous areas throughout the University continues with special focus on the basement wing of the Otonabee College, one of the hardest hit areas. Immediate tasks include removing damaged carpets, running dehumidifiers and the cleaning of office spaces. Bonnie Patterson, President and Vice Chancellor, praised Trent's employees who contributed so much to the response to the state of emergency. "Trent's employees provided a swift response to the flooding. I want to thank all Trent staff and faculty, some of whom who had flooding in their own homes, and some of whom were on vacation; they persevered and contributed greatly to the University's response," said President Patterson. She added that students registered in the Athletics Department's summer camp program who were sleeping in the Athletics Complex on Thursday evening displayed great team work and contributed to the response to the flooding. "The overnight campers who were sleeping in the gymnasium were some of the first individuals to notice water seeping through the gymnasium's ceiling early in the morning. Their team efforts to unplug drains, mop up floors and dam doorways ensured that serious damage did not occur to the gymnasium's wooden floors." The President also praised City, Township and County municipal officials and their emergency response teams for the support they provided. "The community's response confirmed that residents in the Peterborough region support each other in times of crisis. We appreciated how all of the local officials reacted to a very, very difficult situation."
UPDATE: CLASSES AT TRENT'S PETERBOROUGH CAMPUSES CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY, JULY 16 Issued Thursday, July 15, 2004 at 3:30 pm
This decision does not affect classes offered at Trent's campus in Oshawa. Cancellations in Peterborough include:
To assist with the response to the emergency, Trent's essential personnel are requested to attend work, safety and road conditions permitting. While minor flooding damage has occurred within some buildings across the campuses, the most significant damage occurred in academic and staff offices located in the basement area of Otonabee College. Some water damage occurred at Wallis Hall at Traill College. Crews are on site to secure the areas and clean up operations have begun. The University's enacted its emergency response early this morning and its emergency response team has met continuously throughout today. Trent has been in contact with City officials to lend any assistance it can to the city's emergency response team. At this time, it is anticipated that normal operations at the University will resume by Monday, July 19. Information about the status of Trent's operations will continue to be provided through a number of sources. Updates are available on the University's web site at: www.trentu.ca and the 'InfoTrent' hotline at 748-1234. News releases are being faxed and e-mailed to media. Dr. Garry Humphreys, Peterborough Medical Officer of Health has issued instructions to ensure that occupants of flooded premises do not become infected from disease. To review please click here.
TRENT UNIVERSITY'S PETERBOROUGH CAMPUSES CLOSED Thursday, July 15, 2004 AT 8:30 am Due to the State of Emergency declared by the City, all of Trent University's operations in the City of Peterborough are closed for today. Faculty, staff and students are requested not to travel to the campus. Busing services across the City are cancelled including bus services to the University. A skeleton crew of staff are on campus to check facilities and electrical systems for safety purposes. Safety and road conditions permitting, essential staff only are requested to come in to work to assist with the response to this emergency. The Athletics summer camp is closed today. Campers in the overnight program are safe and have been removed to Lakefield College School because of minor water leakage in the Athletics facility. Their parents have been contacted to make arrangements for a pick up time. Orientations for new student and parents are cancelled for today and for tomorrow Friday, July 16. The Trent International Program breakfast scheduled to take place at the Bata Library this morning was cancelled. Additional information about the status of the closure will be posted on the University's web site as soon as it is available. CLASSES AT TRENT UNIVERSITY'S FACILITY IN OSHAWA UNAFFECTED BY STATE OF EMERGENCY IN PETERBOROUGH Students attending classes at Trent University's campus in Oshawa are advised that classes in Oshawa will continue as scheduled and that Trent's operations in Oshawa are unaffected by the state of emergency in Peterborough. Posted July 15, 2005 |
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In response to the flooding, the declaration of a state of emergency and continued heavy rainfall forecast for this evening, Trent University has announced that all academic programming will be cancelled for Friday, July 16.