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The award was granted on the basis of a case study detailing the installation of Canada’s first University owned pellet fuel system and the interdisciplinary academic involvement of the project. The project, which was founded in 2008, is a collaboration between industry, government, and education. A deciding factor for one of the judges in the Colorado conference was that “this 5 Ze af, UNBC WEBSITE Below:: MLA Shirley Bond and UNBC Prez Dr. Iwama Con- gratulate the school case study illustrates the multiple cascading benefits that can occur when a community is engaged with the academic and operational goals of a campus.” UNBC’s bio energy program currently consists of two projects: a wood pellet system and a biomass gasification system which is still under construction. The fuel consists of either wood pellets or saw mill residue gathered from the local forest industry and both systems are integrated into the existing systems on campus. Shirley Bond, MLA Prince George-Valemount, was Of the first to note that UNBC’s bio energy program “serves as an excellent model for operation and academic collaboration.” Bond also noted that, “UNBC has played a key role in our Province’s climate change agenda.” UNBC did not win the award alone on Oct. 11, 2010, however. UNBC President George lwama announced shortly after he took the podium that “first place was shared by Harvard University.” Tieing for first place as the leader in campus sustainability projects in North America with Harvard University could actually be considered another win for UNBC. Atie with an lvy League school such as Harvard illustrates that UNBC really is “one of the best”. The project has received $16.2 million dollars from the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, the Innovative Clear Energy Fund, the BC Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement, and the Federal Community Economic Diversification Initiative. The project will cause 85% of the fossil fuel consumption on campus to be replaced with sustainable bio energy alternatives. UNBC also aspires to be the first university to become completely sustainable. MP Dick Harris stated that the Bio Energy Project “has been such an overwhelming success. This award is a testament for that.” The whole project was actually born out of the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic. Dick Harris also noted that the “project is a shining example of how this community took an epidemic like the Mountain Pine Beetle and turned it into an opportunity.” Today BC wood pellet exports are worth about $170 million per year. “It’s a very important day for UNBC,” said lwama inspirationally, “but it is one of many days.” The event concluded with an announcement made by the Students for a Green University (SGU), a student Day of Purple October 20 Don your purple coloured clothes to support the LGBTQ community SHELBY PETERSEN EDITOR IN CHIEF Over the past couple of weeks there has been an inordinate amount of young people across North America committing suicide because they are being bullied or harassed due to their sexual orientation. In an effort to combat these unnecessary and extremely saddening deaths, a movement has been created which will allow people to across the United States and Canada to show their support for the LGBTQ community. Wednesday, October 20 is the Day of Purple. The goal is to have as many people as possible wear the colour purple to show their support for the LGBTQ community. In the Rainbow flag, purple represents spirit. The day is an attempt to show the LGBTQ community as well as the general population that no more young men and women should lose their spirit because homophobic behaviour in their schools, homes, and communities. The most important thing about the Day of Purple is that it persists longer than the 24 hour period it has been occasion. hoodie! allotted. That is not to say that people will have to continue to wear the colour purple, but rather, that they continue to wear the spirit of acceptance that goes hand in hand with the see “PURPLE” page 2 Wear any purple clothese that you own, Even if it is an old UNBC UNBC WEBSITE MP Dick Harris Speaks druing the press conference run environmental club. The club is also running a contest to inspire environmentally sustainable choices within the student body. Club President Cameron Bell introduced the contest and also shared that such events make him proud he decided to attend UNBC. The contest is simple: students can enter green submissions on UNBC’s Facebook page. The ten people who receive the most “likes” for their green status will win a Green Pack from the UNBC bookstore. It gets even better as one of the ten will be selected randomly to win $1,000 dollars given by Integris Credit Union. Winning such a prestigious award and the unique environmental work being done at UNBC can only mean more good things to come for Canada’s Green University. SHELBY PETERSEN