From the President's Window

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Turning new circles at the start of the year

This year The View from the President’s Window is changed. It always changes at the beginning of the school year with the arrival of new students but this year the change is literal. I am looking out of my window on the fourth floor at the remodeled turning circle in front of the University Centre. With financial support from both GO Transit and the provincial government and from the City of Guelph, the turning circle has been modified. There are parking bays for City and GO buses and the car park in front of the Centre has been turned into a green lawn. GO Transit will offer frequent services to Square One in Mississauga and a regular service to the York Region in the GTA. With the City buses bringing students, faculty and staff to campus and probably an increased ridership making connections with the GO buses, this will be a very busy hub. For this reason, private cars will be prevented from coming to the front of the University Centre. The drop off point will be the car park on South Ring Road. This will take a little bit of time to get used to but I ask for patience from people. It will improve road traffic safety and certainly improve services for people coming to and from the University and perhaps those taking advantage of the buses to go shopping.

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