Thanks to everyone that made environment week possible this year. A shout out to Brigitte, Danny, Marc, Vedrana, Amina, Matt, and Leah. We had a bunch of great activities this year but I did want to take a moment to especially mention the bike repair kiosk that Matt was running during this year's BBQ. Like every year, there are dozens of individuals that come by looking for some help getting their bikes back into working order. Well, worry no more friends, the Bike Coop will soon be finished. You can check some earlier posts about the Coop and all the cool services we hope to have but the essential is that campus community members will now have a space to fix up their bikes with the guidance of a technician. And the timing couldn't be better. At this year's bike repair kiosk there were many bikes that came our way that were just on the border of not being road worthy. In the picture below you can see a brake line that was maybe a couple of minutes away from complete failure...

Environment week is just around the corner, and last-minute preparations are underway in the Sustainable camp. Next week is looking to be a very exciting and enlightening experience for both staff and students! In a perfect world, every single week of the year would be Environment Week; unfortunately, this is not the case. What we are trying to do by planning out various activities over the week is raising awareness, one small step at a time. If you’re interested in getting involved in the festivities of next week, RSVP to our Facebook event ( http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110972942281484 ), and show up to whatever suits your fancy. If you simply don’t have the time to participate, celebrate Environment Week your own way by biking or walking to work, starting to compost, reducing energy usage, etc. It doesn’t have to be an official week for us to pay attention to, and respect, our environment. Enjoy the glorious weather, and hope to see you out in a few days! - vedrana