Facilities Management and Dawson Sustainability have formed a bicycle committee in hopes of getting you to consider bicycling to Dawson. The pandemic has seen a substantial rise in people using bicycles and the City of Montreal has accelerated accompanying infrastructure in order to promote this advantageous way of getting around. Bicycling is cheap, solves traffic,…
The project to install a new copper roof on the E wing is advancing very well, according to V茅ronique Paris of Facilities Management.
It is on schedule to be completed by mid-October.
The project is using traditional methods and is being featured this week as part of National Roofers Week Aug. 24-28.
Cycling to work is proven to reduce abstenteeism, increase alertness and connect you to your surroundings. People trying to get in shape who start cycling lose an average 15 pounds in the first year they cycle to work! Dawson wants to support you in your transit and would love to help you get cycling. As…
The scaffolding is now up for a big renovation job on the E Wing (the back west wing on the original motherhouse near the parking lot entrance). 鈥淲e are putting on a new copper roof using traditional methods,鈥� explained V茅ronique Paris, Coordinator of Building Services. The project costs almost $1.65 million and took two years…
Our resident cycling enthusiast Richard Dugas of Facilities Management has pulled together advice and resources to encourage you to get on your bike this spring. Transport is one of Dawson's greatest causes of greenhouse gas emissions. Practice your itinerary on the quiet streets during the pandemic and come back to Dawson on your bike. Click read more for all the tips to get riding again.
Please let the Sustainability Office and Facilities Management know if you left food in your office or in a fridge or kitchen area.
It is week 7 and it would be important to throw out these leftovers.
Please use this form so you can return to a nice smell in the College:
Beginning today, 星空传媒视频 is opening up 3C.1 as an indoor day shelter.
The shelter will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and clients will enter by 2100 Atwater. The use of Dawson is restricted to 3C.1, also known as the third floor cafeteria.
Mobile toilets and sinks are set up outside.
CTV reported on this yesterday and you can see the report in the Read More link.
There is art throughout our beautiful heritage building. Sometimes when you pass something every day, you no longer see it. Let's use this time away from the building to appreciate the art we have on campus.
Here is a gallery of professional photos shot in June 2019 of the art work at Dawson. It was commissioned under the 1% rule that public buildings (new or renovated) have to set aside 1% of the budget for art. Special thanks to Alan Stewart and Rhonda Meier for help putting these photos together.
Click Read More for the gallery.
While 星空传媒视频 has been closed since March 14, a critical crew of people continue to come to the campus to perform vital services. Many of the people who keep things going at the College are from external contractors. 鈥淥ur Security team played a key and active role in the distribution of laptops and other…
Due to construction, the entrance at 4001 de Maisonneuve is closed this week and will reopen March 9.
Last Modified: August 25, 2020
