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Sneak peek and peaches at Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery

McMaster employees are invited to get a sneak peak and have some peaches with ice cream crepes at an open house for the new Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery on Tuesday, Aug. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. "Senior management and the McMaster Employee Spirit Society have planned a sneak peek peach party for the new Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery," says Karen Belaire, vice-president administration. "We hope all employees will come out for this event, which coincides with peach season and the final stages of construction. A tour of the first floor, which houses six new classrooms and six new lecture theatres, will be available, as well as a peek at some of the other floors."

Solar car tour accident; McMaster team is safe

The first stretch of the nine-day Canadian Solar Tour was halted after one of the vehicles was involved in an accident Thursday night. A University of Toronto student was killed in the crash. McMaster's solar car team was part of the tour but faculty advisor John Preston confirmed that the team had already completed its journey for the day and all nine team members were in Waterloo when the accident occurred near Stratford. Additional details can be found in an article in today's Hamilton Spectator. The Solar Tour began in Windsor Thursday morning. Teams were to spend the next nine days traveling 1,700 kms to Quebec City to promote renewable energy technologies. The cars were scheduled to make a stop at McMaster today, but the stop has been cancelled due to the tragedy. [End of story]

Solar vehicles roll onto McMaster campus

Year round, the team at the McMaster Solar Car Project works on designing, building and modifying solar vehicles while raising awareness about renewable energy and energy conservation. Friday, Aug. 13 at 1:45 p.m., they will have some help spreading their message as the Canadian Solar Tour rolls onto the McMaster University campus. Beginning Aug. 12 in Windsor, ON, and concluding Aug. 21 in Quebec City, the Canadian Solar Tour will take McMaster's team on a 1,700 km journey in promotion of renewable energy technologies. Throughout the tour, the team will be joined by other students from some of Canada's top universities. Usually in competition, the students from McMaster, University of Toronto, Queen's University, McGill University, and Icole de Technologie Supirieure will work in co-operation to complete the 10-day trek.