1. Agriculture (see second half of Day 8 for notes)

2.  It’s a little late, but the controversy over the wolf cull in BC would make an excellent topic for the media analysis. (I will hand back the outlines I have.)  Relevant to agriculture is the farmers’ market on campus on Thursdays and the Campus Food Movement organization.  Did anyone go to either the candidates’ forum or the Social Sciences pizza lunch?  Daniel will share his knowledge on soil and land reclamation for a few minutes today.

3.  I will circulate a book, From the Good Earth, by Michael Ableman, California and Salt Spring Island farmer, and co-founder of Sole Food Street Farms in the Downtown Eastside: http://solefoodfarms.com/about/http://solefoodfarms.com/about/  Here’s a link about the use of drones by environmental groups on Vancouver Island to challenge logging decisions: http://www.theprovince.com/technology/anti+logging +activists+using+drones+fight+information/11394855/ story.html http://www.theprovince.com/technology/anti+logging +activists+using+drones+fight+information/11394855/ story.html  They are also being used to conserve rhino populations in Africa: http://www.microsoft.com/en- us/empowering/?ocid=ED_O_MSCOM_NULL_NULL_en -us_NULL#~pqjddzRTAfX49Zhttp://www.microsoft.com/en- us/empowering/?ocid=ED_O_MSCOM_NULL_NULL_en -us_NULL#~pqjddzRTAfX49Z

4.  I’m also circulating a link about the Vancouver School District trying to come to grips with the issue of bottled water use in schools: http://www.cknw.com/2015/09/12/89943/ (see also the slide show on my web site). http://www.cknw.com/2015/09/12/89943/  There is a Zero Waste conference in Vancouver on Thursday, October 29th. If anyone wanted to go and offer a brief report, I would excuse you for the day: http://www.zwc.ca/Pages/default.aspx. http://www.zwc.ca/Pages/default.aspx  A reminder about the film “Bikes vs. Cars” on Wednesday at 6:30 in Building 250, Room 125, by donation. And the Sustainability Fair on Thursday from 11:30 to 2 in the Library Quad.

5.  To learn more about International Student Exchange program (with the deadline of October 15 th ), see Exchange Partners: https://www2.viu.ca/educationabroad/exchlist.asp https://www2.viu.ca/educationabroad/exchlist.asp  Exchange Application: https://www2.viu.ca/educationabroad/docu ments/ExchangeApplication.pdf https://www2.viu.ca/educationabroad/docu ments/ExchangeApplication.pdf  Funding & Scholarships: https://www2.viu.ca/educationabroad/finances.asp https://www2.viu.ca/educationabroad/finances.asp  Exchange Contact: Jennifer Sills, Manager Education Abroad 250-740-6312  jennifer.sills@viu.ca jennifer.sills@viu.ca