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Local student Will Kluckow (left) won a Chance to be Waterloo fire chief for a day during fire prevention week. He got first-hand training for the tob from Fire Chief John deHooge. Kluckow also won a trike from McDonalds, a partn%of the Waterloo fire nation Two University of Waterloo research projects awarded government funding Turning solar radiation into electricity. as well as improving collaborative information technology sys- tems, are two University of Waterloo projects that will benefit from Ontario gov- ernment funding announced recently. The Ministry of Econom» it Development and Trade fMEDTl and the Ontario Innovation Trust have pro- vided funds for two UW research projects. matching previously announced fund- ing from the Canada Four" dation for Innovation (Cl-‘1), The goal of the MED'I~ is to promote econumir growth by creating a culture of innovation, promoting investment and expanding exports lo world markets. The Ontario Innovation Trust (GIT) was created by the province to help Ontario's universities, hospi- tals, colleges and research instltulcs enhance the infra- Ntruuture needed for s,cien, tific research and lethnolo- gy development, With its (onus on capital expenditures. ths orr rum- plementvd investments hy the federal government's ('Fl. lost week. Mlill'l' joined "tor,.atir"rjliirr. k‘ur'u . . -- "q the orr in announcing an investment of $4589.873 for two University of Waterloo projects, This is in addition to funding of $4.59 million from CFL . Project leader UW Prof. Siva Sivoththaman. Electri- cal and Computer Engineer- ing. Project title: "Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic Devices and Systems." Total funding: $11.4 million ((ll'l' contribution: $3.069.91|; MlilTI' contribution: $|.385.046; CFI contribuA lion: $4,454,957; partners contribution: $2,534,089) The centre will provide a comprehensive infrastruc- ture facility for developing affordable technologies for Photovoltaic (PW energy in Canada. PV technologies use semiconductor technol» ogy and materials to convert sunlight directly into elec- tricity The research to be undertaken is critical lo develop photovoltaic tech- nologies that are affordable in order In offer a viable, cost-competitive alternative lo environmentally har, anions, fossil-fuel hast-d technologies 1 he research activities that will be undcrtaker1 a! LIFESTYLE Other UW researchers collaborating in the project are Profs. John Hamel, Raafal Mansour, Arokia Nathan, Andrei Sazonov, and Dennis Striakhilev. Electrical and Computer Engineering; Michael Collins. Roydon Fraser. Steve Lambert and John the centre are multi-discipli- nary, encompassing the fields of Chemistry, Materi- als Science, Semiconductor Physics and Technology. Electronic Engineering, Energy Technology. and Mechanical Engineering.. Wright, Mechanical Engi- neering; Pu Chen. Chemical Engineering; and Tong Leung, Chemistry and thsics. As well, collaborators from government and industry are: Lisa Dignard and Yves Poissant. Natural Resources Canada; Patrick Cusack and Dave Elzinga. ARISE Technologies: and Gary Stevens and Khalil [eaten ATS - Spheral Solar Power Inc. led by the Universite de Queirec A ecole de technoltr gie superieure. the award In uw is par! of a larger project Itotal cost $17 million]. the Synrhromedia tah involves E lil "l()t)CllRf)NlCLF' Boots . Shoes 0 Handbags WOMEN'S WINTER SALE the collaboration of five research groups. the exper- tise and experience of which provide an excellent synergy to address the research chal- lenges. The research focus of the collaboration is in intelli- gent systems, pattern recog- nition. perception with emphasis on cooperative and adaptive techniques. Better integrated solu- tions to collaborative infor- mation technology plat- forms and systems will become feasible thanks to leading research on Cooper- ative and multi-sensor sys- lemsklUW). character and pattern recognition (Con- rordia University], collabo- rative work, networking and perception interfaces (Uni- versite de Quebec). tele- operation (Tele-Universite) and evaluation of innovative technology (Universite de Quebec). The infrastructure and ensuing research will offer excellent opportunities to expand the research capaci- ty of the collaborative park news and integrate their efforts with other advanced work to provide solutions for collaborative informa, lion technology systetdk, The Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo pre- wnls its Caregiver Eduraliun 2005 series, starting “might at l.utherVillage in Waterloo. Dr. George Heckman will speak to guests on "1 he Other Dementias". trom 7-8:30 pm. On tan. 12. Dr. Nicole Didyk will give an overvidw of Alzheimer Disease. from 7-8:30 p-m. The series is for family caregivers, health-care pro- fessionals who work with families. and volunteers who work with seniors. In its fifth year, this contest provides a practical way for smokers to butt out. And on Inn. 19. "r. Hi Inglis Will discuss current research and medications. Luther Village is located at 139 Father David Bauer "r. in Waterloo. The Quit Smoking 2005 contest. being launched this week, is expected to he bigger and better than ever. The contest is designed to give daily smokers 19 and older an incentive to enter the contest and go smoke free from Feb. 1 to March l. More information about the grand prize - a 2005 Ford Mustang -- and seven regional prizes of a home theatre Grround sound system will be announced at the provincial launch today (Ian. 5). The deadline for entries online at www.quitsmokingontario.ca is midnight Ian. 31. Participation in the contest has been growing annually. In previous years. more than 35.000 smokers participated in the contest. That's not all. Follow-up with participants reveals that 31 per cent of participants remain smoke-free a year later. The Region ofWatrrloo wants to keep the momen- tum going in 2005 to help smokers in the community quit this deadly addiction that kills 45.000 people in ( Canada every year. In cooperation with a number of local supporters, the region will be distributing Quit Smoking 2005 con- test brochures and offering supports to help people kick the smoking habit and stay smoke-free. "By recycling the milk and juice cartons. we'll see immediate savings in our Iandr1ll life." said Susan White. manager of waste collection and diversion. "Residents can help divert approximately 500 tonnes a year from the Waterloo landfill by recycling these items." Beginning this month. residents ofWaterloo Region can add milk and juice cartons and drink boxes to their blue box and cart recycling program. What's acceptable in the program? Accepted in your blue hex and can recycling program are all milk. juice and cream canons, as well as drinking boxes. Recycle milk/ juice cafG The containers should be clean. empty and flat, tened before placing loose in the blue box or recycling can. Coffee cups are nm included in the recycling program. These new additions to the blue box will be shipped to a plant in Scarborough for recycling. The milk cartons and drink boxes contain over 75 per cent paperboard, which is recycled into paper towel and milet tissue. T Alzheimer's info sessions 'Quit Smoking' in 2005