Clocks go back an hour on Saturday! ISSUES & IDEAS #MeToo The online campaign is growing in popularity, but needs action according to expert. P7 CAMPUS Trans toilets PRODUCED BY LANGARA JOURNALISM STUDENTS | WWW.LANGARAVOICE.CA Michelle LeMoignan holding her CBD poster child, Jingles, at the Rabbit Festival in South Van — Pet owner uses Cannabidiol to treat ill™ = By ANA ROSE WALKEY host at the Rabbit Fes- tival in South Vancouver had some unorthodox advice for treating ailing bunnies. Michelle LeMoignan — board member, foster and educator from the Vancouver Rabbit Rescue and Advocacy — spoke about bunny care and rescue at her booth at last Saturday’s festival at the Scottish Cultural Centre. LeMoignan said she treats ail- ing rabbits from her Delta adop- tion service as well as her own with Cannabidiol or CBD oil, a non- psychoactive compound found in cannabis. The rabbits suffer from ailments such as seizures, arthritis and tremors. LeMoignan said it all started a few years ago when she worried that her rabbit Jingles was going to die of seizures. She started treating him with CBD products. “He was so bad at that point I was kind of like, well if I kill him, 1 kill him, because I'm going to end up having to euthanize him any- ways,” LeMoignan said. sis Sess Since LeMoignan has been treat- ing Jingles with CBD, she says he has become stronger and has been having fewer seizures. Melissa Naughton, assistant manager at The Medicinal Canna- bis Dispensary at the Hastings lo- cation, is very involved in their pet division. Naughton said they mainly cater to cats and dogs, but many animal owners are using CBD as alterna- tive pain medication for their pets. Dr. Katherine Kramer, a veteri- narian at the VCA Canada Van- couver Animal Wellness Hospital Lack of menstrual waste bins in men's washroom stalls may be violating human rights. P3 “te ONLINE SPECIAL Falling for Fall Top three spots near campus to watch the colourful leaves fall. Video at langaravoice.ca Voice NOVEMBER 2, 2017 * VOL. 49 NO. 4» VANCOUVER, B.C. Watch video from Rabbit Fes- tival at langara- voice.ca Don Oct. 28. ANA ROSE WALKEY PHOTO ~ rabbits at shelter on East Broadway, said CBD is not supported by the College of Veteri- narians of British Columbia as vets are not supposed. to prescribe it or recommend it. According to the college, there is no legal pathway for veterinarians to prescribe cannabis products to animals because the Access to Can- nabis for Medical Purposes Regu- lations does not apply to veterinar- ians or animals. “It's experimental, vets are not supposed to prescribe it or recom- mend it,” Kramer said. “That being said, it's amazing.” Rink to switch from After deadly leak in Fernie, curling club to upgrade = By DANICA WALKER he Marpole Curling Club is planning to switch their ammonia refrigeration sys- tem to a safer Freon system within the next two years due to public safety worries, said their head ice technician. Concerns about ammonia us- age in ice rinks have recently been raised after three people lost their lives at a Fernie ice rink in mid- October, after the highly toxic sub- stance leaked. Gary Ritchie, the head ice tech- nician at Marpole Curling Club said their current refrigeration sys- tem is old and will soon be replaced with one that poses less risk to the public. “Our plans are to replace our cur- rent ammonia plant with a Freon plant,” Ritchie said. “It’s, for one thing, less of a potential hazard for the public.” However, Ritchie said ammonia poses little risk if systems are prop- erly maintained. “Fortunately, the instances of major leaks are very uncommon. T’ve been in the business for 35 years and I’ve had one leak of any size over that timeframe.” Ritchie said. “We know that it’s a danger- ous substance so that’s why we have regular maintenance done on the ammonia to Freon equipment.” Majid Bahrami who is a profes- sor of the School of Mechatronic System Engineering at SFU said ammonia refrigeration systems are commonly used and have been for decades. “Generally speaking _ these ammonia sys- tems are safe ” and they're be- ae ing [used] pretty Majid Bahrami much all over the SFU MECHATRONIC world,” Bahrami SYSTEM ENGINEER. said. ING PROFESSOR He said the main difference between the two systems is the in- put energy, Freon plants use elec- tricity whereas ammonia plants run on thermal energy or heat, often via burning fossil fuels such as natural gas. Ammonia, although toxic, is cheaper and more environmentally friendly when used on an industrial scale than alternative systems, Bah- rami said. He said researchers are working on refrigeration systems that don't use toxic ammonia. A case study by Technical Safety BC claims between 2007 and 2015, 40 incidents resulted in the release of ammonia in B.C. and 10 resulted in injury. Janice Lee, director of safety oversight at Technical Safety BC said refrigeration plant owners are required to develop a maintenance system and an emergency response plan in case of an ammonia leak. No Langara Aboriginal Student rep LSU election result leaves Indigenous pupils without a voice = By TREVOR NAULT he lack of Aboriginal stu- dent representation at Langara College has raised questions about the Langara Stu- dents’ Union's electoral process. An LSU student election last month resulted in Aboriginal stu- dent representative candidate, An- geline Day, rejected by a nearly 4-1 margin. Because Day was running unopposed, she was subject to a yes or no vote. Day was not available for com- ment but her mother, former Van- couver school trustee candidate Diana Day, had questions about the LSU’s electoral process. “We're still all shocked about how that went down,” Diana said. “Because she was the only one run- ning, she should have gotten in by acclamation. It should not have been a decision that was yes or no.” Langara’s director of Aborigi- nal Education and Services, Rick Ouellet said the LSU needs to do more to make Indigenous students feel welcome on campus. “If the students don't feel like they’re represented by the student’s society...then they dont get the services that the student’s society is supposed to provide,” Ouellet said. Diana ex- pressed concem for the Dave Pearson Native | Student Centre, L\ = a space gifted Rick Ouellet by the college tO ABORIGINAL EDUCA- Aboriginal — stu- — T/oN ABD SERVICES dents in the LSU DIRECTOR Building. She said it isnt being used for what it was intended. Ouellet said he’s heard anecdot- ally that students have been asked to prove their indigenous ancestry to use the space. “That absolutely goes against any culture that I’ve learned about,” Ouellet said. Charlene Lawrence, a second- year Arts and Science student said she was confused by the process. “Why was there even a ‘no option", Lawrence said. "We should have an Aboriginal representative.,” The Voice reached out to the LSU’s Diversity & Inclusion rep, Harjot Grewal, and chief returning officer Jeannie Bates. Neither responded for comment.