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Saturday March 5th from 8:00am to 5:00pm
Transportation (bus) + Lift ticket: $45
Children: $40
Equipment rental: $22 (for adults and children)
Register at Thomson House Room 401 from Feb 14th – Feb 25th (cash or cheque only).
Ticket purchases are final sale.

McGill’s first annual Sustainability Research Symposium will take place on March 4th, 2011.
The research symposium will feature inspirational guest speakers, a poster session for graduate and undergraduate students to showcase current research or class projects, and a “world-cafe” discussion. The keynote speaker for this event is Jonathan Foley, current director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, whose work focuses on the complex global environmental systems and their interactions with human societies.
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Do you need information about your taxes? Are you confused about your tax status?
The PGSS is offering a seminar in collaboration with the Canadian Revenue Agency to help International students navigate the world of taxation. This seminar is open to all international graduate students and is intended to be a practical look at the nuts and bolts of income tax filing.
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PGSS members now have access to Communauto’s Le Lièvre package, offering a discount of up to 20% on regular hourly rates! Click on the banner for more details!

Friday, March 25th, 4-6pm
Thomson House Restaurant (basement)
The Equity Committees of SSMU and PGSS are pleased to the kick-off event to the Equity and the Media conference. This event will feature panelists Samir Shaheen-Hussain, social justice activist and part of the No One is Illegal campaign, Dr. Shirley Steinberg, Associate Professor in Integrated Studies in Education, and Sameer Zuberi, law student, media consultant and human rights activist. The panel will be moderated by Samaa Elibyari, host of the CKUT program Caravan.
The panel will be followed by a reception, featuring Afghani (halal) food and non-alcoholic beverages.
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The PGSS Social Commissioner position is currently vacant. All interested candidates must notify the Elections Commissioner by email at elections.pgss@mail.mcgill.ca and be present at the PGSS Council meeting to be held on Wednesday March 2, 2011 at 6:30pm in the Thomson House ballroom.
A brief description of the position is highlighted below.
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