Tag Archives: Safety

North Dakota and Minnesota Colleges Cancel Classes as Flood Worries Linger

The Chronicle News Blog: North Dakota and Minnesota Colleges Cancel Classes as Flood Worries Linger

Higher-education institutions on both sides of the swollen Red River have canceled classes until April 6 to give students and employees a chance to pile sandbags around vulnerable homes and properties and clean up any damage they might sustain.

Fire hits University of Manitoba; evacuations ordered

Canadian Press: Fire hits University of Manitoba; evacuations ordered

Updated Sat. Mar. 28 2009 4:54 PM ET

WINNIPEG — Students and staff at the University of Manitoba were ordered to leave the campus Saturday after a fire broke out in one of the buildings.

Thick smoke could be seen pouring from the upper floors of the Duff Roblin building, which houses the university’s Psychology Department and zoology labs.