Hello residents of RR3:

This is an advance notice that we will be holding the annual MPT wheelchair skills training lab on RR3 on March 12th from 08:00 - 12:00. During this training session the students will practicing wheelchair skills as a large group and this is unavoidably a very noisy activity. The lab is conducted primarily in RR367 and RR345, but we also use the hallways throughout RR3 to practice skills throughout the morning. While we advise the students to be careful around pedestrians, I would recommend you remain alert if you are moving around the hallways. You may want to consider alternatives to being onsite during that morning as it will be much noisier and congested than typical on RR3. We appreciate your understanding and patience. If you have graduate students or research assistants working on RR3 we would appreciate you sharing this information with them as well. If you have questions please let me know, and if not please don’t feel obliged to respond to this email.

Regards

Ed Giesbrecht, PhD, BMR (OT) (He/Him)

Senior Scholar

Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences

The University of Manitoba campuses and research spaces are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

UM recognizes that the Treaties signed on these lands are a lifelong, enduring relationship, and we are dedicated to upholding their spirit and intent. We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and the present. With this understanding, we commit to supporting Indigenous excellence through active Reconciliation, meaningful change, and the creation of an environment where everyone can thrive. Our collaboration with Indigenous communities is grounded in respect and reciprocity and this guides how we move forward as an institution.

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