A power outage at Trent University in Peterborough on Wednesday afternoon (April 20) has resulted in the closure of university’s Symons Campus, according to a campus advisory.
Trent University’s Durham campus and Catharine Parr Traill College in downtown Peterborough are unaffected by the power outage.
All exams on the Symons Campus are cancelled for the remainder of the day and for Wednesday evening. Instructors will notify students with further information about next steps regarding affected exams.
Bata Library is also closed for the rest of Wednesday. The library can be reached remotely until 9 p.m. by emailing library@trentu.ca.
Residences at the Symons Campus in Peterborough remain open for residence students and meals will be served until 8 p.m. in Lady Eaton College and Otonabee College dining halls, for residence students in LEC, OC, Champlain, and Gzowski College. The university is asking Annex students to eat at home.
Students needing a place to study may access space and wi-fi at Traill College (open until 10 p.m.) or the Peterborough Public Library (open until 8:00 p.m.).
Peterborough Transit continues to provide service to and from the Symons Campus. Students can get to Traill College directly by taking the number 9 or 11 bus from Bata Loop.
The Trent Athletics Centre is closed, and any events or activities on the Symons Campus in Peterborough are cancelled for today.
The university is investigating the power outage. Updates will be available at www.trentu.ca/advisory/
