Ryerson Alumni - Summer 2017 - 8

GOULD STREET

CAMPUS NEWS

Sunset Neon
selected to
install Sam
the Record
Man signs

Sunset Neon has been selected
to restore and re-install the
Sam the Record Man signs
atop 277 Victoria St. near
Yonge-Dundas Square.
The project is expected to
be completed this year.
"We are very pleased to
announce the iconic Sam the
Record Man signs, with their
spinning neon discs, will once
again illuminate downtown
Toronto," said President and
Vice-Chancellor Mohamed
Lachemi. "We're very
thankful to the City of Toronto
and the Sniderman family
for their ongoing support and
patience. We are all looking
forward to the signs lighting
up Toronto later this year."
In a statement, Jason and
Bobby Sniderman, the
sons of Sam Sniderman,
expressed gratitude for the
installation. They wrote:
"On behalf of every person
who remembers purchasing
their first record at or who
worked in a Sam the Record
Man store, Jason and Bobby
Sniderman want to sincerely
thank Ryerson University
and the City of Toronto
for having fulfilled their
commitment to re-install
the iconic Sam the Record
Man signs."
In preparing the site for
the installation, the city
and Ryerson had to undertake
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Ryerson University Magazine / Summer 2017

OUTREACH

One year later,
La Loche comes
to Toronto

La Loche
students took
part in a science
demonstration
in Kerr Hall
on their visit to
Toronto.

In January 2016 in La Loche,
Sask., a shooting at La Loche
Community School claimed
four lives and injured seven
others. The tragedy was a
devastating blow for the rural,
mostly Aboriginal community,
and its shockwaves were felt
across the country.
On January 13, nearly
one year after the tragedy,
10 students and two staff
members from La Loche

Community School visited
Ryerson as part of a four-day
Toronto trip. Students visited
Ryerson's Student Learning
Centre, participated in science
demonstrations, learned about
Ryerson's interdisciplinary
business incubators, and met
Rams athletes at the Mattamy
Athletic Centre.
The trip was facilitated by
journalist Marci Ien, RTA '91,
a former news anchor and
co-host of Canada AM. "It's
such a close-knit community:
there are less than 3,000
people there, and everybody
was affected," said Ien.
"There's a heaviness still, and
yet it is a strong community,
and I get the sense from these
kids that they don't want to
be defined by that."
"This is part of our mission
at Ryerson: reaching out to
different communities, and
the Aboriginal community
is a priority," said President
Mohamed Lachemi. "We want
to give high school students
opportunities to think about
their futures."
The students also appeared
on CTV's The Social and saw
a Raptors game.-Will Sloan

LA LOCHE PHOTOS BY CLIFTON LI, IMAGE ARTS '12.

a number of engineering
and feasibility studies
to ensure that the signs
can be re-mounted safely
at 277 Victoria St., taking
into account weight and
wind shear.
The neon signs will be
refurbished before moving
to its new permanent home
later this summer. Ryerson
University will be covering
all costs associated with the
restoration, installation and
ongoing maintenance.



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