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University of Ottawa--some assumptions. If invalid, please let me know
 
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There's a problem with an "only on campus" licence: the UofO doesn't have campus walls, so the school and the city have fuzzy borders on the north and east, and a minor arterial route (King Edward Ave.) runs right through the campus. Somebody might give Saoirse a ticket, just because he could. Better to get a full licence instead.

There are two good reasons for flying vehicles to be frowned upon at UofO:
  • National Defence Headquarters (Canada's equivalent to the Pentagon) is right across the street from Tabaret Hall. (Despite NDHQ being so close, there are few if any military personnel on the University grounds at any given time.)
  • Part of the local freeway (the 417) forms the southern border of the campus.
However, "frowned upon" does not mean "banned" - UofO takes academic freedom very seriously, and supervised experiments with handwavium would definitely be included there. Experimentation with flying vehicles is most likely to take place east of the campus. (While part of the Rideau Canal forms the western border of the campus, it's very visible; the other side of the canal is where "core downtown Ottawa" starts.) Strathcona Park is a bit of a hike from the campus proper (and on the other side of a couple of embassies and the Canadian offices of Amnesty International), but it is a large open space. Just don't fall in the river, or they'll be dragging for your body at the foot of the falls the next day unless you're a very good swimmer and you don't panic. (Needless to say, there's no beach at that park.)

(A bit of colour: UofO is fully bilingual. You're as likely to hear French as you are to hear English on campus. Students don't have to take courses in both languages, although a notable fraction do.)
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University of Ottawa--some assumptions. If invalid, please let me know - by New Hampshire Battleship Lover - 08-06-2011, 02:47 AM
[No subject] - by robkelk - 08-06-2011, 03:32 AM
Oh well... - by New Hampshire Battleship Lover - 08-06-2011, 03:49 AM
[No subject] - by Firvulag - 08-06-2011, 07:15 AM
[No subject] - by robkelk - 08-06-2011, 03:44 PM

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