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  • Whole Life Expo offers unique healthy living alternatives

    Whole Life Expo offers unique healthy living alternatives

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    Paul Woodley
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL WOODLEY Canada’s largest showcase of natural health, holistic medicine and green living products took place last weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The 27th Whole Life Expo was a three-day event, sponsored by Ontario’s Ministry of Health. Visitors paid $15 to enjoy the array of health products and services…

  • Milton woman turns to community for government denied healthcare

    Milton woman turns to community for government denied healthcare

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    Jessica Beaulieu
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    STORY BY JESSICA BEAULIEU Kimm Fletcher is a 41-year-old Milton resident and mother of two children. She has been diagnosed with Advanced Stage 4 brain cancer and has been denied government coverage for a medication that could prolong her life from two to 18 months. Fletcher’s oncologist recommended the drug Avastin as treatment for her…

  • Lighting up at Celebration Square

    Lighting up at Celebration Square

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    Tyler
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY TYLER REYNOLDS It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays in Mississauga. The city held its Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Celebration Square on Nov. 23. “We’ve had the event going along with the city for several years now,” said Karen Ferreira, supervisor of events and promotion for Celebration Square.…

  • Making a change one meal at a time

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    Paige Galea
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAIGE GALEA This year was the second Dine For Change for the United Way Oakville. “Basically it`s a restaurant challenge. We go out to the community asking different restaurants to help out the United Way,” said Lisa Tran, a Sheridan student and co-ordinator of Dine For Change explains The participating restaurants…

  • War on tobacco hits White Oaks Secondary School

    War on tobacco hits White Oaks Secondary School

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    Adam Buck
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     STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK The federal government held an anti-smoking seminar at White Oaks Secondary School last week as a part of its “war on tobacco” campaign. MP Eve Adams, parliamentary secretary to the minister of health, lead the presentation and open discussion on tobacco use among youth. With her was Rob Cunningham,…

  • Oakville residents gather to celebrate Christmas tree lighting ceremony

    Oakville residents gather to celebrate Christmas tree lighting ceremony

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    Paul Woodley
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     STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL WOODLEY More than 1,000 residents gathered in downtown Oakville last Friday for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Starting the night off was a local band called Hold The Phones which played everything from rock tunes to classic Christmas sing-a-longs. Shop windows along Kerr Street are now decorated, and trees…

  • The weather outside is frightful, but the parade is so delightful

    The weather outside is frightful, but the parade is so delightful

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    Matt
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    VIDEO BY MATTHEW LOWE Last Saturday, Hamilton hosted its annual Santa Claus parade. The parade started on corner of Main and Queen Street and finished at King and Bay Street. More than 50 floats were in the parade. For more information, visit The Hamilton Santa Claus Parade website. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXnpkdgKXa4

  • Bronte Creek Provincial Park

    Bronte Creek Provincial Park

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    Dana Miele
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    VIDEO BY DANA MIELE Bronte Creek Provincial Park is one of a kind in the GTA. The park has more than 250,000 visitors each year and hosts everything from maple tree tapping, barn yard animals, fishing and camping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjlK08S9V1Y&feature=youtu.be

  • Pet cemetery is snapshot of Oakville’s past

    Pet cemetery is snapshot of Oakville’s past

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    Oscar Immel
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY OSCAR IMMEL Rows of tombstones are scattered across the small slice of property, but this is no ordinary cemetery for burying people. It’s for the family pet. Established in the late 1960s, the Oakville and Milton Humane Society can make the claim of having the first ever pet cemetery in Ontario.…

  • Beating the cafeteria crowds

    Beating the cafeteria crowds

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    Adam Buck
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK How much time do you spend waiting for lunch in an average school year? If you frequent the Trafalgar food court, called the Marketplace, the answer is probably “a lot.” “Around the Thai food area, it’s always packed, it’s always crowded,” said Sheridan educational support student Lynda Onyemah. “You…

  • Holocaust survivors share their stories in Toronto

    Holocaust survivors share their stories in Toronto

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    Michelle
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    STORY AND PICTURES BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE A person born in 1939, the year that Hitler invaded Poland would be 74 on this day. The Holocaust was a major event in our world’s history and we may be the last generation with the privilege to hear survivors stories first-hand. This week marks the 33rd annual Holocaust…

  • Zombies storm the streets of Toronto

    Zombies storm the streets of Toronto

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    Dylan Paisley
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY Zombies ravaged the city of Toronto last Saturday at the annual zombie walk. On Oct. 26, the 11th Toronto Zombie Walk was held at Nathan Phillips Square. The festivities started at noon with the zombie market, a small group of vendors selling  fake blood, makeup and T-shirts. At 2…