Toronto Christmas Market comes to light
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY The Distillery Historic District is full of lights and food and entertainment, as the Toronto Christmas Market gives shoppers an early start to the holidays. “This is my first time here with my kid,” said John Choi, a Toronto resident who was at the market Saturday with his wife […]
Politicians reassure Burlington residents that Canada is ready for refugees
NEEDS FEATURED IMAGE BEFORE PUBLISHING. BY JAKE HRIBLJAN Liberal politicians and Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring reassured residents at a public forum last week that Canada is ready for an influx of 25,000 Syrian refugees. Mayor Rick Goldring organized the event, held at Mainway Auditorium, in response to what he called “a flood of emails” he […]
Living the pug life to fund Pugalug Pug Rescue
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN Helmut Newton, the little dough-eyed pup from Toronto behind the hit Instagram remake of Drake’s Hotline Bling gathered his canine and human friends last Wednesday to celebrate the launch of his charity calendar Helmut & Hotties 2016 for pugs in need. With his “Pugline Bling” video nearing 40,000 views on YouTube, and […]
Movember team wins VIP trip to Raptors game
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN Student Union closed out the month of November with a gala night at The Marquee to celebrate the funds and awareness raised for the Movember movement. Many participants and guests showed up wearing their best dresses, suits, and shoes to toast to the campaign over plates of delicious catered hors d’oeuvres and […]
Hello, Decembeard!
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN Long hair, don’t care. The motto no longer applies exclusively to the ladies now, but for the gentlemen as well. With trends of cowlicks, man buns, moustaches and beards going on the rise within the last couple of years, Sheridan Sun decided to step out and met six men who are comfortably […]
First step taken in ending bus pass vs shuttle debate
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN AND MIKE MELRO Sheridan College and the Student Union are conducting an email survey about student transit, a topic that’s been on the discussion table for eight years. Launched last week, the survey aims to better understand student transit preferences and consider “solutions to the shuttle bus capacity challenges,” according to […]
Holiday Pet Gifting
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY DONE BY NICOLE CALHAU Animal welfare experts are urging people not to surprise a loved one with a pet under the Christmas tree. “It should be something that people talk about and give it a great deal of thought,” said Brenda Dobranski, Founder of Rescue Dogs Match. “It’s a 10-to-20 year commitment.” […]
Unemployable Ink
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN An orange shaded octopus is draped across her shoulder, an anatomical heart rests on the left side of her back and a cursive quote streams down her forearm. They are three of 10 tattoos that cover her body. With four of her tattoos visible when she wears a t-shirt, Tara Koskinen is […]
Oakville flips the switch on Christmas
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY Oakville officially kicked off the holidays last Friday as families gathered in Towne Square to watch the 40-foot Christmas tree light up. They also enjoyed live Christmas music and treat samples. Children sat in front of the stage, singing along to songs and awaiting a special appearance from Santa […]
