Category: News
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Spooktacular Halloween at Mountsberg
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE CALHAU The gloomy day at Mountsberg didn’t stop a crowd of 250 people from enjoying the conservation area’s Spooktacular event. On Saturday, Oct. 24 the park was filled with happy faces of children and their parents as they got to experience Mountsberg. “This will be our second year visiting Mountsberg…
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Students get educated at University Fair
STORY BY GREGORY LOWENTHAL The annual Educational Pathways fair takes place at all three campuses of Sheridan College over the course of a week. The two busiest days are at Trafalgar with eight different universities visiting to give students information about continuing their education The universities in attendance on Monday were York, Wilfrid Laurier, Guelph-Humber…
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Ready, set, write: Contestants aim to finish novel in a month
STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS Novelists and writers of all ages dusted off their thinking caps at the start of November, as National Novel Writing Month began. NaNoWriMo is a writing contest, challenging contestants to write a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. To accomplish this goal, writers must ideally produce 1,667 words each day. The…
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Howie Mandel entertains – eventually
STORY BY NICOLE CALHAU In the crowded Oakville Centre for the Performing arts, you could feel the excitement from the crowd preparing for a laughter-filled night with Howie Mandel. When the lights slowly faded, the song “Oh Happy Day” began to play. The crowd began to sing and clap along – until the song kept playing for…
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Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE CALHAU Paws up to everyone who attended the Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon and Tails in Town BBQ at the Oakville Arena Park on Oct. 26. The events raised some $4,000 for The Dog Rescuers Inc. Participants took part in a 1k or 2.5k walk led by Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and his…
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FACE IT Club visits Corus
STORY AND PHOTOS BY AMANDA STRAPP Sheridan’s FACE IT Club recently paid a visit to Corus Entertainment Studio in Toronto for a tour. The club got to see the studio, learn how it produces shows, and see employees work day. What is Corus Entertainment? It’s a company that helps several famous networks (some they own,…
