New waste bins ready to roll in B Wing
STORY BY JAIME POLMATEER PHOTOS BY DANA MIELE Sheridan is replacing the waste bins in B wing this week with new ones that have separate receptacles for food. The move will eventually divert large portions of waste from going to the landfill. The bins are part of a larger plan that starts by separating […]
Paws with Claus – Pet pictures with Santa at Oakville Place
STORY BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT What do you want for Christmas? What does your pet want? You can take your pet to Oakville Place to meet Santa to find out. On Dec. 9 and 16, small furry friends can have their picture taken with Santa at the mall. In the more than four years the […]
Tourism and Travel students receive specialist certificates
STORY BY STEF CASERTA PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Representatives from the Spain Tourism Board came to Sheridan College on last week to present the students of the Tourism and Travel program with Spain Specialist Certificates. The Spain Specialist Program, which is a part of the course Selling Destinations Europe, was incorporated into the program about […]
Jingle all the way
TIMELINE AND PHOTOS BY ANTONIA SALAPIC Local residents came together through the cold and rain to raise money for arthritis awareness this weekend, at Sheridan College, Trafalgar campus. Arthritis Society of Halton Peel Region, along with Santa, hosted a 1k,2.5, or 5k run/walk from 11:00 to 12:00 pm, in hopes to raise money for this important cause. […]
LIVE EVENT: Breaking Bad RV tour
COVERAGE BY TYLER REYNOLDS From November 26th to December the 9th, a replica of the RV from the critically acclaimed tv show Breaking Bad will be touring around the GTA. This Saturday, it will be making a stop at the Heartland Town Centere in Mississauga. Stay tuned to The Sheridan Sun for live coverage.
Celebration Square tree lighting draws thousands
VIDEO BY GREG LONGLEY The tree lighting ceremony at Celebration Square near the Hazel McCallion Campus drew thousands of people on Saturday night to ring in the Christmas season. Gourmet food vendors lined the square as families participated in skating and horse-drawn carriage rides while listening to performances by Matt Dusk, The Walkervilles and The […]
College’s first lockdown drill a team effort
STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE VIDEOS BY ADAM BUCK, DEVON GENERAL, MATTHEW LOWE, GREG LONGLEY PHOTOS BY JON D. CLARKE, GRAEME FRISQUE, GREG LONGLEY, MAXINE LOWE, ROBERT MOODIE, TAYLOR SHAPPERT Those entering the SCAET building Monday morning found themselves locked down during an unprecedented simulation and training exercise involving students being killed and gunmen holding hostages […]
Mockdown 2013 – SCAET lockdown drill and police training exercise
STORY, VIDEO & PHOTOS BY THE SHERIDAN SUN TEAM Check back with thesheridansun.ca at 9.am on Monday Nov. 25 for live coverage of the joint Sheridan/Halton Police lockdown drill in SCAET building. The drill will last about 20-30 minutes while police execute a training exercise simulating a school shooting and lockdown situation complete with fake […]
OCMC experience about more than just the awards ceremony
STORY BY JESSICA BEAULIEU PHOTOS BY SUNAYNNA VENKATESH Sheridan’s best marketing and advertising students gathered last weekend in Windsor for the biggest competitive event in the college marketing world. Second-year advertising and marketing student Sunaynna Venkatesh described the Ontario Colleges’ Marketing Competition (OCMC) as bittersweet. Colleges from across the province gathered at Windsor’s St. Clair […]
Sheridan students unaware of college’s cash awards
STORY AND PICTURE BY MICHELLE WHITTEMORE Every student has the opportunity to cash in on a bursary or scholarship at Sheridan College. Unlike OSAP or a line of credit, bursaries and scholarships are awarded and don’t need to be paid back. The college offers scholarships based on academic achievement determined by the faculty in the […]
Whole Life Expo offers unique healthy living alternatives
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
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 […]
