Tag: brampton
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Young go-getters are growing under the wing of Lab•B
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN A growing community of creative freelancers and entrepreneurs find their home in a small Brampton space. The “shared workspace for the creative economy” inside The Mill on Queen St. E., Lab•B, is free and open during the week from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. for people to come and have their artistic…
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Alessia Cara returns to Brampton, where her dreams began
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELSEY LYONS Alessia Cara blew away her hometown last Thursday in concert at Davis Campus in Brampton. Cara opened with her song “I’m Yours,” from her album Know-It-All, on Def Jam Records. From the start, the concert was filled with energy and excitement, not only from Cara, but the audience as…
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A comparison of local housing accessible by the Sheridan shuttles
Sheridan’s shuttles go to Oakville, Brampton, and Mississauga to match the three Sheridan campuses. This infographic compares the housing prices, population, and crime rates between the three cities, allowing students to make cost efficient, safe housing choices.
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Into the storm
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Even though work emails had been pouring in, nothing could have painted a picture of what awaited her back in Brampton. Kathryn Trojan Stelmaszynski’s red-eye flight from Vancouver landed early Monday morning in Toronto. And she went straight to work, stopping only to pick up her car, which was parked on…
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From simple page to digital age
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY From typewriters to desktops and sign-out cards to swipe passes, Sheridan’s library has changed a lot in the past 25 years and Irene Sillius has seen it all. Sillius, in charge of print cataloguing at the Trafalgar Campus library, has been connected to Sheridan for more than a quarter…
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Survey shows students wouldn’t pass up a U-Pass
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Ninety per cent of Sheridan students who were recently surveyed say they are in favour of a transit discount pass. A survey of 466 students conducted last week by the Sheridan Sun discovered near unanimous support for a transit U-Pass. The survey was posted on various Sheridan-related Facebook groups for…
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Sheridan helping Brampton ‘Get Creative’ with Tech Talks
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS The Flower City is getting a boost from Sheridan in the creativity department. On Dec. 3, Brampton will be hosting its third Tech Talk as part of its Heritage, Arts, Culture and Entertainment (HACE) program’s creative business initiative. The Tech Talks, which started on Oct. 15, have exclusively featured Sheridan…
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Planning your Halloween
BY BRITTANY MCAULEY If you’re like anyone else on Halloween, you’re probably not sure what to do or where to go. The Sheridan Sun has broken down a few of our favourites this year that all promise to spook, surprise and show you what Halloween really is.
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Faculty builds better lives for families
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID What happens when a baker’s usual ingredients are replaced with cement, a hammer, nails and wrenches? She builds herself a house. Farah Whyte and her four children are halfway through building their new home on Torbram Road in Brampton. “We’re very excited,” said the 41-year-old baker. “We’re already done with half…
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Customizing the world, one neck at a time
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY While he hopes to open a store one day, for now Sheridan student Dan Amponsah sells his custom made bow ties online and at the Brampton farmers market. Amponsah, a third year student in the Exercise Science and Health Promotion program at Sheridan College runs his customized bow tie business, Neck…
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Davis Campus to host Brampton Board of Trade mayoral debate
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Sheridan College will be playing host to the upcoming Brampton Board of Trade’s mayoral debate. The Sept. 29 event, which will include only five of the 14 mayoral candidates, has caused quite a stir among those candidates not invited. “When the [Brampton] Board of Trade decided to invite only four…
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Embrace your inner foodie with Sheridan Eats
BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN AND DANA MIELE We know how you feel – you’ve been to every pub night, maxed out your entire $50 Tim card that you got in your Christmas stocking and have had one too many Coors Light and wings combo at Monaghan’s and are searching for something a little more sophisticated. You…