Food4Kids feeds hungry children and hungrier hearts
BY ANDREW GOULART Rated as one of the best places to live in Canada, you probably wouldn’t think there are many hungry kids in Oakville. But you’d be wrong. “It was a bit of a shock to me when I first started that there were so many kids that needed this service,” said Josee Normand, […]
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 […]
Oakville residents rely on the United Way
STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Sheridan College raises thousands of dollars every year for the United Way of Oakville to help Halton. Last week, the United Way of Oakville kicked off its campaign at Sheridan College. The United Way raises funds supporting programs based in Halton with goals of building a better future. For more than […]
It’s Child’s Play
STORY BY RYAN MARSHALL The Looking for Gamers Club will be holding a campus-wide charity event in early April. “We’ve requested the auditorium and rooms in J wing because it has the best facilities for our needs,” said club president Tyler Templeton. “We’re aiming for the first week of April.” All clubs at Sheridan College […]
RBC hosts Skate in the Square
VIDEO BY KELLEN JACKSON This past Saturday, RBC held the Skate in the Square event for the grand opening of the synthetic ice rink in downtown Oakville. Town Square was packed with families looking to have some fun and go for a skate. RBC held the event to raise awareness about their charity called RBC […]
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 […]
Project Cozy wants Sheridan students to get into the giving spirit
STORY AND PHOTO BY DANA MIELE The holiday season is upon us and Student Advisement is working with Kerr Street Ministries and the Sheridan community to help others less fortunate. Project Cozy, running at Trafalgar Campus is asking students to bring in scarves, hats, mittens or $25 gift cards from various grocery stores. “During the […]
Making a change one meal at a time
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 […]
