Tag: community
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Lunch n’ Learn informs Sheridan about invasive species
BY MARK ELGIE Students and staff were invited to bring their lunch and learn about invasive species Tuesday, March 15. The event, hosted by the Office of Sustainability and featuring the Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s Colin Cassin as speaker, touched on invasive plants and insects, and how they can be identified. Not all invasive species…
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Traditional Quebec ‘Cabane à Sucre’ pops up on Toronto shore
BY JASMINE ANTHONY The beginning of March Break brought some sweetness to Toronto’s waterfront with Sugar Shack, a “real Cabane à Sucre.” On March 12 and 13, Torontonians and visitors alike had the chance to treat themselves with maple syrup taffy, live shows, and warm(ish) weather. See the festival through tweets, photos and videos below. [View the…
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Neighbourhoods in transition: Pushing the envelope
BY NATALIA CAMARENA On Jan. 26, Linda Morgan returned to another committee of adjustment meeting, along with 10 of her neighbours in an attempt to prevent another variance from being approved. In the last few years many neighbourhoods in the Town of Oakville have been undergoing transition. Older houses have been taken down, and million…
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Wavelength Music Festival 16
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN This Friday through Sunday, Wavelength Music Series will be hosting their 16th annual music festival in Toronto. The Sheridan Sun will be on site at The Garrison on Dundas St. W. this Friday where the first instalment of the festival will take place. The night kicks off at 7 p.m., so…
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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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Oakville residents creating mural for Canada’s 150th birthday
BY JASMINE ANTHONY Oakville residents have the chance to be a part of a nationwide art project to celebrate Canada’s upcoming 150th birthday. The Canada 150 Mural Mosaic project is a collaboration of artwork from 150 communities across the country. Each will produce a separate train car themed mosaic that represents their community, which is…
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Wavelength Music paves the way for Toronto indie artists
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN Feist, Arcade Fire and Tokyo Police Club have all come through their journey to global acclaim through Wavelength Music. For independent artists and bands who work tirelessly to enhance their skills and get their craft to the public, the Toronto-based grassroots arts initiative is there for them. What used to be a…
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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…
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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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Student wins awards for volunteering
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN It was her first call on the line. She hadn’t known what to expect but it definitely was not this. As a volunteer at the Call Centre Oakville Jane Miroshynkova was supposed to take distress calls and help make them better, but this woman was just yelling at her. “Oh…
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Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK AND CAMILLE GUSHWAY With music playing, kids running everywhere and a hall filled with arts and crafts, this years’ Culture Days didn’t fall short of its title. The Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre celebrated its 6th annual Culture Days event on September 26. The event was created to celebrate…
