Tag: community
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The dark world of human trafficking
BRITTANY PREOCANIN Last year there were about 45 women and girls, on any given day, prostituting between Trafalgar and Guelph Line. “It’s happening here. What you see in Oakville and Burlington, it’s just a drop in the bucket from what you see in Mississauga and Toronto,” said John Cassells, a street youth specialist with SIM…
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Milton walks to Bethlehem
COVERED BY WILL DIXON The Sheridan Sun’s Will Dixon and Jennifer Stienstra joined the walk to Bethlehem in Milton to experience the birth of Jesus. [View the story “Milton walks to Bethlehem” on Storify]
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From puppy to guide dog
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH Oakville’s Lions Foundation of Canada for Dog Guides breeds, trains, and provides canine vision, hearing ear, seizure response, autism assistance, diabetic alert, and service guide dogs. According to Alex Ivic, director of the dog guide programs, the foundation breeds around 250 puppies per year. At six to eight weeks old, the…
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Changing minds one umbrella at a time
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Many Canadian students take democracy for granted. Phebe Leung is trying to change that and make students more aware of the struggles for political freedom in Hong Kong. Leung, a second-year Crafts and Design (Glass) student, has started the Awareness Project for the Umbrella Revolution in the form of an art…
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Bridging the generation gap
STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID Seniors are boring, inactive, and unable to learn and handle technology. These are some myths that students like Dean Heaton were able to dispel with the help of a community program called Generation of Hearts. “The myths are not true about the older generation. They’re fun and you can joke around…
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Intertwining artists
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH A red and black themed gallery room was filled with creative realistic and abstract artwork that sprang from the walls and the floor. Portraits and colourful abstract canvas designs made from thread decorated the corridors of the Oakville community centre, which were filled with many guests and artists at the World…
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Turning up the heat
This is a continuing series about people’s first experiences doing things they’ve never done. STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Nervous. Excited. Terrified. Those are the emotions GTA firefighter Dan Burley felt his first time responding to a fire 14 years ago. “My first fire I just remember looking at the guy next to me…
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‘Home Safe’: Laura Sky takes us through the lives of the homeless
COVERAGE BY MEHREEN SHAHID Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies is hosting a documentary screening of ‘Home Safe’ by Laura Sky. The documentary hits home with many of us addressing the issues of homelessness and poverty in some of Canada’s biggest cities. The veteran director/producer, Sky, established SkyWorks 1983. The series entitled ‘Home Safe’…
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Sheridan study to get seniors on the move
STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS PHOTO COURTESY OF SHERIDAN CENTRE FOR ELDER RESEARCH The elderly are coming to Sheridan, ski poles in hand. The Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) and Nordixx Canada, will be conducting a study of how Nordic pole walking benefits the elderly. “We’re interested in seeing the effect in older adults, if…
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ARFmazing Race held at Spencer Smith Park
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Burlington Humane Society hosted its annual fundraiser last Sunday at Spencer Smith Park. The ARFmazing Race is held each year at Burlington’s Waterfront. The day is filled with fun competitions and prizes for Burlington and Oakville dog owners. “I’ve been bringing my dog to the ARFmazing Race since the fundraiser started…
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Sheep Dogs to headline the Sound of Music Festival
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE June 12 weekend will mark the 35th anniversary for Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival. Every year Spencer Smith Park, located on the waterfront in Burlington’s downtown core, attracts roughly 200,000 people. The largest free music festival in Canada is the annual event that officially kicks off the beginning of summer for…
