Bad time to buy? Hamilton home price up 2% in August
BY DUY HUYNH There are the fours years of work to finish, the internship, and then finding a full time job in your field. Then, barring all of those are worked out, the housing market could be a tricky one for recent post grads to get into. Hamilton is one of four city markets to have increased […]
Conference tackles the spectre of environmental refugees
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN What happens to a nation if it’s submerged under water? What happens if 50 million, or maybe 1 billion, people begin to migrate because of environmental devastation? How would the world respond to a climate crisis that affects the entire planet? These were just a few questions experts and researchers sought to […]
Provincial budget talks met with protest in Hamilton
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN While government bureaucrats recessed in the warm east ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel downtown Hamilton, union workers, labour activists and other protestors raged outside in the freezing cold against the Ontario government’s new austerity measures. Last Monday, officials from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs hosted a public hearing so […]
Exploration into the unknown brings travellers to Death Cafe
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN It was the first time Debbie had left her house since the ‘90s. As someone who suffers from agoraphobia, a fear of crowded spaces, overcoming her fear to attend the Death Café meant more than most could ever understand. Debbie was not the only existential traveller to come to discuss the philosophies […]
Junos 2015 to be held in Hamilton
INFOGRAPHIC BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Next month Hamilton will host the 44th annual Juno awards. The event will take place at the FirstOntario Centre and hosted by Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard. Juno week will start March 9th and conclude on the 15th. Juno Event Schedule SiriusXM JUNO Awards Kickoff, March 12 […]
Fighting Season: A local band with big aspirations
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ For Evan Rutland, making it big in the music industry is more than a pipe dream. The 21-year-old former Sheridan student and bassist of Fighting Season is well on his way to making his dream a reality. In two years, the pop punk Hamilton band has released an EP and two […]
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.
School house of rock
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN PHOTOS BY FRANK BUTTY When recording engineer Nick Ginn decided to open a studio of his own, he didn’t think he would be going back to school. On May 1, Ginn opened School House Studios in Dundas, Ont. with the hopes of working with a diverse palette of artists ranging from […]
Decking the halls at Dundurn Castle
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MATTHEW LOWE Visitors flocked to the lavish house of Sir Allan Napier MacNab on Saturday as Dundurn Castle held its annual Christmas tour. MacNab, premier of Canada before Confederation, died in 1862 at Dundurn. Built of brick and stone in 1835, the house has been preserved and is open to visitors […]
Made by hand, made with love
STORY BY MATTHEW LOWE Made by hand. There’s a more authentic feeling while crafting pendants, quilts, blankets and plushies than a manufacturing line could ever hope to achieve, says Jacqueline Hunter. At the Christmas Made by Hand show at the Hamilton Convention Centre on Saturday, dozens of visitors shopped for gifts. “There are over 100 […]
The weather outside is frightful, but the parade is so delightful
VIDEO BY MATTHEW LOWE Last Saturday, Hamilton hosted its annual Santa Claus parade. The parade started on corner of Main and Queen Street and finished at King and Bay Street. More than 50 floats were in the parade. For more information, visit The Hamilton Santa Claus Parade website. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXnpkdgKXa4
