March is maple month in Mississauga
BY GREG LOWENTHAL Cold air mixed with the sound of music and storytelling. Live demonstrations of making maple syrup. The bright colours of traditional native costumes. These were just some of the sights and sounds of Maple Month held on Sunday at the Bradley Museum in Mississauga. This week’s event was called Walking the Land-Celebrating […]
Players target fun and fitness at Mississauga’s Archery Terminal
STORY BY COLE WATSON If you’ve watched Arrow or The Hunger Games, you may have wondered what the sport of archery is like. Archery tag is a new recreational activity that allows you to fulfill your fantasy with friends. “It’s a great way to stay active with friends and family,” said Ray Fung, co-owner of […]
Oakville hospital opens doors for tours
STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Oakville’s newly built, state-of-the-art hospital attracted thousands across the community to have a first-hand-view of the facility last weekend. The 1.6 million-square-foot Halton Healthcare hospital serves Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills and has been five years in the making. “There is much more room in this hospital for expansion, as the […]
Dog Fest at Riverwood
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANA GREGORIO It was a day for the dogs. Owners and their pooches gathered at the second annual Dog Fest on a warm and sunny September 27 for a day filled with fun and activities for their pets at Mississauga’s scenic Riverwood Park. Mayor Bonnie Crombie and her five-year-old golden husky Adonis […]
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 […]
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.
Entrepreneur hopes to bag market with homegrown fashion
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN With American retail giant Target retreating back across the border, young entrepreneurs like Rawie Laborce are making a case for Canadian goods. In April, Laborce plans on opening Rivermen, Mississauga’s first men’s boutique clothing store offering premium clothing designed, distributed and made by Canadians. Laborce first took a serious interest in […]
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 […]
Hips don’t lie
VIDEO BY BRITTANY MCAULEY BellyUp is a belly dancing studio that opened in 2006 in Oakville and Mississauga that offers a variety of belly dancing classes ranging in styles and intensity levels. Owner Joharah Kolishenco has been dancing for 15 years and says that she herself is continuously learning. On occasion Kolishenco brings in Egyptian […]
LIVE COVERAGE: Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony At Celebration Square
COVERAGE BY DANIEL FORRESTER On Nov 22, Mississauga’s Celebration Square will be transformed into the north pole with plenty of holiday fun and christmas excitement as Mayor McCallion and Members of Council light the Squares’ first christmas tree this season. Admission is free and the event runs from 6 p.m. till 9 p.m. (weather permitting)
Slam poetry champions exchange friendly fire in Streetsville
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN Last Wednesday, the crowd at Cuchulainn’s Irish pub in Streetsville hopscotched between whispered awe and unruly applause as spoken-word artists Matt “Lip Balm” Miller and Jason “Philosofly” Pennells shouted, sang and spilled their guts about everything from drug lords to hugs. The two spoken-word artists competed in an exhibition grudge match […]
St. John Ambulance hosts CPR training event
VIDEO BY KATE WOODS On Oct. 30th, St. John Ambulance held a CPR training event at Celebration Square in Mississauga. The event was to teach families and students the importance and how to perform CPR in an emergency.
