Tag: oakville
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Justin Trudeau visits Oakville
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIN QUEENAN Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau made a 30-minute stop in Oakville at a Bronte coffee shop on October 5. Trudeau was greeted getting off of his campaign bus by about 50 party supporters, including John Oliver, Liberal candidate for Oakville. After shaking hands, hugging and cheek-kissing his way into…
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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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Suzuki shares Blue Dot movement to heal the planet
STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATALIA CAMARENA “Is a forest a sacred grove, or simply timber and pulp? Is a river the veins and capillaries of the land, or is it for power and irrigation? Is the soil a complex community of organisms, or just dirt? Is another species our biological kin, or a resource? Is…
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Howie Mandel entertains – eventually
STORY BY NICOLE CALHAU In the crowded Oakville Centre for the Performing arts, you could feel the excitement from the crowd preparing for a laughter-filled night with Howie Mandel. When the lights slowly faded, the song “Oh Happy Day” began to play. The crowd began to sing and clap along – until the song kept playing for…
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Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE CALHAU Paws up to everyone who attended the Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon and Tails in Town BBQ at the Oakville Arena Park on Oct. 26. The events raised some $4,000 for The Dog Rescuers Inc. Participants took part in a 1k or 2.5k walk led by Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and his…
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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 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…
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Curtain goes up, student prices go down
STORY BY JASMINE ANTHONY If you’ve been having a hard time finding something fun to do in Oakville, you’re in luck. The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2015-16 season and the selection of performances will appeal to all tastes. For students on a budget there are $20 tickets for events like Evil…
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Two ‘little men’ with a major musical goal
STORY BY RYAN SAGADORE Two former bandmates are working to revive the club scene in Oakville by giving local rock bands a platform to share their music. For the last three years, Chris Flynn, 23, and Chris Laurignano, 25, have been putting on rock shows for all ages in Oakville under the name Little Men…
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Rising in heels for violence awareness
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN The awkward clacking of dozens of high heels on pavement echoed down Lakeshore Road East in Oakville the morning of Sunday, Sept. 27. About 65 men wobbled 800 metres down the road in hot pink heels to support the cause to end violence against women. Burlington hosted its sixth annual Hope in…
