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  • Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days

    Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days

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      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…

  • Labrapalooza takes over Kingsford Park

    Labrapalooza takes over Kingsford Park

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    STORY BY NICOLE CALHAU Kingsford Park was alive with leaping labradors and their generous owners on Sunday, as one of Oakville’s biggest pet rescue groups – Lab Rescue – held its annual fundraiser. Walking around Labrapalooza you see the many vendors that support the dog rescue and the efforts they make in order to find…

  • Pocket sized goliath set to represent Canada at worlds

    Pocket sized goliath set to represent Canada at worlds

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    STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA She rubs the powdered chalk between her already calloused palms. She pulls her hair back out of her eyes and into a ponytail, adjusts her belt and walks over to the weights. After adding more heavy plates to each end, her hands wrap around the bar, she rocks back and forth…

  • Oakville hosts the world-famous British car show

    Oakville hosts the world-famous British car show

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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROSS ANDERSEN Oakville’s Bronte Creek Provincial Park transformed into a showcase of British automobiles over the weekend. The Toronto Triumph Club held its annual world famous British Car Day. “I’ve been coming here since the beginning,” said Michael Veri, from Burlington. “I’ve owned three British sports cars over the years, but…

  • Student grocery shopping all about planning ahead

    Student grocery shopping all about planning ahead

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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAIT CARTER The new school year has arrived and first-year students have had a lot to prepare for: new classes and teachers, a different type of homework, making new friends and something often forgotten – buying their own groceries. There are several options of grocery stores available within walking distance of…

  • Pho-menting desire for Vietnamese cuisine

    Pho-menting desire for Vietnamese cuisine

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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAIT CARTER Pho Mi 89 is one of those places everyone knows, and for good reason. At the corner of Oakville’s Dundas St. and Prince Michael Dr., it’s got all the qualities of a restaurant that students typically love – it’s close to campus and offers quality food at a cheap…

  • The dark world of human trafficking

    The dark world of human trafficking

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    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…

  • Disconnecting at the dinner table

    Disconnecting at the dinner table

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    STORY BY KELSEY LYONS PHOTOS BY KELSEY LYONS Here’s some food for thought: The world today revolves around technology and it’s creating a disconnect between people. This was the main idea of an exhibit last week at the Trafalgar Campus. Last Thursday, The Gallery in the AA Wing presented the Food for Thought exhibit featuring…

  • A comparison of local housing accessible by the Sheridan shuttles

    A comparison of local housing accessible by the Sheridan shuttles

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    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.

  • Festival of Trees returns to light up Oakville Place

    Festival of Trees returns to light up Oakville Place

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      STORY BY JONATHAN FERGUSON The trees have returned to Oakville Place after a seven-year absence. The Festival of Trees runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 9, and five trees will be raffled off with proceeds going to charity. There are five artificial Christmas trees up for raffle, each put together by a store from…

  • Survey shows students wouldn’t pass up a U-Pass

    Survey shows students wouldn’t pass up a U-Pass

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      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

    Hips don’t lie

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    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…