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MY WORK: IN PRINT
One-on-one with Chris Hadfield
February 15, 2017
Chris Hadfield has been in the spotlight in Canada for several years.
Born and raised in Sarnia, Hadfield has since lived in Texas, Russia and outer space.
Hadfield is the first Canadian to have walked in space, with almost 15 hours spent doing so. His resume also lists experience as a downhill ski racer, fighter pilot and musician...
50 guitars: behind the scenes of a viral video attempt
March 01, 2017
Durham College (DC) president Don Lovisa is stirring up social media interest with the latest celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary.50 DC students, staff and alumni strummed their guitars in unison on the staircase inside the Student Services Building, where the video was shot...
Man charged with murder of Oshawa woman
February 09, 2017
A 31-year-old Oshawa man is being held, pending a court appearance, in relation to the death of an Oshawa woman.
Wesley Guzylak, who was found at the scene of the stabbing death of Cotie Weekley with self-inflicted knife wounds, has been charged with first-degree murder...
Community rallies behind the daughter of murder victim
January 26, 2017
A GoFundMe campaign has begun to raise money for an 8-year-old girl after her mother was brutally murdered on the Oshawa-Scugog border.
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Cotie Weekley, 31, was found without vital signs in the backyard of a home at 5270 Simcoe Street North with apparent stab wounds Jan. 23...
It’s a small world after all [FEATURE]
November 28, 2016
The morning sunrise peeks over the horizon, its glow waking the world with the indication of a new day. Yobert Montillo Guzmán has just arrived home from his part-time job but must wake and begin preparing for another day of school. Guzmán is studying cooking while living away from home. He rents a room in the city and in order to afford rent, he spends his evenings working into the wee hours...
Easing the burden of student debt
November 24, 2016
The Canadian government recently announced a new rule that will make student debt repayment a little easier.
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But Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Whitby MP, thinks her Liberal government can do more...
From the barnyard to the courtroom
November 14, 2016
Durham College faculty member Virginia Harwood has learned a thing or two about hard work. With a 17-year legal career and diplomas from Durham College, UOIT, Brock University and the University of Windsor, Harwood now teaches in the school of Justice and Emergency Services. She spends her free time furthering her research and maintaining a farm...
Mo is More this Movember [editorial written with Alex Debets]
November 05, 2016
If you see an increase in strange and spectacular moustaches in the coming weeks, rest easy.
November is known for the disappearing of leaves, the arrival of Christmas music and the growing out of facial hair. It’s Movember...
From Degrassi to DC
April 15, 2016
Students at Durham College may have noticed a familiar face in the halls this year. Fan favourite Degrassi star Jessica Tyler is now enrolled in the two year Public Relations program, in the homestretch of her first year...
The SIRC is coming to town
October 21, 2016
Wearing a UOIT Ridgebacks track jacket, Caesar-Chavannes was on campus Oct. 12 along with Durham MPP Granville Anderson to announce $13 million in federal and provincial government investments into construction of a brand new, state-of-the-art building on campus...
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October 01, 2016
A helping hand for Indian Orphanage
Here in Whitby we’re fortunate enough to have access to clean water, hygiene education and proper facilities. At the Cornerstone Children’s Home in Tamil Nadu, India and in third world countries around the world, these basic amenities used to seem like impossible dreams...
January 06, 2017
For which disease does pub trivia night raise funds?
Did you know that the proper name for a squirrel’s nest is a drey? Which of the seven dwarfs appears without a beard in the classic Disney film?
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These bits of trivia and countless others have been the focus of a monthly quiz night hosted at the Brooklin Pub & Grill.
November 21, 2016
Whitby number one Ontario for business
Whitby is the best city for business in Ontario and seventh in Canada, according to a top 25 list posted last July on PROFITguide.com. ​
PROFITguide.com is an online source for up-to-date and reliable business information, boasting 30 years of service to the Canadian business world. Its annual list, ‘Canada’s Best Places for Business’, provides a ranking of the top 25 cities across the country. Cities are ranked based on how business-friendly their governments are, balance of costs in the areas, and how the local markets are projected to grow...