The Fifth Annual Four Sacred Colours Pow Wow took place on April 6 at Waterfront campus. Put on by the Sahkitcheway Aboriginal Student Association, the Pow Wow was packed with dancers, drummers, Elders and many children. By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter “I was here at 10 a.m setting up tables and preparing for the event….
Coffee just got a lot friendlier at St. James campus. A new, Fair Trade certified organic coffee spot that supports and mentors people with varying developmental challenges opened in front of the Kings Lounge. By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter Coffee just got a lot friendlier at St. James campus. A new, Fair Trade certified organic coffee…
By Karen Nickel DIALOG REPORTER Is protesting a thought crime? Montreal police have stated that people have the right to freedom of expression, but not the right to protest. The SPVM (Montreal’s police), since the “Higher Education Summit” in February, have used municipal by-law, P-6, to pre-emptively shut down protests before they even begin, labelling…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh DIALOG REPORTER “Every individual, every policeman, every politician, every sports person. Everybody has a story to tell,” said Marty Gervais, an award-winning journalist from the Windsor Star, poet, photographer and editor in his workshop on storytelling at the Canadian University Press’ (CUP) Ontario Region spring conference, Between the (Head)lines held in…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh DIALOG REPORTER Oranges at 10 cents, cucumbers at 25 cents, and mushrooms at 10 cents, these are some of the weekly sales at the Good Food Market. This produce bazaar is held every Thursday, from 2 to 4 p.m. in room 356E at the St. James campus of George Brown College…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh DIALOG REPORTER On March 21, Canada’s Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced the Economic Action Plan 2013. Returning to balanced books by 2016 by eliminating the deficit; closing tax loopholes; tax relief and lower taxes for manufacturers and small businesses; infrastructure funds and creation of job grants were some of the…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Venture capitalists are on the prowl in Canada scouting for entrepreneurs with good innovative business ideas. It has to be seen if this initiative from the Ontario government proves to be a hit like the CBC reality show Dragons’ Den. Job growth and employment are a focus of the…
By Mick Sweetman Dialog Staff Every year since 1996 the Ontario government has released the Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, which lists employees in the public sector that make over $100,000. George Brown College (GBC) President Anne Sado tops the list for GBC and is the eighth highest paid in the entire college sector with…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter There is a case before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (HRT), in which the defendant, in an effort to put a stop to it, has spent over $3 million. The accused has been submitting requests to quash the charges since they were laid in 2007; before you get the impression…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter The Student Association’s (SA) Academic Advocacy Program (AAP) has written a critical report that shows a disproportionate number of intakes are from Practical Nursing (PN) students. Out of 290 intakes the office documented in the 2011-2012 year, the highest number of complaints, 127, were from the PN program. The second…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter “One, two, three, four, no one should be working poor!” chanted 30 members of OPSEU local 540 who protested in front of city hall on Friday, March 15, calling on city council to step in and force their employer to come to the table. “Five, six, seven, eight, come on…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter If you find blackjack too complicated to understand, you can definitely go for casino war. An easy card game where your possibility of winning is as promising as the dealer’s! The only time you panic is when there is a tie and you have to declare a war to…
