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…
The season saw some groundbreaking results in cross-country and basketball while women’s volleyball and men’s outdoor soccer flunked. Let’s look back on the year for the Huskies. By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter [slideshow gallery_id=”2″] Men’s Basketball: The Huskies made it to the quarterfinals of the OCAA championship. They finished their OCAA season on their…
It was a night to remember. The sports stars dropped their Huskies’ jersey and suited up for the George Brown College’s 44th Annual Athletic Awards By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter It was a night to remember. The sports stars dropped their Huskies’ jersey and suited up for the George Brown College’s 44th Annual Athletic…
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 Karen Nickel “E-Bikes, the most environmentally friendly way to stalk your ex”. Terrance Luscombe, a recent graduate of York University’s Masters of Environmental Studies, couldn’t believe what he saw. While walking in his Ossington and Bloor neighbourhood, he happened by Tev E-bikes, an e-bike retailer whose latest advertising campaign contained the phrase. The poster…
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 Begum Oral SPECIAL TO THE DIALOG The Art Gallery of Ontario is currently hosting another spectacular exhibition called Revealing The Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Are until June 16. The exhibition highlights the stories and secrets from the 14th century in Florentine art. Florentine style music welcomes you at the entrance of the…
By Mick Sweetman Recently while taking the subway in the morning rush there was an almost business-as-usual delay that left hundreds, perhaps even more than a thousand people crammed onto the platform as we waited for the train. When the train did finally arrive, it was packed to the gills with people who had…
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…
