A classroom of blank canvasses was transformed into a parliament of owls at Bistro ’67 recently as Whitby artist Sarah Shaw taught a painting workshop to a group of about 40 novice artists. The award-winning restaurant located at the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food (CFF) at Durham College Whitby Campus has held similar events…
Mackenzie Bailey (Left) and David Feenstra get set to battle with their robots in the FIRST LEGO League eastern provincial championship at Durham College. Hundreds of aspiring young scientists descended on Durham College recently for the 2016 FIRST LEGO League Ontario East Provincial Championships. The event brought 40 teams of elementary students aged nine to…
Durham College Chronicle Nov.29,2016 Students at Sinclair Secondary School in Whitby raised more than $23,000 in honour of former Durham College (DC) student and one of their own. They held an ‘Inside-Ride’ for their second Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation (CTCACF) fundraising event Nov. 15. The money raised was dedicated to André Boothe, a…
Durham College Chronicle Nov.16, 2016 No one said a student’s life was easy, but for some college students their time at school can be compromised further when they face the challenges of hunger or homelessness. A recent survey entitled Hungry for Knowledge published by the Meal Exchange, a student-focussed hunger awareness group, reports 39 per…
Durham College Chronicle Nov.15, 2016 Empty bowls mean empty stomachs, but Feed the Need in Durham (FTND) proved the community is willing to step up to fill the gap when it comes to putting food on the table. The third annual Empty Bowls fundraiser brought together local restaurants, including Durham College’s Bistro 67, which prepared…
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