No alarm bells were ringing but there was excitement in the air when the Fire and Life Safety Systems Technician (FLSST) program at Durham College (DC) received a donation of equipment valued at more than $20,000. The state-of-the-art equipment, donated by fire alarm manufacturer, Notifier by Honeywell will be used to enhance the learning…
A happy hum emanates from the Tim Hortons at Neilson and Ellesmere in Scarborough, a multi-cultural area where West-Indians happily brush shoulders with residents from South-East Asia. A white-haired senior enjoys her coffee and bagel, while fresh-faced students, plugged into their smartphones, balance lunch-trays with the expertise of Parisian waiters. A tall gentleman, wearing a…
About 80 party members and friends gave up their Saturday afternoon by the fire and trekked through snow banks in frigid temperatures to listen to Erin O’Toole, a contender in the Conservative leadership election. The crowd heard the Durham MP speak about a Conservative party with a “fresh new vision” at a meet-and-greet at…
Ask most people to imagine a football player and they will probably envision an adrenaline-pumped, hulking giant of a man, with huge biceps. An athletic powerhouse on the field, but no conversationalist. They may be surprised not all fit that mould, and an example of that is Swayze Waters.
There is a need for workplaces to be more inclusive for people with disabilities. This message was delivered loud and clear at a breakfast meeting held at the Abilities Centre in partnership with the Whitby Chamber of Commerce Feb. 7. The audience of about 80 included Whitby Deputy Mayor Derrick Gleed, Whitby-Oshawa MPP Lorne Coe,…
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