Essential Workers for Essential Pay
Brampton – William Osler clerical staff rallied together along with members of Teamsters union outside Brampton Civic Hospital to fight for equal wages.Vehicles drove by from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. honking ...
15 and Fairness puts the writing on the wall
Fight for 15 and Fairness at Laurier Brantford are advocating for a raise in minimum wage. The wall of wages event took place on March 22. Students posted their hourly wages on the wall in RCW for comparison an...
Taste Your Future bursary competition
In an effort to engage more students in the food and beverage processing sector, Food and Beverage Ontario (FBO) has created a new bursary competition.The competition is aimed at encouraging students to ma...
Laurier’s Annual Relay for Life event
The annual Relay for Life event by the Canadian Cancer Society was held from March 10 to 11. The event is a non-stop walkathon dedicated to raising awareness and money for cancer patients.“People walk aroun...
A wish granted
The Make a Wish Foundation is known for making dreams come true, and that is exactly what happened to Brantford resident Madison Bennett on March 8, who is currently planning her vacation to Disney.The surpr...
Shinerama sheds light on the effects of cystic fibrosis
Shinerama put on a three-day event on the Laurier Brantford campus last week. 30 to 40 people showed up for events throughout the week to show their support those suffering with cystic fibrosis (CF).The ev...
From China to Canada: Kyle’s experience
People go from being a toddler to attending kindergarten, moving on to elementary school, then to high school. Then some end up in university or college. The journey always differs from person to person. While ...
Debate continues at Laurier Brantford following cancellation of keynote address
\The Criminology Student Association faced backlash after scheduling Danielle Robitaille to speak on March 8.Robitaille was part of the defence counsel for Jian Ghomeshi, who was tried and acquitted for sex...
Laurier Brantford students protest criminology guest speaker
On March 6, keynote speaker Danielle Robitaille canceled her speech at Wilfrid Laurier University’s criminology conference.Robitaille was one of the two defence lawyers in the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault...
The sacred land of Market Square
In 2014 the settlement on the purchase of Market Square was approved and forwarded to Laurier Brantford for $5.8 million dollars. To this day, no renovations have occurred and the space still stands as it did b...