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In 1992, when you drove along Shellard Lane and crested the hill, you came upon a miraculous sight: a sprawling new school surrounded by cornfields, forests, grazing deer, and a… Continue reading "If you build it, they will come: Assumption College Celebrates 20 years – by David Page"
Pride is in the air. What pride, you ask? The gay kind. Yes, gay pride. And I’m guilty of having it. If you’ve been to a pride parade, you’d know… Continue reading "It’s Okay to be Gay – by Markus McDaniel"
On the evening of March 28th, a screening of the film “We Were Here” took place in Brantford at the Laurier Research & Academic Centre. With a central focus on… Continue reading "A Growing LGBTQ Movement in Brantford (Michael Hemsworth, @wlu_rainbow)"
Generation X is a generation that can sneakily trump Boomer narcissism and Millennial entitlement.” Jeff Gordinier I’ve always joked that there isn’t anything Generation X hates more… than everything.… Continue reading "How Gen X Might Save the World (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
Dear Arsonist, You must forgive me from referring to you using this term, I don’t care for it either, but as no one knows your name, you will have… Continue reading "Letter to an Arsonist (Robert Adlam, @CIHC_Brantford)"
Paris has gone through a massive transformation over the past however many years and it has become a town that rivals Port Hope, Ontario in my opinion; which was ranked… Continue reading "Paris. Quaint. Quiet. Peaceful. Beautiful. Home (Sarah Renwick, @RenwickS)"
A few years ago, I was at a meeting and was talking with a small group of people. We were discussing the downtown and the clashes between the University and… Continue reading "The Next Logical Step – by Alisha Haugh"
Back in June of 2010, I made the trek from Toronto to Brantford to see Kevin Smith play in the Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament. It was supposed to be… Continue reading "Don’t Make Me Hit Somebody – by Robert Lavigne"
Problems are something I deal with every single day. In my job, I treat all problems like obstacle courses. When faced with a problem I go into warrior mode and… Continue reading "The Conflict Obstacle Course – by Tina Draycott"
Chances are if you are reading a publication like The Advocate and you are a young person you already are active in this community. On Friday May 25th, the Brant… Continue reading "Leadership Conference Gives Local Youth a Voice – by Madelaine Brown & Ryan Jamula"