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From food security to climate action, the issues shaping our world are playing out right here at home. Our Chronicle student reporters went looking for the stories behind the statistics in Durham Region. They found communities, changemakers and solutions. Click through to explore their reporting and discover what the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals mean for the people who live them every day.

Durham residents unite to cheer on Canada at World Cup events

More than two hundred soccer fans gathered at at Pat Bayly Square in Ajax to make some noise for Canada last week, as they...

Bowmanville’s tight-knit community helps restore a small business

Tracey Pettigrew, owner of ‘Paisley’s The Wee British Shoppe’ in downtown Bowmanville, recalls she and her husband being suddenly woken by fire alarms around...

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Durham residents unite to cheer on Canada at World Cup events

More than two hundred soccer fans gathered at at Pat Bayly Square in Ajax to make some noise for Canada last week, as they...

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Durham residents unite to cheer on Canada at World Cup events

More than two hundred soccer fans gathered at at Pat Bayly Square in Ajax to make some noise for Canada last week, as they...

Farmers’ markets support community and agriculture in Durham Region

Farmers’ markets opened across Durham Region this month and for many its an important way of preserving their heritage.For Wanda Geissberger of Geissberger...

Bowmanville’s tight-knit community helps restore a small business

Tracey Pettigrew, owner of ‘Paisley’s The Wee British Shoppe’ in downtown Bowmanville, recalls she and her husband being suddenly woken by fire alarms around...
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DRPS officer offers advice to police hopefuls

A Durham Regional Police Services (DRPS) officer has some advice for aspiring police officers currently in college and university. Quinn Tyrell, 31, lives in...

Durham police officer credits DC with helping him get the job

Durham College alumnus Nathaniel Boodhoo, 26, has been a police officer in Whitby for four years. The Durham Regional Police Services (DRPS) officer graduated...

The ‘battle’ returns, connecting kids, books and Durham librarians

Librarians across Durham Region are hopeful this year's annual Battle of the Books will return after missing two years of competition.The contest is run...

Ontario Tech students return to campus

Ontario Tech University (OTU) has re-opened its campus to some classes effective today.OTU has been operating completely remotely since the beginning of the semester,...

DC employee loves making students enjoy college to the max

Elizabeth Morris, 25, loves making the college experience the best for students.Morris, who goes by Liz as well, has been with the Durham Collage...

Food Insecurity: one hungry snowball

There is no choice in food insecurity, only poverty and starvation. One in seven people in Durham can’t afford food, don’t have access to...

Award-winning Oshawa musician helps students through music

Devon Artemis Chartier is a singer, songwriter and musician from Oshawa who is very active in the community. Chartier organizes and takes part...

Councillor Giberson’s mission: Make Oshawa a better place

Derek Giberson believes in building a better Oshawa by dealing - right now - with issues like homelessness, livability of the city, growth in...

This Pickering teacher always puts others first

Peter Morgulis, current high school teacher at Pickering High School (PHS), uses his life experiences and hardships to positively impact those around him, especially...

The Director of Campus Safety’s undercover policing career has made him a better performer and parent

Thomas Lynch is the man in charge of making sure everyone is safe at Durham College and he has lots of experience as a...

Oshawa Fire Services gears up to meet city’s growth

Oshawa’s high-speed growth has been a challenge for Oshawa Fire Services.The City is developing a 10-year plan that includes additional trucks, equipment and staff.There...

Saulnier: Keeping Oshawa operating

Ever wonder who oversees the development and maintenance of parks in Oshawa? That would be Oshawa's director of operations, Mike Saulnier, who does the work...