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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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MacIsaac: Driving innovation, transformation in Oshawa

Julie MacIsaac, director of the Innovation and Transformation department for the City of Oshawa, is proud of her team for adapting to the...

‘I still remember the day I told my staff not to panic’: Oshawa’s Human Resources director

With each wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oshawa's Executive Director of Human Resources goes through a wave of emotions. “Laying off people, bringing...

Here’s the story behind Airbnb, Uber, COVID-19 enforcement in Oshawa

By law, Brenda Jeffs’s job took on a new path when the COVID-19 pandemic came to Oshawa. Both literally and figuratively.Jeffs is the director...

Oshawa Fire Services continue to educate during COVID-19

Oshawa Fire Services has found new ways to educate the growing population during COVID-19.Oshawa’s population grew by 2.1 per cent, according to Statistics Canada....

Prices high, inventory low in GTA car market

Across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), car buyers are finding it challenging to buy brand-new and pre-owned vehicles. The car marketplace has changed dramatically...

First Nations Mohawk represents the Oshawa community through his work

Daniel Crosmas expects the City of Oshawa to grow into a more diverse city.

Oshawa mayor Carter supports micro-housing to shelter those ‘living rough’

The opioid crisis is a national health epidemic Oshawa faces, said Mayor Dan Carter.Since being elected in 2018, Carter has worked with existing organizations...

Contract talks between colleges, teachers at an ‘impasse’

Contract talks between Ontario colleges and their full-time and partial-load faculty, librarians and counsellors – including those at Durham College - have stalled.The two...

Man charged after weekend shooting near north Oshawa campus

Durham Regional Police (DRPS) have arrested a 22-year-old man after a teenager was shot in north Oshawa over the weekend.Police were called to the...

Oshawa, Toronto firefighters face new challenges, extra weight

Oshawa and Toronto firefighters have had more weight to carry on their shoulders and in their minds because of the pandemic. Along with the...

Simcoe Hall needs help helping others

With Christmas fast approaching, Oshawa's Simcoe Hall Settlement House is looking for volunteers.Putting food in bellies and knowledge in minds since 1935, Simcoe Hall...

Durham Storytellers raise spirits

For more than 30 years, the Durham Storytellers have been meeting to exchange stories, poems and folktales. The faces and names of the storytellers...