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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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Trent University Durham students look to improve Oshawa Youth Council

For the fifth consecutive year, Trent University Durham’s Child and Youth Studies program is working with the City of Oshawa to bring positive change...

Virtual reality simulation makes firefighter training safer

Fire fighting is a risky profession. Sudden cardiac deaths, internal trauma, burns and asphyxia are common among firefighters. As per a research conducted by...

DC’s PSW students and City Idea Lab help older adults feel less isolated

“I went into this thinking of how I would be improving someone's life ... and instead my life was improved by the person -...

A videogame that aims to enlighten

Empathy is often defined as “walking a mile in another person’s shoes.” A research project in Oshawa hopes to change the transmitter of empathy...

Durham College job fair is going virtual

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses and institutions to change how potential employees are interviewed and subsequently hired. As a result, Durham College is...

Durham’s music business students really SHINE

Durham College's (DC) Music Business program is striking the right chord with the SHINE Music Bursaries. Three of the program's students - one grad...

Mik’s Making success by prioritizing mental health

Starting a business on Instagram is becoming more and more popular these days, but for 21-year-old Whitby resident, Mikayla Young, it has been a...

COVID-19 brings uncertainty to Oshawa tattoo artist

Prior to the pandemic, tattoo artist Kirsten Maciel had successfully created a brand for herself.Maciel works at Motor City Tattoos Oshawa and has been...

Durham Black business owner finds success networking virtually

Judith Tait knows the importance of networking in all her lines of work. Tait, 47, is a 24-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service...

What does a COVID-19 outbreak on DC’s campus actually mean?

“When you hear the heard the word (COVID-19) outbreak…it sets off these red lights and alarm bells,” said Dr. Wally Bartfay, Associate Dean, Undergraduate...

Durham Region: A year after declaring a climate emergency

It has been a little over a year since Durham Region declared a climate emergency on Jan. 29, 2020. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Ford has failed Ontario, again

As Premier Doug Ford promised, Ontarians fell out of their chairs during the last Coronavirus press conference. However, it wasn’t because of the dire,...