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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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Day in the life of a teacher during the pandemic

Every week, Peter Lee, Culinary Management program coordinator at Durham College (DC), arrives at the Whitby Campus and teaches remotely for his students at...

Challenges and changes for the transgender and non-binary community

A look at how transgender identity has changed over the last decade and what impacts it has on someone who is part of the LGBTQ2+ community.

DC’s Campus Bursary Food Drive helps students and families

"Every year I've been at Durham, I've applied for the Christmas hamper," says Emily Marangon, a student in the Office Administration Executive program. Marangon...

North Oshawa residents battle second landfill close to their homes

Residents of north Oshawa are upset with how city council has handled recent meetings regarding a landfill application close to their homes.Whitby company Hard-Co...

First to arrive, last to be seen

The forgotten first responders.

Sharpe helps score scholarships for track and field stars

As a former employee of Bell Canada, perhaps it's not surprising track and field coach Tony Sharpe has been able to ring up plenty...

Cicada cares for skin through COVID-19

“If you spend more than like 50 bucks, you’re gonna get this free mini oil,” Christina Piazza explains. “People were like, I just want...

Festive R.I.D.E. adjusts to the pandemic

Durham Regional Police Service’s (DRPS) Festive R.I.D.E. program is different this year - due to COVID-19.Police officers are wearing masks, socially distancing and can’t...

Day in the life: firefighters during COVID

Station 3, by Beatrice and Mary Street in Oshawa, is where Matt Sylvester, 38, works. As an Oshawa firefighter who has been on the...

A VOLUNTEER’S STORY: Bherer ‘answered the call’ for the Station Gallery

Editor’s note: According to Volunteer Canada, International Volunteer Day takes place every year on Dec. 5 to shine a light on the impact of...

DC’s Global Classroom adds Rotary to its name

Durham College has honoured local Rotary clubs and the contributions they’ve made to the school by renaming the Global Classroom to the Rotary Global...

Building a Holiday Art Sale 2020 from scratch

Shirley Bankey had a problem. “All of our fundraisers were cancelled,” says the 67-year old director of the Oshawa Art Association (OAA). The organization...