Angus Wong, head coach of the Algonquin Wolves men’s soccer team, will be inducted into the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Hall of Fame in recognition of his impressive three-season career with the Thunder from 2002 to 2004. In many ways, Wong was the "missing piece" when, as a student, he joined the Thunder as a goalkeeper in 2002. At...

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Barbra Dean is a cannabis chef and her dish ideas are unique. The entrepreneur launched her own company, Incredible Edible Chef, back in 2020 after two diplomas from Algonquin College. Dean received a diploma of culinary and catering management with honors in 2012. In 2020, she went back to Algonquin College to get her diploma in education, business entrepreneurship and...

Vegan food is gaining fans as more people are environment-conscious. With the recent climate change alerts and the inflation hikes, vegan food is a valid alternative. In Canada, more than 40 per cent of the population is actively trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, according to a study by the National Research Centre. According to Emma Kaye,...

With tears in her eyes, Shirley Whitford talked about her volunteering years as she received the Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award at the 2023 gala of Volunteer Ottawa (VO). Whitford started volunteering for the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre (RRCRC) during COVID times and has never stopped. “Rideau-Rockcliffe is my second home. I do not like holidays, and I do work more...

The campus environment society is questioning the timing of a recently announced carbon tax exemption. The federal carbon tax debate resurfaced when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently granted a carbon tax exemption on home heating oil for three years. Stephanie Taylor, the group lead for the Algonquin College Environment Society (ACES), does not trust the initiatives of the government. She...

For some homeowners, the accessibility of clean energy retrofits for homes is a source of frustration and confusion."I heard about (grants)," said Sun Jie, an Ottawa homeowner. "But if they really want people to be interested in it, they have to simplify the application process, as well as the compliance requirements." Jie is not alone. Pratigga Chowdhury, the communications and...

The Algonquin Commons Theatre (ACT) goes dark, and a man's voice tears through the room: "Ottawa, are you ready to have some fun?" On Nov. 15, comedian John Achkar stepped onto a packed ACT stage for the first time to perform his show “Wayn 3ayich?” (Where do you live?). The audience was privileged because it would be his last performance...

I come from a family of mountaineers, and nothing excites me more than a rocky trail. I grew up in the Atlas Mountains in North Africa trying to walk its unpredictable paths and turns safely. Both on the mountain and in my day to day life, I was predisposed to face change. In life, I've found walking a steady path...

"I was born because of a box of chocolate," explains Tareq Hadhad, the co-founder of Peace By Chocolate, in an interview on CBC Gem. His father gave his mother a box of chocolates to ask her for marriage. You may have heard Green Party Leader Elizabeth May gave a “Peace Bar” to U. S. President Joe Biden during his March...

"First me then the world" should be be international students’ wellness motto. That was the advice of a presenter during a sparsely attended wellness workshop on Oct. 10 organized by Health Promotion and the International Education Centre. The workshop took place in A-building room 217 and was given by Elizabeth Pena Fernandez, the health promotion and education coordinator. The organizers...