communications consultant and freelance journalist • formerly @WR_Record @torontostar @ovillebanner 📧 mariam.nouser@outlook.com

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What you need to know about learning supports and accommodations

What you need to know about learning supports and accommodations

The Eyeopener — Navigating university life as a first-year presents a wide range of new challenges, especially for those leaving the comfort of home. If you find yourself struggling in ways you never have before, it might not immediately be clear where you can look to for support.

New Black Initiative Fund launches for student projects

New Black Initiative Fund launches for student projects

The Eyeopener — Student Life and Learning Support at Ryerson has launched a new fund for Black students to gain seed funding for their initiatives towards Black communities. The Black Initiative Fund (BIF), is similar to the Student Initiative Fund (SIF), where students submit a written application and are invited to pitch their ideas to a committee.

Internal testing and new hires are among Orangeville's Headwaters Health Care Centre's COVID-19 r...

Internal testing and new hires are among Orangeville's Headwaters Health Care Centre's COVID-19 r...

Orangeville Banner — The Grand Valley council heard the annual report at the Aug. 10 meeting

Erin council hears proposal for new tower to boost local internet access

Erin council hears proposal for new tower to boost local internet access

Orangeville Banner — The proposed tower would be located at 5826 Winston Churchill Blvd.

Robotics classes, tax levies and development: highlights from Orangeville council

Robotics classes, tax levies and development: highlights from Orangeville council

Orangeville Banner — An overview of discussions from the most recent council meeting on Aug. 9

Orangeville collision sends one to hospital with non-life threatening injuries

Orangeville collision sends one to hospital with non-life threatening injuries

Orangeville Banner — One person was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a after a two-vehicle collision Wednesday.

3-on-3 basketball tournament is coming to the Athlete Institute in Mono

3-on-3 basketball tournament is coming to the Athlete Institute in Mono

Orangeville Banner — The Ontario Basketball Association (OBA) is holding a three-on-three basketball tournament at the Athlete Institute in August.

From refugees to entrepreneurs: How this Syrian family in Orangeville turned their life around

From refugees to entrepreneurs: How this Syrian family in Orangeville turned their life around

Orangeville Banner — Islam Salamah and her family arrived in Canada on June 21, 2016, and just a few months later, the idea of starting a food business came to be.

Orangeville launches summer youth activity program

Orangeville launches summer youth activity program

Orangeville Banner — Orangeville's Active Youth Summer Series has officially started on July 29. The program, which is run through the town of Orangeville, gives youth an opportunity to interact with fellow peers and...

Movie theatres are now open but will viewers give up the comforts of home?

Movie theatres are now open but will viewers give up the comforts of home?

The Hamilton Spectator — The Galaxy Orangeville theatre opened on Friday and has garnered many visitors throughout the weekend. While many are excited to return to the cinema to watch new releases, at least one Orangeville couple is still looking forward to watching movies at home.

'Don't Be Like That' videos encourage good behaviour in Dufferin

'Don't Be Like That' videos encourage good behaviour in Dufferin

Orangeville Banner — Dufferin County is encouraging residents to keep up proper etiquette through a newly released, five-part video series that launched on Monday.

Orangeville's new beauty boutique and salon opens with a mission

Orangeville's new beauty boutique and salon opens with a mission

Orangeville Banner — Walking down Broadway, you may have noticed that a new storefront has popped up. Suite Six officially opened its doors on July 14, welcoming beauty professionals and enthusiasts alike to something...

Creative project in Orangeville brings smiles to kids' faces

Creative project in Orangeville brings smiles to kids' faces

Orangeville Banner — Monty the rock snake has allowed Orangeville's children to feel a sense of community.

Housing developments on the rise in Erin: what does it mean for residents?

Housing developments on the rise in Erin: what does it mean for residents?

Orangeville Banner — Housing development projects are on the rise throughout Erin which is raising questions about the demand and desire to move the quaint small town and how it affects locals. One of the development...

Orangeville's Athlete Institute becomes Arkells music video set

Orangeville's Athlete Institute becomes Arkells music video set

The Hamilton Spectator — Walking into a basketball court, one would not expect it to become the home of a rock band's new music video, let alone four. That is what happened when the Canadian rock band Arkells shot a series of videos for the We The West Basketball Festival in the Athlete Institute's newly renovated facility.

OPP pulls over vehicles for alleged stunt driving in Mono, search turns up drugs

OPP pulls over vehicles for alleged stunt driving in Mono, search turns up drugs

Orangeville Banner — Pair of racing vehicles were allegedly going 74 km/hr above the speed limit

Vaccine hesitancy raises alarms as COVID-19′s highly contagious Delta variant spreads in Brampton

Vaccine hesitancy raises alarms as COVID-19′s highly contagious Delta variant spreads in Brampton

The Globe and Mail — Half the members of Sunidhi Sharma's social circle have been vaccinated but it's them, rather than the unvaccinated, who are keeping her from getting the jab. None of the 22-year-old restaurant cashier's friends or colleagues have had the novel coronavirus, so hearing friends' accounts of developing fever and body aches after receiving their first dose has worried her more than COVID-19 itself.

Unequal opportunity: What it's like to be of minority faith in the workplace

Unequal opportunity: What it's like to be of minority faith in the workplace

The Eyeopener — y first steady job after high school was working at Starbucks as a barista. I was hired at the Yonge and Dundas location in November 2015 and typically worked closing shifts due to my school schedule. Back then, I was a full-time engineering student and needed an income to support my mom.