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Mar 27, 2024 | 
canadiangeographic.ca | Thomas Lundy |Sara Johnson |Madigan Cotterill |Kate Playfair
WildlifePlus: sturgeon-a-surgin' in the Great Lakes, caribou -a-boomin' on Baffin Island, orca for days in the open ocean, and "horrific" animal poison banned in Canada Birders and environmentalists have been flying high since mid March when they confirmed a pair of bald eagles are nesting in Toronto for the first time in documented history.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
canadiangeographic.ca | Kate Playfair
WildlifeThe newest exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature invites visitors to experience the world from a bug’s perspective through immersive, sensory experiencesMar 18, 20241,407 words6 minutes A creepy crawly exhibit has arrived at Ottawa’s Canadian Museum of Nature, featuring some of the Earth’s earliest residents. Bugs are some of the most dynamic creatures on the planet, fascinating many and striking fear into others.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
I have walked on the same path for seven years, and in all that time it has never changed. While the seasons shift, the path running through the heart of Gemmill Park near my home in Almonte has remained the same. It’s a shady forest trail, something out of a fairy-tale. The dirt path is narrow with roots snaking across it and trees shading the ground, which let sunlight trickle through gaps in the leaves.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
From the onset of the Industrial Revolution, approximately 2.5 trillion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide has been released, leading to the build-up of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. From January to October, the global temperature has risen 1.43ºC above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, making 2023 the warmest year on record, according to .
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
Dulce Tapp left Mexico and came to Canada in 1992 and stayed to marry the man she fell in love with. Studying architecture at the time, Tapp attended a conference and discovered the country she would soon call home. Thirty-two years later, Tapp celebrates her heritage through art. She has been painting for 13 years and has focused specifically on Catrina collages — a series of colourful paintings depicting a popular costume in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico — for the last five years.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
Despite the financial burden students are facing to try and keep up with the steady pace of inflation, they must prepare for another blow as Algonquin College parking prices are set to rise another three per cent for the 2024-2025 academic year. Parking rates at the Ottawa campus froze during the pandemic due to the lack of traffic coming through the school. However, the prices were raised by three per cent for the 2023-2024 academic term, the first time the prices had changed since 2019.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
Ottawa is constantly teaming with life, the night as lively as the day. For some international students at Algonquin College, that is all they know. But just outside Ottawa’s borders lies a sleepy little town far from the bustling streets of the city, quiet and inviting. An escape from city life for a few hours in historic Almonte may introduce the students to a whole new way of life in Canada.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
Your goals, your career, your college. That is the motto for Algonquin College, and many students see that motto realized throughout their time on campus. Some find their career after graduation; others discover their goals during their education. In some cases, students discover their careers lie in a different field than what they are studying. Nicholas Durocher left the school after completing only one year of the public relations program to chase his dreams in the music industry.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
In the centre of a room with a face-painting booth to one side and a photo-wall with rainbow props set against the far wall, Eldrich Glazier, a 22-year-old human services foundation student, dances to Diana Ross’s I’m Coming Out with as much enthusiasm as a performer on a stage. As a child whose parents are transgender and non-binary respectively, Glazier is never ashamed to be himself, but with controversy surrounding the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, he has become more reserved.
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Apr 19, 2023 | 
algonquintimes.com | Kate Playfair
Toes were tapping and hands were clapping in the Observatory while the Sound Bites event organized by students from the music industry arts program was in full swing Friday night. Sound Bites is a music concert organized, promoted and produced by the students of the music industry arts program. The event featured local artists and all proceeds went to the Students’ Association Food Cupboard, where $1,005 was raised over the course of the evening.
