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From Farm to Plate: Journey of the Durham Region Apple
Posted on Friday, August 23, 2024 03:07 PM
The Region of Durham boasts a thriving agriculture sector that includes apple production. It’s one of the largest apple producing regions in the province with 13 per cent of Ontario’s apples produced in Durham Region and 2,100 acres of apple orchards in production. As Durham’s top producer, Clarington has 1,950 acres in production with the majority found in Newcastle—earning the town the title of Apple Capital of Canada. But north Durham is also thriving when it comes to producing some of the...
Durham Region’s Fastest Rising Star: 15-Year-Old Race Car Driver Mayer Deonarine Masters the Track
Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 11:17 AM
Written by Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer, Freelance
Ever wonder what it’s like to find your passion at 15-years-old? You could ask Mayer Deonarine. At just 15-years of age, Mayer has already found his passion racing some of the fastest cars in the world.
Mayer—a bright, motivated, and intelligent young man raised in Durham Region—is focused on rising higher in the sport of car racing. He first got a taste for speed in 2020 when one of his friends invited him to try go-karting.
“That was...
Building Diverse Financial Group: A Journey of Passion and Community Service
Posted on Friday, June 28, 2024 01:45 PM
Written by: Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer – Freelance
Diverse Financial Group provides financial services; including income tax preparation (personal and small business), bookkeeping and payroll. Susan Harris, a Certified Bookkeeper, founded, owns, and has operated her business for 19 years.
How I Found an Appreciation for NumbersNow well experienced and knowledgeable, Susan first found her talent for numbers in her early teen years when she began assisting her uncle with his tax business.
"I started helping...
Learning Through Innovation and Playing with Purpose
Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2024 03:28 PM
Written by: Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer – Freelance
The saying "necessity is the mother of invention" rings true for Christa and Sunday Eniojukan. More than eight years ago, while searching for a summer camp that combined academic learning with physical activity for their children, they were frustrated to find options that offered one or the other, but not both.
Christa, a former middle-school teacher and current Head Coach of the York University Lions women’s basketball team, and her...
Whitby-raised emerging filmmaker wins DRIFF’s $10,000 incubator prize
Posted on Friday, May 10, 2024 01:48 PM
Whitby, ON: Durham Region International Film Festival (DRIFF) is proud to announce Mitchell Jaramillo and Siddharth Sharma, of Hold the Sauce Films, and their short film ‘Unfamily’ as the winning submission in its $10,000 incubator contest.
The Emerging Filmmaker Incubator will provide producer Jaramillo, Sharma—the film’s writer and director—and their team with $10,000 cash, mentoring and in-kind services to produce their film and have it screened at DRIFF from October 24 to 26, 2024.
“We’re...
