Discussing the developing image of the Royal City with Mayor Cam Guthrie As Guelph continues to garner accolades for its low unemployment rate, investing potential, and the quality of the real estate market, there has been rapid expansion and development within the city. In an interview with The Ontarion, […]
Author: Tanner Morton
Via Rail’s deal on youth passes goes off the rails
Passes in celebration of Canada’s 150th sell out within 36 hours In celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial, Via Rail announced that it would be offering a deal on youth passes for $150, starting on March 28. These passes would allow for unlimited travel during the month of July on Via Rail’s […]
Learning to write: An ongoing experiment
What is a writer? When I entered my first year at the University of Guelph I was a 17-year-old political science student who had no idea who he was, much less what he wanted to do with his life. Fast-forward and I’m now a recently graduated English student getting ready […]
Students and faculty are awarded for their accomplishments
Campus leaders recognized at Student Life Awards The Student Life Awards were held at the Engineering Atrium in the Thornborough building on March 22 to celebrate the achievements of students and leaders in the University of Guelph community. Most of the awards presented over the evening were given to individual […]
Back to the ballot box
CSA looks for a president in early by-election The Central Student Association (CSA) is gearing up for its second election for the 2017 to 2018 academic year, with the presidential position still available. During the annual general election, Jay Rojas ran unopposed for president, but was not selected by the […]
Five Days for the Homeless concludes another campaign on campus
All proceeds will go towards Wyndham House After a week of fluctuating weather and rain, Five Days for the Homeless recently concluded on March 24. The Five Days campaign is a national initiative across university campuses to raise money for local emergency shelters and to raise awareness about homeless youth […]
Lack of president prompts early CSA by-election
Time for students to vote again The Central Student Association (CSA) held an emergency board meeting on March 20 to pass a motion allowing for a winter 2017 by-election. This upcoming election follows the recent general election which concluded with vacancies on the board of directors and no president for […]
Discussing sustainable campuses: The Princeton context
What the University of Guelph can learn about sustainability As part of Guelph Sustainability Week 2017, Cyndi Rottenberg-Walker, a partner at Urban Strategies Inc., delivered a presentation entitled Planning For Sustainability: Lessons from Princeton. Rottenberg-Walker is part of the team that spearheaded the ongoing campus plan for Princeton University as […]
Looking at the numbers behind the CSA elections
Student engagement is rising at the University of Guelph The Central Student Association (CSA) released the unofficial results of the 2017 general election on March 9 after a campaign that received a greater amount of media coverage than is usually given to student union elections. While the added media attention […]
Winners announced for the CSA general election
Referendum question passed The results for the Central Student Association (CSA) general election were announced on Thursday, March 9. According to the CSA’s social media profiles, over 4400 students voted during this election period. The results at this time are unofficial prior to ratification, but have been tallied as follows. Jay Rojas […]
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The Ontarion publishes independent, student-produced news, opinion, and commentary for University of Guelph students so that they can make informed decisions in their lives. To do this, The Ontarion provides learning opportunities and training in journalism, media production, leadership, board governance, and other aspects of nonprofit news.
The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.