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Local karate champion challenges mayor of Guelph for title
Nathan Skoufis is now the mayor of Guelph after easy victory This past weekend, Guelph’s very own martial arts celebrity, Nathan Skoufis, has once again done the impossible — he challenged the current mayor of Guelph, Cam Guthrie, for his title of mayor, and won. The victor, of course, was […]
Comedian Brent Butt leaves hundreds in laughs at the River Run Centre
Canadian comedy icon entertains Guelph Brent Butt—creator and star of Corner Gas—left hundreds laughing at Guelph’s River Run Centre on Thurs, Oct. 27. With each joke in his set, Butt’s conversational style transformed the large space into a more intimate setting. Opening for Butt was Jamie Hutchinson, whose material was filled […]
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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.