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Cafeteria workers, students, and faculty rally together for safety of workers’ jobs
February 27, 2017Last Friday, Convocation Mall was filled with roughly 100 cafeteria workers, SFU students, and faculty members. They joined in solidarity to urge SFU to protect the jobs of 160 cafeteria workers currently in contract with Chartwells, a division of Compass Group Canada. As The Peak reported previously, Chartwells issued termination notices to 160 cafeteria workers as of April 30. This comes after SFU announced it is currently in the process of deciding on a new contract for food suppliers for SFU food services which includes Mackenzie Café, the Dining Hall, and caterers for SFU. The final decision on new contracts…
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Ontario judge stands up with residential school survivors
February 19, 2017By: Manon Busseron Canada failed to protect thousands of Indigenous childrens’ cultural identities during the “1960s Scoop,” Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba stated. After an eight-year lawsuit, Ontario judge Edward Belobaba stated that the Canadian government did not fulfill its “duty…
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Your guide to an awesome 2017
January 1, 2017[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f there is any reason to be excited about 2017, it’s that 2016 is finally over. Now that it's all said and done, 2016 was a pretty messed up year for all of us. But with the new year comes…
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The drug problem Vancouver isn’t dealing with
November 13, 2016The growing problem When you think of frequent drug users, you don't think of students, friends, family — but the reality is, assumptions about drug users in Vancouver is causing the fentanyl crisis to reach its high. In June, drug…
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