May 16, 2025

Comedy 4 Cancer attracts full house

By MATTHEW EVANGELISTA Conestoga’s marketing students hosted their Comedy 4 Cancer event in Conestoga Students Inc.’s Doon campus Venue Oct. 18, donating all proceeds to Canadian breast cancer research. The Venue was a full house. Although admission was free, the marketing students asked for a toonie donation from attendees at the door and during the event. It was also the first day The Venue started serving beer this year, attracting … Continued

Applied research program receives $2.3m

BY JUSTIN FORD Conestoga College’s applied research program is set to receive $2.3 million over the next five years from Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, (NSERC). The applied research department applied for the grant so students could reap the benefits of new state-of-the-art labs. The money will also pay for existing ones. The grant will also help establish the new Centre for Smart Manufacturing at Conestoga. “It’s important … Continued