Creating A Sustainable Christmas: How To Reduce Paper Waste Created By Junk Mail

Holiday junk mail is not only a nuisance, but it may also be harming our ecosystems, which isn’t holly-jolly at all. Mail around the holidays was once something special. Opening your mailbox in the month of December used to be an exciting experience of receiving hand-written cards, Christmas packages,...

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Five Places to Have Fun in Christmas

1. Muskoka Christmas Activities - December 20, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Looking for some outdoor fun with snow during a white Christmas? Muskoka should be your destination! Through the Muskoka forest at the Arrowhead Ice Skating Trail, Cross-country skiing in great trails with rentals on-site: Liv...

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Ford V Ferrari Review

Ford V Ferrari was set in a time when Ferrari was dominating the podium at the legendary race of 24 hours of Le Mans. The Ford Motor Company was facing a sales crisis, and felt that they weren’t really being recognized by the younger generation. The solution they devised? Easy. Beat Ferrari at their...

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OSLC 2019: The Final Frontier- Aarush Chawla

OSLC 2019: THE FINAL FRONTIER By: Aarush Chawla Iroquois Ridge OSLC 2019 team at Niagara Falls ↑↑↑ Lights, Music, Cheers, Teamwork, Leadership. These words describe a special event that IRHS students attended this year.&nbs...

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This Week in Sports- 2019-2020 Toronto Raptors Starters

This Week in Sports: Your 2019-2020 Toronto Raptors Starters By: Aarush Chawla   &nbs...

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Ontario’s New Phone Ban Laws

Ontario’s New Phone Ban Laws By: Claire Celia Mae Tennant Throughout the year, you may have heard of Ontario's new phone ban laws in classrooms all over the province. This proposed policy has been created with the intent to lessen distraction and eliminate cell phone use in classrooms. The purpose...

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day By: Claire Celia Mae Tennant We’ve all grown accustomed to the bright red poppy worn throughout the beginning of November. Even though Remembrance Day occurs every year it’s easy to forget the importance of it. Remembrance Day isn’t only for remembering the past wars, lives lost...

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Iroquois Went to the Polls

https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/national-perspectives/andrew-coyne-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-ballot-box-question-but-parties-still-try-to-come-up-with-one-333235/ Two weeks ago at the Ridge students practiced their civic involvement by participating in our school-wide Student Vote. Grade...

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Halloween Tricks

2019’s Halloween Trick Guide By: Aarush Chawla Are you looking to do more than just ask for candy this year? Perhaps cause a bit of havoc and have some fun? Well, this article will provide you with various pranks and scares that will surely help you achieve exactly what you're looking for this Halloween. How...

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Heading for Skeletons

Heading for Skeletons         Are you getting bored with Halloween? Are you feeling all the decorations from your neighbourhoods are just the same year after year? Are you looking for something new and exciting? Here are some places that really bring out the spook in Halloween,...

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Could a Viable Competitor to Tesla Actually be Here? Part 1 - The Porsche Taycan

Everyone’s heard of Tesla Motors and their supercar-beating electric vehicles. It’s gotten to the point that a lot of people essentially idolize the company. This is for good reason too, as Tesla is the first fully-electric company that produced production cars that have the capability to beat something...

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Who Will Snatch Lord Stanley's Trophy ?

This Week in Sports: Who will snatch Lord Stanley’s trophy? By: Aarush Chawla Stanley Cup Trophy:  https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/photos/287634800/1024x576/cut.jpg The Stanley Cup, the oldest North American Championship trophy, is once again for sale. Wait.. How much is it for? 82 games...

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Never Judge A Book By Its Cover - Mercedes-AMG E63s Wagon

When you think of a wagon, what do you picture? Probably something like an old Volvo 240. Old, rusty, your typical “mom vehicle”. All in all, not really something people want to be associated with. What you probably don’t think of is the ultimate sleeper car. The Mercedes - AMG E63s wagon has a...

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Koenigsegg Sets Yet Another Record

Koenigsegg is a Swedish car company that sets records about as often as you eat meals. Their mission statement? Make titanic hypercars that leave everyone else in the dust. The debut of the Agera RS in late 2017 marked the beginning of a whole slew of firsts for production cars. It set the record for top speed at 457.94 km/h (284.55 mph), and obliterated Bugatti’s 0 - 400 - 0 km/h time of 42 seconds...

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Valentine's Day Playlist - Jam Sesh with Mech

If you've stood within a 5-mile radius of a supermarket these past couple of weeks, you probably know that it is Valentine's Day tomorrow. Now for some, this is very exciting. They get to have a romantic time with their SO! But if you don't have any romantic connections, Valentine's Day can seem intimidating, or even depressing. Personally, I have never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. I've always...

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