The One Match Stem Cell and Marrow network stopped by Mohawk College recently, searching the C-Wing Atrium for young, healthy stem cell donors.
The visit was part of a national “Get Swabbed” campaign, and involved One Match’s Co-ordinator of Donor Management, Sharron Cairns, setting up a booth to recruit Mohawk students.
“In transplant centres from around the world that we work with, the surgeons actually indicate that the best outcome for a patient is a younger donor between the ages of 17 and 35,” says Cairns. “And on top of that, we have an…

Marci Ien is a broadcast journalist celebrating her 10th year as a cohost on CTV’s Canada AM. With 30 years of television experience behind her, Ien spoke to Ignite News about her passions and experiences.
 
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Mohawk will not repeat as Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men’s basketball champions. The Sheridan Bruins rallied from a 14 point second quarter deficit to defeat the Mountaineers 88-70 at Seneca College Saturday night (March 2).
Mohawk got off to an outstanding start, dominating the Bruins, the top team in the West, in pretty well every phase of the game and led 21-10 after the first quarter. They increased their lead to 33-19 early in the second quarter, but it was at that point that Sheridan started to peck away at the Mountaineer margin to…

They were the top two teams in the West Division of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. And tonight (Saturday March 2), at Seneca College, the Mohawk Mountaineers and the Sheridan Bruins will play for all the marbles. It’s the gold medal match of the 2013 Belair Direct OCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
The Mountaineers are the defending champions. In fact they are the reigning Canadian title holders. But the Bruins will definitely think it’s their turn for all the glory. Sheridan finished first in the division in the regular season with a sparkling 18-2 record.…

The reigning provincial and national champions, the Mohawk Mountaineers, got off on the right foot with a 69-62 quarter final win over the Algonquin Thunder of Ottawa in the 2013 Belair Direct Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship at Seneca College in North York Thursday night (Feb. 28)
CCAA All-Canadian and OCAA West Division first all-star Manny Campbell scored 24 points, while another first team all-star, Andrew Cicuttini, had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the Mountaineers, who trailed 41-36 at half time.
Romaine Lawrence had 17 points for Algonquin, while Thunder…