Last weekend, students dressed in green and gathered in large numbers to celebrate the “luck of the Irish” for St Patrick’s Day. In Québec, students and staff from Cégep Champlain-St Lawrence and Concordia University took part in local St Patrick’s Day Parades. In Atlantic Canada, Acadia University’s Women Who Weightlift Acadia club encouraged members to wear themed outfits for their workouts, while the St Thomas University Irish Society held a series of events, including Irish-themed trivia and karaoke, to celebrate Irish heritage and culture. In several cities in Ontario, student-led street parties took place in cities such as Kingston and Waterloo. A Trent University student visiting Waterloo for the weekend told CBC that the increased police presence “put the thought in your head […to] contain yourself a little.”
