RBC Black History Month essay competition winning entries
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Senators Marie-Françoise Mégie, Mobina Jaffer and Don Meredith host Black History Month event
Tuesday 14 February Senators Don Meredith, Mobina Jaffer, and Marie-Françoise Mégie joined forces to host a Black History Month celebration at the Parliament of Canada, Sir John MacDonald Building. It...
Herbert and Estelle Brown – Earliest Black Ottawa migrants
How ‘Pops’ and Estelle Brown started a dry cleaner and supported a new community by Olivia Bowden New immigrants to Ottawa in the decades from the 1950s to 1970s were...
Marlyse Dumel Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice
Well known Ottawa-based public prosecutor, Marlyse Dumel was one of three new judges appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective March 1, 2017. The appointments come less than a month...
Ron McKay appointed Director, Immigration Practitioner Programs at Ashton College
By Alexandra Nikotina A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with over 30 years of experience in the immigration industry, Ron McKay speaks with enthusiasm about the growth of the immigration...
Remembering Community Leader Dr. Inez Naomi Elliston
Monday, 20 February 2017 Dr. Inez Naomi Elliston, educator, author and community leader passed away peacefully on February 7th surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Jamaica, Dr. Elliston...
Colonel By Secondary School’s “I will rise” Black History Month celebration
2 February The auditorium of Colonel By Secondary school was filled to capacity as the school hosted its popular annual Black History Month celebrations. With a theme of ” I...
Dr. Monday Gala – School principal recognized for leadership
FEB 19 C.W Jefferys principal recognized for leadership NEWS February 12, 2017 Just a few years before Dr. Monday Gala was promoted to principal, C.W Jefferys Collegiate Institute was in...
Jeffrey L. Orridge awarded African Canadian Achievement Award of Excellence
Jeffrey L. Orridge, the Canadian Football League’s 13th. and first African Canadian Commissioner, will be on hand to receive the African Canadian Achievement Award for Excellence in Sports, on Saturday,...
US Embassy “North Is Freedom” exhibition commemorates Black History Month
by Sarah Onyango On February 2, 2017, at the International Pavillion, on Sussex Drive, the U.S. embassy in Ottawa held a special reception and panel discussion highlighting the exhibition “North...