Afro Caribbean Cotillion Saturday 11 April 2015
11 April 2015 The 2015 Grand Cotillion Ball took place Saturday April 11th, 2015 at the Centurion Conference and Event located on Colonnade Road. The Afro-Caribbean Cotillion Ball…
Mark Saunders named Toronto’s new Chief of Police
Source: CBC News The Toronto Police Services Board has picked Mark Saunders as its new chief. Saunders, a deputy chief and the officer in charge of the TO2015 Pan Am Games, will take…
Abdul Abdi replaces John Baird as Conservative candidate in Ottawa West-Nepean
Source: CTV Ottawa An Ottawa police officer is replacing former MP and Foreign Affairs minister John Baird as the Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. On Monday evening,…
Komi Olaf’s photo gallery
Working in the emergent tradition of Afro-futurism, Komi Olaf’s surrealistic art and poetry bridges cultural divides and speaks of the immigrant’s perspective, bringing together disjunctive images with perfect unity in a playfully…
Reconciliation Day in Ottawa
Reconciliation Day in Ottawa by Sarah Onyango On February 22, 2015, St. Albans Anglican Church hosted the annual Reconciliation Day event organized by Ms. June Girvan, founder and…
Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Amanu Adibe
Saturday 7 March 2015 The Nigerian community lost one of its icons on Monday 2 March 2015. Elizabeth Amanu Adibe, a member of the earliest Nigerian immigrant families to settle…
Carleton University hosts conference on African Union agenda
Carleton Unviverisyt hosts conference on African Union agenda by Sarah Onyango On Thursday March 12, 2015, the African Group of Diplomats to Canada, the African Women Diplomatic Forum, and…
Reception for Jamaican High Commissioner to Canada
13 March 2015 A reception for Mrs. Janice Miller, High Commissioner for Jamaica to Canada, was held at City Hall, under the auspices of the Jamaican Ottawa Community Association. Among the…
Ghana celebrates Independence Day
Saturday 7 March 2015 The Ghanaian Association of Ottawa hosted Ghana’s 58th Independence Celebration Dinner and Dance in collaboration with the Ghana High Commission at the Villa Marconi Centre on…
GPM releases new album on Valentine’s Day
GPM releases new album on Valentine’s Day by Sarah Onyango So what did you do for Valentine’s Day? If you’re a fan of GPM – the husband and wife duo…