Marie-Edith St. Vil
Profile: Marie-Edith St.Vil Marie-Edith St. Vil is well known in Ottawa’s Black community. The Haitian-born Communications Officer with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, somehow finds time from her very busy schedule to…
Network of Black Business and Professional Women Annual Xmas Cocktail evening
On Sunday, 8 December, 2013, the Network of Black Business and Professional Women kicked off the festive season by hosting its third annual Christmas Cocktail Evening. The event, which featured…
Visiting Kenyan students receive laptops from River Jordan Ministries
Three young Kenyan students on an educational visit to the national capital in November, were treated to a typical Ottawa generosity when they were presented with laptops donated by members…
Justin Laku
Justin Laku Justin Laku, Sr. is a South Sudanese-born Canadian, educated in Sudan, Egypt, Germany, and Canada. A graduate of the University of Ottawa, he helped create Sudan Health Care Project…
Remembrance Day honours fallen veterans
Despite the cold and sleet, thousands of Canadians gathered at the National War Memorial, on Elgin Street, to honour fallen heroes from major military campaigns, including the two World Wars,…
Mohamed Islam and Sandi Douf honoured by Crime Prevention Ottawa
Monday 4 November 2013, Crime Prevention Ottawa, held its annual Community Safety awards at City Hall to honour those individuals who have contributed immensely in making Ottawa a safer place…
Planet Africa Television honours Dr. A.G. Ahmed
One of Ottawa’s most eminent psychiatrists, Nigerian-born Dr Adekunle Ahmed, was honoured on 2 November with the prestigious Science and technology award at the Planet Africa Television award gala in…
Celebrating the life of Florence Robinson
The Ottawa Life Centre on Innes Road was a hive of activity on Friday 8 November, as hundreds of family and friends of the Robinson family came to celebrate the…
Obituary: Theresa Prescott Brown is laid to rest
On a bleak Wednesday morning on 6 November, 2013, scores of family and friends gathered at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Benjamin Avenue to honour Theresa Prescott Brown who…
St. Lucians Celebrate Jounen Kwéyòl
Saturday 26 October saw hundreds of St. Lucians with their friends at the Jim Durrell Community Centre to celebrate their annual Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day), a festival, celebrated across the island…