Memorial for air crash victims
Sunday 24 March 2019 Over 100 mourners from Ottawa’s diverse communities were at the Sir John MacDonald Building on Wellington Street for a memorial service for the 157 passengers…
Black Vote Canada meets with Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (fourth from left) and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen (right) met with Board Members of the Operation Black Vote Canada, from left to right: Ian…
Martin Luther King celebration at Parkdale Church
Parkdale United Church hosts annual Martin Luther King Jnr celebration Sunday 20 January 2019 Some 300 people were at the Parkdale United Church on Parkdale Avenue to participate in…
Hate crimes on increase – Statistics Canada
Police-reported hate crime on the rise, Statistics Canada says Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) The Canadian Press…
Diversity mural unveiled in Ottawa
More than 60 people worked on 9-storey butterfly mural called ‘Transformation’ Hindia Mohammoud, left, is the director of the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership. She and artist…
YM-YWCA hosts citizenship ceremony
Wednesday 10 October 2018 The Taggart Family YM-YWCA on Argyle Avenue was the scene of a special citizenship ceremony organised by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada during which 40…
Police census reveals racial divide
Police reverse discrimination fears unsurprising: equity council co-chair ‘They need to share how they feel, and then we can start the conversation around the solutions’: Ketcia Peters Giacomo Panico · CBC…
Ottawa Police gets Community Equity Council
12 named to revamped Ottawa police community outreach group Matthew Kupfer · CBC News · Oct 29, 2018 Sahada Alolo is the manager of community engagement with the Multifaith Housing Initiative. She…
New Funding for Black Canadian Youth
The Government of Canada Announces New Funding for Black Canadian Youth Canadian Heritage to provide $9…
Afro Caribbean Cultural studio celebrates anniversary
Youthful dancers light up the floor Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 8 September All roads seemed to lead to 40 Collonade Road in Ottawa’s west end, as…