Nigerian monarchs promote investments and trade relations with Canada
Thursday 13 July Gatineau’s palatial Museum of History was a fitting locale for a once-in-a-life-time event for the national capital’s Nigerian community when they welcomed six top members of the…
Sudanese community raises funds to fight starvation
Saturday 22 July About two hundred friends and families of the Sudanese and South Sudanese communities gathered on Saturday at the Jim Durell Community Centre on Walkley Road, to raise…
GhanaFest brings Ghanaians and friends together
Saturday 15 July 2017 Ghanaians in the national capital region hosted their friends and families at Brewer Park, off Bronson Road, at the 2017 version of the annual GhanaFest…
Faces at Canada 150 on Parliament Hill
1 July 2017 Parliament Hill in Ottawa was awash in a sea of red as the people of Ottawa welcomed thousands of visitors for Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration. Black…
Carivibe festival rocks Orleans
Food, a parade and a block party as Carivibe continues OTTAWA CITIZEN Published on: June 17, 2017 The Carivibe Street Parade had people dancing to Caribbean music down St….
Transformation Awards gala showcases community leaders and innovators
THE 2017 TRANSFORMATION AWARDS GALA WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! A CELEBRATION LIKE NO OTHER The prestigious Transformation Awards gala was on Friday, June 16th 2017, at Royal York Hotel. Presented…
Cultural Arts studio holds open house
by Sarah Onyango On Saturday, March 25, 2017, the Cultural Arts Studio School Of Afro-Caribbean Dance hosted a community open house at its neww location at 40 Colonnade Rd, in…
Ottawa Charity Ball Launches Ottawa’s Final Canada 150 Event
April 18, 2017 Ottawa, O N – On M arch 30th, 2017 at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, the Ottawa New Year’s Eve Charity Ball held an invitational luncheon to…
Guyana’s 51st independence anniversary celebrated in style.
21 May, 2017 by Dennis Waithe In commemoration of Guyana’s 51st year of independence and Canada’s 150th birthday, a Guyana Day event took place on May 21, 2017 in the Horticultural…
First black female Mountie pushes for more diversity in senior positions
‘Any marginalized community needs to feel … they will be treated based on their merits’ By Nic Meloney, CBC News Posted: Mar 08, 2017 Shelley Peters Carey, a retired lieutenant-colonel in…