Staff Sgt. Isobel Granger receives Order of Merit award
Source: Ottawa Citizen Shaamini Yogaretnam, Ottawa Citizen September 18, 2015 | Staff Sgt. Isobel Granger, of the Ottawa Police Service, is invested as Member to The Order of Merit of…
Black Candidates vie for seats in the October 2015 federal election
Black Ottawa Scene conducted a search of the websites of the various political parties participating in the 19 October 2015 federal election in Canada and identified the following candidates of…
Angolan civil war survivor gets Queen’s Young Leaders’ award
Sources: Toronto Star & Metro News Rosimay Venancio fled civil war in Angola as a child and was abandoned in Toronto by her parents as a teenager. Although foster care…
Posthumous birthday bash for jazz legend Oscar Peterson
By Dani-elle Dube, Ottawa Sun Kelly Peterson sits with the statue of her late husband and Canadian jazz musician Oscar Peterson Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in front of the National…
New Life Project launched to aid disadvantaged women in developing countries
26 July 2015 by Sarah Onyango On July 26, 2015, friends and family joined Brenda Williams for the official Canadian launch of NewLife Project Inc. , a non-profit organization she…
Caribbean countries celebrate 42nd anniversary of CARICOM
17 June 2015 by Sarah Onyango On June 17, 2015, Ottawa-based Caribbean high commissions and embassies jointly hosted a reception at Ottawa City Hall marking 42 years of CARICOM’s existence….
Rwanda Liberation Day celebrated in Ottawa
10 July 2015 by Sarah Onyango On July 10, 2015, Rwandan Chargée d’Affaires Shakilla K. Umutoni hosted an Independence and Liberation Day reception at the Chateau Laurier. Diplomats, community leaders,…
Trinidad & Tobago Association celebrates TrinBago Day
Saturday, July 25, 2015 In celebration of the 53rd anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Ottawa (TTAO) hosted TrinbaGo Day, to showcase the…
Annual Dapo Agoro Fun Day hosted by Dapo Agoro Foundation for Peace
Saturday, August 22, 2015 The Blackburn Community Centre on Glen Park Drive was a hive of activity last Saturday as over a hundred participants gathered to celebrate the 13th Dapo…
Ottawa celebrates JAM Day
Saturday 8 August Mooney’s Bay was awash with gaiety, song, dance, music, food and fun as Jamaicans in Ottawa celebrated their national day, popularly known as JAM Day. Hundreds of…