Nigerian legislators in governance program
Monday 19 September, 2022 Some 70 state legislators and local government chairmen, under the aegis of the Nigerian Conference of State Legislators, were at the Professional Development Institute of the…
Second career increasingly popular among seniors
Second career acts increasingly popular as seniors deal with rising costs and longer lifespans Retirement may no longer be the end goal it once was for a growing number of…
Mosaïque interculturelle hosts arts exhibition
by Sarah Onyango Saturday, August 20, 2022 On Saturday, August 20, 2022, Mosaïque interculturelle launched the first annual “Salon des arts visuels afro-canadiens” (SAVAC), an exhibition showcasing works created by…
Jamaicans celebrate Jam Day
Saturday 6 August, 2022 At 60: Celebrating Jamaica’s Independence By Olivia Barrett Even on the hottest day of the year, Ottawa’s Jamaican community came out for the first JAM Day…
Ottawa celebrates Emancipation Day
Monday 1 August 2022 by Sarah Onyango Words are inadequate to express how proud I am of the WIYAO executive and the Kamengo Cultural Group (from Uganda) for creating a…
Nigerian Association hosts summer picnic
Saturday 2 July 2022 The Nigerian Canadian Association of Ottawa hosted its first post-pandemic picnic at Mooney’s Bay Park and Beach on Riverside Drive on Saturday 2 July. Hundreds of…
ACAO hosts Multiculturalism Day
Saturday 25 June 2022 The African Canadian Association of Ottawa (ACAO) hosted its first in-person post-pandemic Multiculturalism Day at the former Rideau High School Park at 815 St. Laurent Boulevard….
Vive Akugha: “Protect black women”
Why should there be a need for protection? The mantra “protect black women” has been bastardized, Said Lovelyti who criticized, She shared her opinion of an intention fantasized, So much…
Visa denials to African delegates denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech
Jacob Serebrin Friday 29 July 2022 The International AIDS Society will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government, the organization’s president…
Emancipation Day August 1, 2022 – Launch: Black History in Ottawa Streets
NEWS RELEASE | BLACK HISTORY OTTAWA Emancipation Day, August 1, commemorates the British parliament’s Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies (including Canada). The Act abolished…