Trinbago Day marked with embassy reception and festival
On August 15, 2014, the High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in conjunction with the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ottawa, hosted a reception for a delegation from...
Golf fundraiser for Black Canadian Scholarship Fund
Friday August 8 Themed Augustfest, the popular annual fundraising golf tournament organised by the Black Canadian Scholarship Fund (BCSF) drew golfers from Ottawa’s diverse communities at the Anderson Links. BCSF...
People making a difference: Adrienne Codett
Adrienne Coddett is a high school educator by day, a community activist/advocate by night. From 1994 – 2014, her organization, 3Dreads and a Baldhead, created and organized the annual Black...
Caribbean diplomats host CARICOM Day Reception
On June 18, 2014, Ottawa-based Caribbean embassies and high commissions jointly hosted a reception at the Chateau Laurier hotel to mark 41 years of CARICOM’s existence. Among the attendees and...
Special Feature:Capacity Building Business Information session
Do you have an idea you want to turn into a business venture? Do you want to learn how to grow your start-up into a profitable venture? Do you want to be...
Pianist Miguel De Armas wows fans with unique Afro-Cuban jazz
The Auditorium of the Library and Archives Canada was transformed into the show of excellence and talents presented by the Second Latin American Women Entrepreneurs Expo on Saturday May 3rd,...
Special Feature: Workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs
Community Capacity Building Initiative One of the main pillars of a Community Health Centre is its holistic approach to health care. Issues of Poverty, Housing, Immigration status, Unemployment, Education, Culture/Language,...
Cor-Açaõ Portuguese language film festival debuts in Ottawa
From May 5-13, 2014, the Canadian Film Institute (CFI), in collaboration with the Embassies of Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, and Portugal, 3rd Annual Portuguese Language Film Festival at Library & Archives...
Yasir Naqvi launches Liberal election campaign for Ottawa Centre
Saturday 10 May 2014, 987 Wellington campaign headquarters. Ottawa’s affable and hard-working MPP for Ottawa Centre and Minister of community Safety Yasir Naqvi launched his campaign for re-election at the...
#BringBackOurGirls demands return of kidnapped school children
Sunday 4 May saw over 50 Nigerians with families and friends assembled in front of the Nigeria High ?commission on Metcalfe street, to protest recent abduction of over 200 young girls...