Abdi Warsame wins CPO Lifetime Achievement award
Monday 3 November 2014 Somali-born Abdirizak Warsame is a long time Multicultural Liaison Officer with the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services, Ottawa’s oldest settlement agency. On Monday 3 November…
Planet Africa award for Yomi Pratt
8 November 2014, Toronto The 2014 Planet Africa Awards, a glittering red carpet affair held at the Grand Victorian Convention Centre in Toronto, on November 8th, was a tremendous…
Honouring Our Fathers – a tribute
Chief Patrick Oluchukwu Egbue Teacher, humanist, philanthropist, social organiser and community leader. Narrating the life and times of the late sage-Patrick Egbue could be likened to the local folklore of…
Eldon Holder: Candidate for councillor – Innes ward
Eldon Holder, a bilingual resident of Ottawa. Born and raised by hard-working and law abiding Immigrant parents, and educated in our international Big City -Ottawa. Simply put, what is most…
George Atanga: Candidate for councillor – Rideau-Vanier ward
My name is George Atanga. I am a holder of a BA in Modern Bilingual letters with a minor in translation and interpretation French/ English. I am married to Grace…
Chris Fraser: Candidate for councillor – Innes ward
Chris Fraser is a Canadian born resident of Jamaican heritage. He currently works in the federal Government for Public Works and Government Services Canada. Chris is running for the second…
Lilly Obina: Candidate for councillor – Gloucester-Southgate ward
Ms Obina has lived in Ottawa for the last 21 years. she is married with children She obtained her Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Dalhousie University….
Mohamed Roble: Candidate for councillor – Gloucester-Southgate ward
My name is Mohamed Roble and I am running for office as City Councillor for Gloucester-Southgate Ward in the upcoming October 27, 2014, municipal city election. I am running…
Espoir Manirambona: Candidate for Council – Capital ward
I’m striving to be a servant-leader looking to be the best that I can be and to give the most that I can give to my family, friends and community. I’m…
Yohannes Drar
Yohannes Ferdinando Drar is a former refugee from Eritrea. He came to Canada in the 80’s. After he arrived in Canada, he started working as a security guard but eventually…