Category: Social

      August  8 2018       The Nigerian community in Ottawa continued their tradition of summer picnics held under the auspices of the various ethnic and religious…

Marlayah McLeod sings: “You” Saturday 30 June Some 200 friends and families were at the Jim Durrelle Community Centre on Walkley Road for an afternoon of fine Jamaican cuisine and…

Saturday 23 June  Over three hundred family and friends of the Hills and Mgbemenas were at  the Nepean Sportplex on Woodroffe Avenue to witness the society wedding of Iruaku Gaelle…

Saturday 28 April 2018 Shenkman Arts Centre    Posted as Tropicana Night –  A journey through Cuban Music and Dance, the two-hour mega show lived up to its grand billing…

Saturday 14 April The Afro-Caribbean Cotillion is an annual mentorship program that culminates into a formal ball, at which young women and young men of African or Caribbean descent, between…

Classical pianist thrills Ottawa audience Saturday 24 March The Ottawa Piano and Keyboard on Bank Street was the scene of a concert like no other, as seen in the national…

Saturday 24 February Over 300 people from Ottawa’s diverse community were at the Marriott Hotel on Kent Street Saturday to participate the 2018 Black History Month gala hosted as usual…

Saturday 27 January Over 200 people were at Ottawa’s City Hall to participate in the launch of the 2018 Black History month. Hosted by Black History Ottawa, the city’s leading…

Saturday 30 December Over a hundred people were at the Bronson Centre to celebrate Kwanzaa, the post Christmas family-oriented African-themed celebration of the festive season. Hosted as usual by the…

by Sarah Onyango Joy! Joy! And more joy!!! Thank you to the management and staff of the WE store (Rideau centre) for hosting my compatriots The Kenyan Boys’ Choir today,…