Jaku Konbit celebrates 2015 Kwanzaa at City Hall
Heru Dummers entertain the guests 27 December, 2015 Jaku Konbit hosted its annual Kwanzaa celebrations at City Hall, with President Ken Campbell and family and friends of the organisation in attendance. An…
River Jordan Ministries and Somerset West Community Health Centre host HIV/AIDS information session
Saturday 5 December About a hundred people from Ottawa’s diverse communities were at the River Jordan Ministries on Bentley Street on Saturday for an information session on HIV/AIDS. The event…
Christmas celebrations for Sierra Leone community
26 December, 2015 The Sierra Leone Community Association, under the leadership of President Monty Domingo, hosted its annual Christmas party at the Margaret Rywark Community Centre on Knoxdale Road. Santa Claus…
Tonight-4-Tanzania raises funds for children’s education
Saturday 24 October. Canadian World Education Foundation (CWEF) hosted a wonderful social, cultural and networking Event in support of CWEF Tanzania at 176 Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa. The event showcased African culture…
Trinidad community hosts annual Parang Soca Lime event
By Sarah Onyango On Sunday, November 15, 2015, at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre, 3’s Company and the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ottawa presented Ottawa’s annual Parang/Soca Lime, featuring Los…
Jaku Konbit in Youth Services Bureau “SleepOUT” fund-raiser
by Pascale Newry With more than 300 people sleeping out and a grand total raised of over $149,000, the 2015 Youth Services Bureau SleepOUT for Youth was a phenomenal success! It was…
Rotary Club raises funds for Dominican hurricane relief
In response to the hurricane that recently devastated much of the tiny island of Dominica, the Rotary Club of Ottawa South, organized a number of fund-raising events to assist those…
Kuthula Matshazi, Iqaluit’s newest councillor from Zimbabwe
Source: CBC News By John Van Dusen, CBC News Kuthula Matshazi has lived in Iqaluit for three years. He’ll serve as councillor for the next three. (Kieran Oudshoorn/CBC). Sitting beside…
1st Annual Black Canadian Business Summit Reaches the Capital
By Sophia Jacob On September 25th, 2015, the Diversity Advancement Network held the Inaugural Black Canadian Business Summit across four major cities in Canada. The Ottawa Edition was held at…
Tropical Storm Erika: Dominica Humanitarian Relief Project
Tropical Storm Erika: Dominica Humanitarian Relief Project (Ottawa) The Rotary Club of Ottawa South, in partnership with the Ottawa Dominican community are working together to raise funds to assist the…