Miguel de Armas lights up Shenkman Arts Centre
Saturday 26 September 2015 Miguel de Armas and his quartet were practically on fire as they lit up the Orleans Shenkman Arts Centre, when they led the standing-room only audience,…
Send-off party for out-going Nigerian diplomats
Sunday 13 September St. Andrews Church on Kent Street was filled to almost capacity as Nigerians and their friends, some from as far away as Toronto and Montreal assembled for an inter-denominational service…
Dr. Ola Orekunrin, Founder of Nigeria’s first emergency air ambulance service
Source: Time From behind the wheel of her car, Ola Orekunrin calls out an apology as she makes a rapid reverse U-turn on a street in the Nigerian city of…
Nigerian community enjoys mega picnic at Vincent Massey park
Saturday 11 July 2015 Over five hundred Nigerian Canadians were at Vincent Massey Park with family and friends to celebrate their annual summer mega picnic. The atmosphere was one filled…
Ottawa Police celebrates first Diversity Day
by David Zakarias The First Annual Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Diversity Celebration event was held on June 25th. The event was an opportunity to bring members of the public, particularly…
RPFNE gala celebrates Ontario’s diverse Francophonie
by Sarah Onyango On June 26, 2015, the Association of Foreign-Born or Trained Professionals held its second forum: “Cultural Diversity Franco” at Ottawa’s Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre. The event, whose 2015…
Ghana community hosts annual summer barbeque
Saturday 18 July Hundreds of Ottawa’s Ghanaian community were at Brewer Park with family and friends to enjoy their annual summer barbeque. There was lots of food, music and games…
Shadrach Anethua celebrates first birthday
Shadrach Anethua recently celebrated his first birthday with his family and a small group of friends. The event was held at the family home. Photo credit: Tobore Anethua [Show as…
Petrie Island lights up as Carivibe arrives in Orleans
Saturday 20 June Orlean’s Petrie Island was awash with sun drenched men and women, young and old, children and toddlers as the annual festival of Caribbean culture celebrated another year…
10th Annual Somali Youth Support Project Fundraiser Gala
Friday 5 June by Faduma Yusuf On June 5th 2015, members of the Somali community and various community partners gathered at the Ron Kolbus-Lakeside Centre in Ottawa’s west-end to celebrate…