Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ottawa Association Dance for a Cause
Saturday 07 June 2014, the Polish Hall on Waverley Street was buzzing! Movers and Shakers from the community packed the Hall in support of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines…
South Africa celebrates 20th anniversary of democratic government
On April 29, 2014, His Excellency Membathisi Mdladlana, South Africa’s High Commissioner to Canada, hosted a grand reception at Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel to mark the 20th anniversary of his country’s…
Stacey-Ann Morris honoured at Havard University
Source: Harvard School of Graduate Education Community-Focused: Stacey-Ann Morris, TIE’14 By newseditor 05/08/2014 2:07 PM Community has always been at the core of Stacey-Ann Morris’ work. Formerly employed in the outreach department…
Era 21 Networking breakfast celebrates Black History & Asian Heritage Months
Wednesday 7 May, Senator Lillian Eva Quan Dyck hosted over a hundred high school students and adults in various professions and businesses, selected from Ottawa’s diverse ethnic and racial populations…
Men Speak Out on Violence Against Women at seminar
May 12, 2014 at Ottawa’s City Hall, a seminar organised by Crime Prevention Ottawa, titled: Together We Can: Men Speak Out on Violence Against Women. The goal was to increase awareness…
NPBN breakfast lecture brings out Ottawa’s best in business and professions
The Nigerian Professionals and Business Network (NPBN), held another in its popular quarterly breakfast lecture series on Saturday 26 April at the downtown Sheraton Hotel. The event featured two keynote…
Fund-raiser for National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica
This event was hosted at Jamaica House, the residence of Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada. It was organized by the Friends of the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica Foundation (Ottawa…
CEPEO Black History Month celebrations
Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) et l’École des adultes Le Carrefour a présenté la 3e édition francophone du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, le jeudi…
Ottawa commemorates 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide
In early January, Rwanda began commemorations marking 20 years since its genocide, with a flame of remembrance making a nationwide tour ahead of the anniversary. An estimated 800,000 people, essentially…
Flavours of the East gala raises funds for East Africa
On Saturday 1 March, hundreds of mostly young and young at heart assembled at the Ukrainian Hall on Byron Avenue in a fun-filled evening of song, dance, comedy and drama,…