Félicité Murangira celebrates 60th birthday
by Pamela Ingera On July 25th 2015, to celebrate Félicité Murangira’s 60th birthday and to honour her many accomplishments, her 4 children, Pamela, Linda, Robbin and Bruce, threw her an…
Honouring our 2015 graduates – John Kofi Dapaah
Music has taken John Kofi Dapaah on a voyage from Ghana, to Japan; Canada, and to Austria. It has brought him to reflect on a range of styles including classical,…
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…
Denise Siele wins prestigious award
by Sarah Onyango A hearty congratulations to Community Champion par excellence, Denise Siele on being named one of the 2015 Forty Under 40 Recipients! This is indeed well-deserved recognition for…
Multiculturalism Day at Vincent Massey park
Saturday 27 June Vincent Massey park in Ottawa’s west end was awash with a sea of revelers at the first Multiculturalism Day jointly sponsored by Somerset West Community Health Centre…
Network of Black Business & Professional Women Mothers’ Day brunch
by Sarah Onyango On May 2, 2015, The Network of Black Business & Professional Women held their Annual Mothers’ Day Brunch at the Heart & Crown in Ottawa’s ByWard Market….
John Akpata and Anthony Bansfield honoured at VerseFest poetry festival
by Sarah Onyango The fifth annual VERSeFest Ottawa poetry festival was held from March 24 to 30, 2015, at various venues across the Nation’s Capital. Some 63 of the world’s…
Reception for new Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada
by Sarah Onyango On April 2, 2015, H.E. John L. Lanyasunya, the new High Commissioner for Kenya to Canada, was the guest of honour at a reception in his honour…
21st commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan genocide
by Sarah Onyango On April 7, 2015, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, the Humura Association and High Commission of Rwanda in Canada launched the against Rwandan Tutsis. Among the speakers…