Vancouver Around The Town Storytelling Event Takes Place in Abbotsford Saturday, February 11th in honour of Black History Month from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the InterCultural Hub at Matsqui Recreation Centre, 3106 Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford. For more information about this Black History Month event, contact Bernard Piprah at 604-375-2369 or Piprah.b@gmail.com, or Danica DenomméSime at [...]
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Posted on 02 February 2012.
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Alberta’s first black cowboy recognized
Posted on 31 January 2012.
John Ware’s story is a remarkable one. He was born into slavery in South Carolina. Following the Civil War, he traveled to Texas where he became a skilled cowboy and worked with the great cattle drives on the Chisholm and Oregon Trails. On one of these cattle drives, John Ware ended up at Bar U Ranch, noted in Canada’s ranching history and now a national historic site.
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CivicAction Appoints A New CEO
Posted on 30 January 2012.
The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, formerly the Toronto City Summit Alliance, has appointed Mitzie Hunter as their CEO. Hunter, former CEO of Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) takes over from outgoing CEO Julia Deans on January 9th. Chair John Tory announced her appointment recently. The organization had conducted an extensive recruitment process in which over 200 candidates were considered.
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Michaelle Jean Appointment
Posted on 26 January 2012.
Former Governor-General Michaelle Jean has been named Chancellor of the University of Ottawa. Jean succeeds Huguette Labelle who has held the position for 17 years and whose mandate ends January 31, 2012. Jean, who became the 13th Chancellor in the university’s history, says she’s “very excited” about the appointment.
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Racism in Newmarket
Posted on 20 January 2012.
Neighbors expressed disgust at the racial vandalism and although police say they are doing their best to catch the person (s) responsible some think they (the police) are not doing enough. Mayor Tony Van Bynen said he was “deeply disappointed” that incidents like this could happen not only in his community by anywhere.
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Lenny Kravitz: More Than Music
Posted on 13 January 2012.
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz founded an interior design firm in 2005 and has now received his first Canadian assignment. Kravitz will design a 10,000 square foot floor at Toronto’s Bisha Hotel and Residences in the city’s entertainment district.
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Benin to host international conference on ICT for Africa
Posted on 11 January 2012.
According to the organizers, ICWE, eLearning Africa is the continent’s largest conference on education and technology, providing a forum for discussion and networking.
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New Ontario Court Judge
Posted on 10 January 2012.
Aston Hall, 52, is one of five new judges appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice. Hall, who was born in Jamaica, came to Canada in 1983 and earned his BA (Honours) in political science and labor studies from York University in 1990.
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interview with Mr.Ketil Karlsen Charge d’Affaires of Denmark to Zimbabwe
Posted on 10 January 2012.
Denmark and DANIDA is back in Zimbabwe. Denmark has resumed a more active role in its engagement with Zimbabwe and is one of the five largest bilateral donors. Recently Josiah Dimbo(JD)a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe caught up with Mr.Ketil Karlsen (KK) Charge d’Affaires of The Royal Danish Embassy
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Tyler Nelson: Young and Talented!
Posted on 04 January 2012.
Tyler Nelson to be a rare diamond in the rough. Biographical details on this newcomer are sparse. Good looks and raw talent will leapfrog him into the mainstream leagues of Hollywood celebrity in a hurry.
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