Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: Calgary school, Civil War, Dinosaur Provincial Park, World UNESCO Heritage Site
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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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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Posted in Canadian News
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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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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Posted on 13 January 2012. Tags: Grammy Award, Lenny Kravitz
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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Posted on 10 January 2012. Tags: Judge, Ontario Court
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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Posted on 02 January 2012. Tags: Africentric school, Education
After much discussion, protests and meetings, school Trustees voted 14-6 in favor of the “concept of continuing an elementary-to-secondary Africentric school pathway for students”. The approval was met with loud applause from supporters in the public gallery.
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Posted on 20 December 2011. Tags: Barbados Consul, Ferdinand Gill
Consul Gill spoke about the importance of members of the Barbados Diaspora. He said many have returned to Barbados, some after many years away, bringing business and legal expertise, which has been an asset to the country.
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Posted on 19 December 2011. Tags: Jamaica, The Commissioner
The Commissioner explained various Jamaican policies that have placed the country on the world stage for successful economic stories. She also mentioned Jamaica’s lowered crime rate, which has dropped exponentially in the past decade.
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Posted on 14 December 2011. Tags: CANADA, Government of Canada, Visa
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney today announced the expansion of the international visa application centre (VAC) network into West Africa.
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