By Gerald V. Paul Queen’s Park: Michael Coteau, who has Grenadian roots is the newly minted Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Couteau is now the lone black face in the new Ontario Cabinet of Premier Kathleen Wynne, as former dedicated Minister Margarett Best was not given the opportunity to be part of the new […]
The island of Grenada saw its flag flying high over Toronto City Hall last week as members of the Diaspora marked the country’s 39th anniversary of Independence with a series of events in the city. Here, members of the Caribbean Consular Corps pose with Grenadian Consul General Jenny Gumbs at the flag as it flies […]
By Len Chan The Reel Fun Film Festival in Calgary was pleased to be the North American Host for the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Disney’s popular movie “Cool Runnings” Filmed in 1993 with the late John Candy. The film was based on the Jamaican Bobsled Team in the Calgary 88 Winter Olympics. When the team […]
While Black History Month is usually a time for reflection on the legacies left behind by our ancestors in this country, at The Camera we think it is also a time to look ahead at legacies being created today. This is why, this month, we will focus on positive stories from within our community where […]
By Gerald V. Paul More than two dozen condo residents are trying to stop the Real Jerk restaurant, an institution in downtown Toronto, from obtaining a liquor license. The residents wrote to the province’s License Appeal Tribunal opposing the license, citing concerns about increased noise levels and decreased property values. This is the latest hurdle […]
A family of Trinidad origin have lost everything they have worked to build for several years after their home in Brampton with personal belongings and vehicles were burnt to the ground. The homeowner, Winston Deokie he was watching TV when he heard a loud noise and first thought that his 76-year-old mother might have fallen. […]
By Jasminee Sahoye An organization that has been fighting for the rights of migrant workers has dispatched a letter to newly elected Ontario Liberal leader and premier designate, Kathleen Wynne asking her to undertake a number of steps to assist migrant workers. Justica for Migrant Workers (J4MW) says this week marks the one-year anniversary of […]
International Reggae superstar, the late Jamaican icon, Bob Marley was remembered by the City of Toronto on Wednesday with the presentation of humanitarian awards to eight Torontonians. February 6, 2013 marked Marley’s 68 birthday. He died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 36 but his legacy continues to live on. The awardees are […]
By Herman Silochan Give me the day when a penny was a penny, a pound was a pound, our solid lives were measured in half crowns. Those 1950 days are gone forever, but memories by old folk of an era when real currency were silver shillings jiggling in your pocket, six pence, pennies, half pennies […]
A group of urban Canadian writers, educators, and artists celebrated the beginning of Black History Month by letting the community know how they are telling their own stories, and documenting the spirit and progress of their generation. On February 2, the Toronto Public Library and Kya Publishing co-sponsored a panel discussion “Defining Canadian Urban Fiction” […]
