Engіnееrѕ lіvе to ѕоlvе problems. For Mississauga author аnd engineer, the рrоblеm thаt she іѕ trying to ѕоlvе іѕ how tо іnѕріrе уоung gіrlѕ to grow up аnd bесоmе еngіnееrѕ ѕо that they too саn rеmаkе the wоrld. Jеаnnеttе Chаu, іѕ a Mississauga bаѕеd electrical еngіnееr whо hаndlеѕ gоvеrnmеnt rеlаtіоnѕ work for the Professional Engіnееrѕ оf Ontаrіо bу […]
By Lincoln DePradine Jamaican-born Karen Carter, who grew up in Scarborough, has worked and volunteered in the arts and cultural industry for more than a quarter century. Naturally, Carter knows good art. In that category, she includes Stanley Wany’s “Opacity: Obscured Meaning’’, which has been on exhibition at the Toronto gallery of the Black […]
Bruce Arthur Skerritt, remembered fondly as Uncle Bruce, died last Friday of cancer from which he suffered for 20 years. Skerritt was a mainstay on the music scene in Toronto for the last 40 years bringing his infectious form of jazz and Calypso jazz music to Toronto, to many parts of Canada, and around the […]
Queen Victoria Public School is Dr Rita Cox – Kinaa Minogok Public School By Stephen Weir I have learned over the years that if I want to stay in the know, I ask Rita Cox what is new in her world whenever we meet. Earlier this month, sitting outdoors in the front row of a […]
Not a typical art gallery sign, but necessary when the art in the exhibition includes 15 soccer balls on the floor of a show, art patrons need to mind their feet! It is all part of the exhibition, Michèle Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory. On now at the Hamilton Gallery of Art, it is the first […]
Carnival Portal, an exhibition curated by Dwayne Dixon, featuring work by Candice Dixon, Jenny Baboolal, Fiona Compton, Vince Fraser and Quentin VerCetty will open at Yorkdale on June 22 as part of ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art, 2021-2022. Carnival Portal runs until September 4. The Carnival Portal will be launched with a fashion […]
Model Pasha Bleasdell who starred in rapper Nelly’s musical video “Hot in Herre,” died of a brain tumor at hospital in New York on June 4 last. She was 38. Canadian filmmaker Julien Christian Lutz, known professionally as Director X, announced her death in an Instagram post. “If you made videos in 2000’s or were […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Lawrence Hill is a prominent Canadian novelist famously known for his award-winning title, “The Book of Negroes.” I once read an article in The Star where Hill disclosed his joy of reading and making up bedtime stories for his children. This resonated with me as it reminded me of […]
The Books for Back Home Drive saw a record number of donations enabling a large shipment of books in support of literacy in the Caribbean. The Indo-Caribbean Canadian Association (“ICCA”) is proud to announce a successful book drive supporting local community-based literacy initiatives in Guyana and Trinidad. The Canadian based community-led organization raised over 2000 […]
The hip joint supports the weight of our body (largest weight-bearing joint in the body) and helps us bend and move without pain. Injury to the hip joint can result in pain, difficulty moving, and the inability to enjoy normal daily activities. Anatomy of the hip joint The hip joint is like a ball and […]
