A diagnosis of prostate cancer and the ensuing treatment of it do not mean that a man cannot enjoy the rest of his life. The many ways in which he can do so will be explored at the upcoming free annual health conference of The Walnut Foundation titled Prostate Cancer Survivorship: Enjoying Life Beyond […]
Fly All Ways, the new Airline, has teamed up with the Impact Awards, bringing attendees an exciting opportunity that could have them jetting off to Guyana. One fortunate guest at the Impact Awards will win a return trip to Guyana, courtesy of Fly All Ways in collaboration with the newly launched Sky Route Travel. Guyana, […]
On 10 June 2023, the Durham Educational Mentoring Program (DEMP) held its end of year closing events at the Pickering High School in Ajax. The guest list included Patrice Barnes, MPP for Ajax, Marilyn Crawford- Regional Councillor Ward 1 and Deputy Mayor of Ajax, Andrea Walters, DEMP consultant and DDSB Principal and Sameer Awan, Executive […]
On August 1st, the Audley Recreation Center Community Hall in Ajax, Ontario, came alive with the Emancipation Day celebration. This event marked the historic end of slavery in Canada and highlighted the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism. Emancipation Day honors the enforcement of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 in Canada, ending the enslavement of […]
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or simply the Charter, is the most visible and recognized part of Canada’s Constitution. The Charter guarantees the rights of individuals by enshrining those rights, and certain limits on them, in the highest law of the land. Since its enactment in 1982, the […]
Rudder said he would continue to perform, but not on a large scale. Veteran calypsonian David Rudder has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and has said his upcoming show, Rudder 7.0, will be his last major show. Speaking to media in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Rudder said he would continue to perform, but not on […]
The Voluntary Board of Directors of the Durham Community Action Group (DCAG) and the members of their Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) held their first in a series of forums. The gathering was called “In Their Own Voices: Disrupting Anti-Black Racism and Hate”. It was held at the Durham Region Municipal Buildings in Whitby on February […]
By Lincoln DePradine Educator and author Rosemary Sadlier has spent much of her adult life as a social justice advocate and has been recognized for her work, especially her contribution to Canada’s Black community. She has just received another of many awards and calls this latest one, “very meaningful’’. Sadlier was among a group recognized […]
Diedre Newman, a lawyer from the Caribbean community, is one of three candidates running for mayor of Whitby in this month’s municipal elections. Newman whose parents are from the Caribbean – her mother was born in Jamaica and her father in Guyana – is currently a councillor in Whitby. Asked what led her to seek […]
Henry Walter Goodridge aka “The King”, was born on the 28 March 1942 in Barataria Trinidad and Tobago. He migrated to Canada in 1969. Goodridge died on the 3rd of September 2022 at Lakeridge Health Network, Ajax, Ontario. He suffered was hospitalized for five years before his death. Goodridge retired after working 27 years for […]
