All posts on November, 2014

I challenge you to take a big step and approach your meals differently The biggest fad right now is healthy eating. This is one wave I’ll support and promote until my time to move along has come. One of the popular questions I’m asked as a Naturopath is “What other foods can I eat?” The answer lies in being open to trying new things and giving it more than one chance. For example, many of us are raised on rice; long grain parboiled rice was our “go to staple” in my mother’s home. My first challenge for you is to …

New Head Office and program facility for the   Contact Staff For 32 years, the Cote des Neiges Black Community Association has been an invaluable resource to all Montrealers, especially for us who are Black or who are from the Caribbean. For years they have been providing a range of services, including teen leadership, seniors, steelband, and their afterschool homework programs from their headquarters at 6999 Cote des Neiges. Through maintaining a vibrant and viable organization… one of the longest serving and most consistent in our community. Now to meet the changing dynamics of those that they serve, the leadership …

Team bonded by camaraderie, fun and community involvement Egbert Gaye On Saturday, November 15, friends and supporters joined the members of Hilltoppers Sport and Cultural Club at a sold-out event to mark the organization’s 40th Anniversary at a gala event at the Hampton Inn in the West Island. It was an opportunity for Hilltoppers to showcase four decades of activities in Montreal highlighted by the recognition of those who helped to build the storied club and kept it relevant for the past four decades. Among those recognized as foundation members and still active were Irwin Amorer and his wife Yvonne …

Soca music on the move The first step towards success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. It’s human nature at times that we often become relaxed in our comfort zone and refuse to think or experiment outside the box. Thanks to a few Soca artists, promoters and contributors in the industry that are still striving to make a difference. Creating no limits for Soca music such as Bunji Garlin, KMC, Allison Hinds, and of course Machel Montano. For long Montano has been in his own class in the …

Nikita De Souza John Holt’s style was easy-going and more relaxed than most of his colleagues. Holt was one of those iconic singers whose music not only had a beat and words, but also was a recognizable forerunner of the “lovers’ rock” sub-genre. By the age of twelve, he was a regular competitor in talent contests in Jamaican theatres, winning 28 contests. By the early 1970s, he was one of the biggest reggae stars on the island. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) by the Jamaican government for his contribution to Jamaican music, one of …

It’s all about business Professor was talking to Money about real estate and business. He said, “I want to talk about this article in the New York Post, October 5, 2014. Always think about that building, the Black Studies Centre, at least that place that used to be called the BSC. As you know, the BSC was in downtown Montreal. A central Park West Woman has transformed her ritzy duplex into a way station for tourists and transients; her landlord wants to evict her. Since February 2012, Norelle Penrrat has put three of the four bedrooms in her $4,477 a …

Before I begin to electronically indict, may all readers especially my friends on the Ways & Means Committee, Welfare Wesley, the Barbershop clan, Genius, et al, kindly permit me to express my stance regarding anything that I have ever written about in this community newspaper. My goal has never been to make up anyone’s mind, but to open minds and to make the agony of the decision-making process so intense that the reader can only find relief by thinking… So here goes. Truth be told and known, Black folks lead the nation in church-going, praise-dancing, shouting, call-and-response, and meeting and …

Contact Staff On April 12, a cross-section of Montrealers will set off on a cruise dubbed Montreal Community Rhythms that will run through the Western Caribbean and take them to a number of exciting destinations, the glory of the islands. It promises to be a week of adventure that will allow cruisers to indulge in the ultimate of relaxation and fine dining mixed with wall to wall activities on the majestic Freedom of the Seas vessel, part of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. As many as 60 Montrealers are expected to take the journey that begins at Port Carnaveral in …

No child should go without breakfast. “Our Lord when he was on earth, he was always doing well.” In keeping with those dictates the Deliverance Church of God 7th Day would like to lend a helping hand to needy families with children during these tough economic times. The congregation is offering Breakfast baskets with a cereal of the child’s choice to families. “No child should go without breakfast.” Baskets are limited so if you would like one contact 514-736-0650.

By Margot Blackman On October 26, The Montreal Intercultural Choir gave a concert at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Cote-des-Neiges. It was a benefit concert, a “thank you” to the rector and church members for the privilege of rehearsing on the premises. The lively and enthusiastic choir captivated the audience with their magnificent performance, which they sang a cappella with the occasional drum. The exception was the final item, the Hallelujah Chorus, when the choir was accompanied on the organ by Christopher Grocholski. Some members in the audience remarked that the performance caused them to experience “goose bumps”. The Montreal …