All posts on January 17th, 2018

Night of Elegance Eight Contact Staff Montreal’s season of love and friendship unfolds on Saturday, February 3, with the annual Night of Elegance Eight at the beautiful Plaza Volare, 6600 Cote de Liesse. Under the masterful direction of event coordinator Judy LaMotte, this year the pre-Valentine show and dance comes with an exciting package of entertainment featuring a few of the best our community has to offer, including The West Can Junior Dancers and Drummers as well as the massively popular Ukpong the pan soloist. And music for dancing will be supplied by DJ Star Q. LaMotte, who has had …

Opinion She is strong, she is capable and she is competent I wasn’t even paying too much attention to the Golden Globes. I watched a few snippets here and there, but my husband was more interested in watching the hockey game, and it didn’t bother me too much because I was mostly busy scrolling through my Twitter feed anyway. It was actually Twitter that called my attention to what was unquestionably the most spectacular moment of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, the speech that stole the show. A speech by Oprah, as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille award – …

First and foremost, I would like to wish all Community Contact readers a Happy and prosperous New Year. I believe 2018 is definitely the year of hope and good things to come, as it is evident in both the Dancehall and Soca/Carnival arena. Hope is seeing the light in spite of being surrounded by darkness. Is this the year both Vybz Kartel and Buju Banton are released from prison? After a 17-years absence in the Road March race, can Iwer George take it this year? International Chutney Soca Monarch Competition was cancelled until the Government stepped in to help. We …

New Year has joined the list of things that are gradually becoming objects of derision and contempt among many people. These New Year pessimists reason that if a person has not been sufficiently inspired to follow their dreams in the present year, not much if anything at all, will change in the New Year. Point taken and noted. However, every New Year brings in its wake the probability for a new start, a new outlook. The operative word is “probable”, for it is probable that someone will seize the opportunity, take advantage and get their dreams back on track. The …

It was designed and given to you before you were born A Happy New Year To One and All. Life is about war, and the war is spiritual. Thus, it is time to rise and shine.  I want to encourage you to be willing to wage a prophetic warfare for both you and your family. Please note that you are born for a purpose and have a destiny to fulfill on Earth. Your destiny was designed and given to you before you were born. Your character is based on your destiny. Your destiny can make you intelligent and unique. Can …

Contact Staff We at the Deliverance Church of God 7th Day want to thank all who have supported us throughout the year, 2017. Also Thank You to all the churches and pastors that supported me and my ministry. May God Richly Bless You All and Your Families and May He Continue to Bless Your Ministries And All That You Do. For those who are not saved: May God bring you into his kingdom. If you are saved: Hold on to your faith. Be mindful that the time is short and very soon you’ll reap your reward. I also want to …

Contact Staff As news of the passing of Winston Roberts trickled into Montreal, many who know of his contributions towards building our community took time out to pay tribute to his life and legacy. Roberts, an educator, entrepreneur, sportsman and community worker passed peacefully at home on December 21 surrounded by family. He was 79-years-old. It was in the sport of bodybuilding that he made his biggest mark: winning the prestigious Mr. Canada title on two occasions, the first Black person to do so. His prowess in the sport put him in contact with some of the biggest in international …