Occupational therapist Karina Jackson offers a patient-centred approach to navigating life’s challenging moments
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Occupational therapist Karina Jackson offers a patient-centred approach to navigating life’s challenging moments

By: Arielle de Pagter Karina Jackson is in pursuit of holistic health care for her community. An occupational therapist, Jackson works at Nuvo Physio, a physiotherapy clinic that offers...

A Passion for Healing
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A Passion for Healing

With a career spanning two decades, Montrealer Michelle Beckles has amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience, distinguishing herself as a true expert in athletic therapy. She is the...

When we heal, our community heals
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When we heal, our community heals

By :Melissa Murphy For Marcia Thomas, a happy accident changed the trajectory of her life. While struggling to find the answers to a laundry list of ailments that included...

THE SEVEN STAGES OF GRIEF
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THE SEVEN STAGES OF GRIEF

The passing of Egbert Gaye is a significant loss for the Montreal Black Community. It is a shared community grief that requires community grieving and healing. We have all...

TIFF FEAUTRED A COMPELLING SELECTION OF BLACK FILMS
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TIFF FEAUTRED A COMPELLING SELECTION OF BLACK FILMS

Pat Dillon Moore This year, I celebrate my 40th year of being in the film world. Ever since filming the John N. Smith-directed docu-drama, Sitting in Limbo, one way...

I HAD A DREAM!
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I HAD A DREAM!

“Sixty years ago, Martin Luther King talked about a dream. Sixty years later, we’re the dreamers,” said civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, leader of the National Action Network,...

Empowering Black Excellence: GemStar Circle of Excellence Program for Montreal’s Grade 11 Scholars
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Empowering Black Excellence: GemStar Circle of Excellence Program for Montreal’s Grade 11 Scholars

By: Gemma Raeburn-Baynes In a remarkable initiative to uplift the future leaders of our community, Playmas Montreal Cultural Association proudly presents the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship and Mentorship...

20 YEARS OF BRINGING THE BLUES
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20 YEARS OF BRINGING THE BLUES

By Meaghan Darlow The West Island Blues Festival wrapped up its trio of 2023 events with a free outdoor concert on Saturday, September 9 in Pointe-Claire Village. The crowd...

Trinidadian calypso queen  Denyse Plummer passes
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Trinidadian calypso queen Denyse Plummer passes

Grateful that the Montreal Community Contact Newspapers is finally back in circulation, let me reintroduce my issue, Island Scoop, where the readers are informed about local or international Caribbean...

“When Hip-Hop Crossed The Border”
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“When Hip-Hop Crossed The Border”

As the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop on Aug.11th, global b-boys and b-girls engaged in activities which ranged from grafitti exhbits, b-boy parties and exhibtions as well...