GEMSTAR SCHOLARSHIP Winners announced
On September 29, the Laval branch of the Bank of Montreal (BMO) hosted an award ceremony to celebrate the three students receiving the inaugural scholarships from the GemStar Scholarship Fund. The Fund, which is the brainchild of Gemma Raeburn-Baynes, president of Playmas Montreal Cultural Association will present $1500 cheques to Ronnell Thomas of Beurling Academy, Thallya Russo of John F. Kennedy High School, and Kenya Yeboah-Whyne of Westmount High School at their graduation ceremonies in June 2023. The students also met BMO executives responsible for the sponsorship of the scholarship grant, along with Black entrepreneurs in BMO’s Black Entrepreneurship Program …