CALL IT A POST-CHRISTMAS WRAP UP
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CALL IT A POST-CHRISTMAS WRAP UP

I went to a party last weekend, what I simply refer to as a post-Christmas wrap-up event, get together, or whatever. By no stretch was it a normal or...

Obituaries January 20, 2023
Obituaries

Obituaries January 20, 2023

A Barbadian-Canadian Caesar: Erla Blandeen Hewitt Sandiford, RN By Calvin G.W. Sandiford My mother, Erla Blandeen Hewitt Sandiford, came from a simple background. She was the daughter of a...

Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19
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Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19

It promises to be an evening of celebration and joy as members of the Antigua & Barbuda Association as well as their supporters get together after a two hiatus...

Obituaries November 2, 2022
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Obituaries November 2, 2022

Eugene “Aunt Gene” Pennycooke (nee Roberts) January 29th, 1931 – November 4th, 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eugene Pennycooke, in Montreal, on November 4th,...

CBAC: Advocacy  beyond  the pandemic
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CBAC: Advocacy beyond the pandemic

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) Like many other organisations, the Council of Black Aging Community (CBAC) faced setbacks during the pandemic. The restrictions and isolation brought on by COVID-19 limited interaction...

Barbados House staged Montreal’s First Soca Run Festival
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Barbados House staged Montreal’s First Soca Run Festival

Mid morning September 24 and some members of Barbados House Montreal were on the run on the streets of LaSalle, participating in the first edition of the Soca Run...

Obituaries Oct 21, 2022
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Obituaries Oct 21, 2022

Mrs. Sylvia Ella Forde (nee Warner) (Barnes) February 10, 1930 – September 10, 2022 At the noble age of 92, Mrs. Sylvia Ella Forde (nee Warner) (Barnes) passed away...

Obituaries October 7, 2022
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Obituaries October 7, 2022

Tennylin “Tenny” Thompson On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, God quietly called our loving mother Tennylin “Tenny”, Thompson to a place of rest from this earthly side. She was 71....

Cornucopia focused the spotlight on students
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Cornucopia focused the spotlight on students

On Saturday, August 27, the evening belonged to the students who benefited from bursaries and scholarships awarded to them by the officers and members of Cornucopia Association of Canada...

Above and beyond at LMRC Summer Camp
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Above and beyond at LMRC Summer Camp

For students who participated in the LaSalle Multicultural Resource Center (LMRC) Summer Camp, the excitement of weeks of fun activities and field trips came to a crescendo on Friday,...