Posts tagged Notre Dame de Grace (NDG)

Rosie Awori (LJI) Grace Kasoki Katahwa’s goal was clear when she entered the nursing field a decade or so ago: “I wanted to ensure that when I wake up in the morning I have a concrete positive impact on people,”. And now as the first Black elected borough mayor of Cote Des Neiges-NDG, her agenda remains the same, to have a positive impact on those she was elected to serve and by extension her community. In a recent Zoom interview with the CONTACT, Katahwa shared some of her plans to use her mandate to improve the day to day reality …

Rosie Awori (LJI) The recently concluded municipal elections on November 7, have seen an influx of new Black candidates being elected across Montreal. A large number of these trail blazers have been women, each packed with a wealth of experience to bring change to the table. Leading the pack is Dominique Ollivier who brings a career spanning over 30 years, in community development, project organisation and management. She decided to take the next step and is now the city councillor for Montreal’s Vieux-Rosemont district and now sits as Montreal’s number two as the president of the city’s executive committee, the …