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On Friday, July 17, 2015, the Jackie Robinson Annual International Golf Tournament will be held at one of the premier golf courses in the Montreal area, Golf Saint-Raphaël. The event is hosted annually by the Black Academic Scholarship Fund (BASF) to raise funds for its scholarship program to provide financial assistance to visible minority students who are currently pursuing a programme of study at an accredited institution and are in good academic standing. Active in Montreal’s Black community since 1991, the BASF aims to enhance the economic status of the community by providing more opportunities for students to achieve their …

Dr. Oliver Jones Golf Tournament Montrealers are invited to join Dr. Oliver Jones at the Atlantide Golf Course 2201 Blvd. Don Quichotte, Notre-Dame-L’Ile-Perrot on Friday August 14, j for a grand golf tournament. It promises to be day of fun and excitement with a variety of  contests to test the skills or the lack of skills of participants. Registration at 10am and tee-off time 12:30pm. This is a fundraising event for Union United church building project.For registration  www.unionunitedchurchmtl.ca, (514) 932-8731, or www.golfatlantide.com Barbados House at Angrignon Barbados House invites you to its summer throwback picnic at Angrignon Park, Saturday, July …

Steelpan, drumming, calypso uptown on July 5 Contact Staff Steelband music will fill the air around McKenzie Park in Cote des Neiges as the annual Montreal International Steelpan Festival its 14th year, moves Uptown on Sunday July 5. This year, the featured band will be Salah Steelband Academy performing its highly anticipated panorama tune “Outta the Box” as it prepares to compete in Toronto where they won six national title and for the first time in Trinidad and Tobago at the first International Panorama competition. Several school and community steelbands together with a line up of other performers are also …

Meet Tony A. Gaskins, Jr.   Contact Staff Tony Gaskins took a round about way to his true calling: helping others overcome adversity and get to the next level in their lives.   As an acclaimed life coach and author with a massive on-line following, Gaskins has brought deliverance to tens of thousands around the world, (among whom are a significant percentage of women) guiding them through issues of relationship, love and the drive for success. In doing so, he draws from a large reservoir of life experiences acquired from his youthful days in Florida, then as a student athlete …

Business Development Bank of Canada celebrates diversity with Carifiesta Theme “There’s a misconception that, to be equal, we must all be the same. However, in my experience, having people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives can truly enrich a business.” Those were the words of Vanessa Shields, Diversity Committee member at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) during a June 11 event held by the organization to celebrate diversity in the workplace. The event, hosted at BDC’s headquarters in downtown Montreal, focused on new Canadian citizens with an emphasis on Montreal’s Caribbean community and its contribution to the …

Cote des Neiges Black Community Association remains an institutional force Contact Staff As is evident from the strong turn out and participation at its Annual General Meeting on Monday, June 8, the Cote des Neiges Black Community Association remains an institutional force by maintaining its viability and is continuing to offer a range of services to our community. Ayanna Alleyne, who is returning for her second term as president of the association’s Board of Directors told the CONTACT that the CDNBCA has been able to maintain its vibrancy over the years, primarily through the efforts of a diligent core of …

Video project allows young participants to unearth the heritage of the Black English-speaking community of Little Burgundy Egbert Gaye So much of the history of Blacks in Quebec is rooted in Little Burgundy, an area nestled on the south western edge of downtown Montreal where contingencies of African Americans, Black Nova Scotians and a scattering of West Indians planted themselves at the turn of the century, determined to grow families and build a community. No one told them that it was ‘gonna’ be easy, and it wasn’t. But they persevered, and in so doing laid a foundation by putting down …

It was an astounding feat for 22-year-old Samantha Spence representing Jamaica at the annual Miss Montreal Carnival Queen extravaganza for an enthusiastic audience at Le Manoir on Saturday, June 6. Performing an inspiring spoken word piece, Samantha easily copped the “best talent” segment of the show, along with best evening wear, Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality. In the end she walked away with the title of “Miss Montreal Queen Carnival Queen.” Her prizes included a trip to the Miami Carnival and to the Vincy picnic in New York this summer. First runner-up Miss Sophie Simoneau, representing Haiti, won for best …

Contact Staff It was a celebration like no other for the congregation of Union United Church and the hundreds of Montrealers who joined them for their big home-coming service at 3007 Deslisle in St. Henri, on June 14. After four years of worshipping in NDG, while their 107 year-old building was refurbished, the congregation returned home with a Celebratory Thanksgiving Worship Service led by Rev. Bill Jay and Erene Anthony who served as worship leader. The service drew worshippers and well wishers from other congregations across the city as well as community leaders and political representatives. Fueled by a repertoire …

Cloud 9  and Flirtation  at Catalonia Lounge Soca Mafia invites all to attend Cloud 9  at Catalonia Lounge, 775 1st Avenue Lachine on Saturdays bringing party goers the best reggae  and soca music with  Djs RJ Biggz  and DJ Maddy. And on Saturday June 27 join other party goers for Flirtations, the  All-Female Dj lineup   at the same venue with the best in reggae soca hip hop Tasha Rosez from Toronto Dj Cream from Montreal Miz Trini from New York. Truth or Dare J’Ouvert On Carnival Friday, July 3,  “Truth or Dare” where J’Ouvert and Carnival Become One will be …