With so many crises in the world right now, we are all looking for reasons to be optimistic—and for ways that we can help. I will always cherish the hope and community spirit I have experienced at volunteer aid-packing events run by GlobalMedic at its base in Etobicoke. Rahul Singh, […]
TORONTO, ON – [Monday, March 14, 2022] – The Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) and their member newspapers are very proud to celebrate the final recipients of the 2021 Ontario Junior Citizen Awards. These outstanding young individuals, aged nine to 17, are making a difference in their communities. Not only […]
Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Ilse Treurnicht, Member of the Order of Ontario The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, for which events are being held throughout March, is “Break the Bias.” We are asked to imagine a gender-equal world, free of stereotypes and discrimination. Such a world can seem […]
Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Rosemary Sadlier, Member of the Order of Ontario For more than 30 years, Rosemary Sadlier has advocated for the recognition of Canada’s Black history, and she remains as tenacious as ever. Having led successful national campaigns for commemorations, published seven books about the subject, and received the Order […]
Lory MacDonald Productions is taking Artfest online Artfest is going online, and it’s going national. Lory MacDonald has produced the art show series in Ontario for years, introducing artists, artisans and crafters to buyers who appreciate high-quality handmade creations. Show cancellations during the pandemic have left both sides of the […]
Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell Presents Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to Recipient Major (Retired) Kanwal Sethi From his early years in rural Kenya in the 1940s and ‘50s, living in villages without plumbing or electricity, Kanwal Sethi came to know the value of volunteering. “When you grow up recognizing that you’re […]
Former Premier Bill Davis once said: “the real promise of Ontario is still very much ahead of us,” and I agree. His recent passing is but one reminder that 2021 was a year of hardship and sorrow for many. So, this holiday season, I am thinking, first, of those who need […]
Whenever André Levesque walks by the National War Memorial in his native Ottawa, he lays his hands on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. “My body feels warm and glowing,” he says, “like I’m going through something very emotional. It’s amazing.” Levesque’s deep personal connection to the monument was sparked when he […]
You don’t need the name on the cover to identify a book by Barbara Reid. It isn’t just that the children’s author and illustrator has such a distinctively vibrant visual style; it’s also the wonderfully unusual medium she uses: plasticine. A competition Reid entered in the late 1970s, while she […]
Nine years after she had moved to Canada as a refugee, Adeena Niazi had herself smuggled back into Afghanistan. It was 1997, and the Taliban had banned girls’ education; the former lecturer at Kabul University was determined to help. She set up underground home-based schools for girls, funding them with […]
