Donald Thompson has been named CEO of McDonald’s Corp., taking the helm of the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain Donald Thompson has been named CEO of McDonald’s Corp., taking the helm of the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain. He will assume his new role on July 1, succeeding retiring chief executive Jim Skinner. […]
Media Release March 13th 2013 INSPIRING PARTNERSHIPS 2013 The Coalition for Persons with Disabilities is hosting a two day event; the INSPIRING PARTNERSHIPS LUNCHEON on March 13th at the Mississauga Convention Centre, from 11am – 3pm and on May 16th at the Burlington Convention Centre from 11am-3pm. Keynote speaker is Frank O’Dea O.C. LLD. INSPIRING […]
Superstar Jully Black was one of the special guests at the third annual “Young, Black and Gifted” event, the premiere Black History Month youth event in Toronto, presented by the Black Business and Professional Association last weekend. Here, Jully (rear, centre) and the BBPA’s Pauline Christian (right) pose with some young dancers from the Jane-Finch […]
By Gerald V. Paul “Founder, Jamaican-born Robert Brown is the definite patriarch of Tropicana Community Services, and his work of faith and labour of love is a continuation of the benefits to our community for a long time to come,” Executive Director of Tropicana, Sharon Shelton told The Camera. Shelton served with Brown in the […]
By Gerald V. Paul Good news for the community: the Toronto Police Services Board will consider a revised strip-search policy stating such searches “cannot be conducted simply as a matter of routine policy.” And according to the recommendation each time a strip (or level 3) search is conducted, the officer must fully explain his/her reasons […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Most of us believe that a child needs a nice cosy bed to sleep on. The reality is that many people in developing countries, especially children, are deprived of a good night sleep because they do not have a proper bed. A Toronto woman discovered that in one of the poorest countries […]
By Herman Silochan When Kevin Williams was made President and Managing Director of GM Canada in 2010, North American consumer confidence was at its lowest in a generation, perhaps the lowest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Auto sales were so slow, overcapacity and redundant models filled Oshawa’s massive lots and nearby train yards. […]
By Gerald V. Paul When St. Vincent born George Williams decided to come in from the cold, he walked into Maxwell Meighen Homeless Shelter for help. He was undocumented and gay. The shelter did not asked for any immigration papers but helped him filed a refugee claim – having fled St. Vincent to avoid persecution […]
Calypso music, Caribbean dance and snow do not usually go hand-in-hand. But the Caribana Arts Group, founders of the 1967 Caribbean festival, Caribana, is combining them in a unique event at City Hall in Toronto. Breaking down barriers and amalgamating cultures are things that have become synonymous with Caribana, and the group aims at dispelling […]
This weekend’s symposium on Carnival culture at the Royal Ontario Museum will highlight the internationally renowned mas maker Brian MacFarlane, and whose numerous colourful pieces have graced the recent London 2012 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Conferences. It will also be a grand ceremonial closing of a year-long exhibition of Carnival costumes and drawings created in […]
