BHM Feature

Special Black History Month section to honour & highlight 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers. We’ll be featuring a new person every day of the month, so be sure to come back & check it out.

Dr. Janet Panford

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TweetIndustrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, SK. Born: Ghana. Dr. Janet Panford spent over 20 years in food research before joining the Industrial Research Assistance Program of the National Research Council of Canada in 1998. Her work involves provision of technical advice and research funding to small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and [...]

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Sylvia Kathleen & Edsworth Searles – In Memoriam

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Tweet(As a special Valentine’s Day tribute, we’re proud to honour the memory and legacy of Sylvia Kathleen & Edsworth Searles. Married for 61 years, and considered by many as Toronto royalty, their contributions made to the community are enormous. As stated in their daughter Marjorie’s speech at their 60th Anniversary Celebration: “their love and affection for each [...]

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Dr. Kenneth Montague

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TweetDental Surgeon, Dr. Kenneth Montague & Associates / Founder, The Wedge, Toronto, ON. Born: Windsor, ON. A graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, Dr. Kenneth Montague is a full-time dentist, as well as an art collector and curator. Since opening in 1992, Dr. Montague’s dental office has grown from an [...]

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Kevin Junor

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TweetChief Warrant Officer, Military Diversity Advisor, Canadian Forces, Toronto, ON. Born: Birmingham, England. Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Kevin Junor joined the Canadian Forces in 1980, as an infantry soldier in the Toronto Scottish Regiment. In 1998, he was promoted to the rank of CWO and appointed to the position of Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). He [...]

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Karen Burke

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TweetProfessor of Music, York University & Artistic Director / Conductor, Toronto Mass Choir, Toronto, ON. Born: Brantford, ON. Karen Burke is a Professor of Music at York University and the co-founder, artistic director and conductor of the Toronto Mass Choir, a unique Canadian contemporary gospel choir which has been recording and touring over the past [...]

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Dr. Daniel Pauly

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Tweet(Originally posted Jan. 18/2011. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Professor, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC. Born: Paris, France. Dr. Daniel Pauly is an international expert in the management of fisheries and the assessment of their effects on marine [...]

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Dr. Constantine Campbell

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Tweet(Originally posted on Jan. 13, 2011. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Soil Research Scientist Emeritus / Consultant, Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Constantine Campbell is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost specialists in research on [...]

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Charmaine Crooks

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Tweet(Originally posted on Dec. 20, 2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute, highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Olympian & Olympic Silver Medalist / President & Founder, NGU Consultants, Vancouver, BC.  Born: Jamaica. Five-time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medalist (1984, 4X400m relay), Charmaine Crooks represented Canada for close [...]

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Ferguson Jenkins, Jr.

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TweetProfessional Baseball Player (Retired), Arizona. Born: Chatham, ON. Ferguson “Fergie” Arthur Jenkins, Jr. was a dominant right-handed pitcher known for strikeouts; eleventh on the all-time leader list with 3,192. He is the only pitcher to have more than 3,000 strikeouts with less than 1,000 walks (997). While pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Boston [...]

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Rella Aylestock Braithwaite

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TweetWriter / Historian, Toronto, ON. Born: Listowel, ON. (Originally posted Dec. 12/2010.) Rella Aylestock Braithwaite has been researching and recording the history of Blacks in Canada since the 1960s and has, through her publications, made significant contributions to the existing body of work. She began writing to ensure that her children knew their heritage. She wrote [...]

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Dan Hill

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Tweet(Originally profiled on Nov. 25, 2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute, highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Singer / Songwriter / Author, If Dreams Had Wings Music Ltd. & I Am My Father’s Son Records Inc. Born: Oakville, ON. Dan Hill is a Juno and Grammy Award-winning [...]

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Ralph Gilles

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TweetPresident and CEO, Dodge Car Brand / Senior Vice President, Product Design, Chrysler Group LLC, Detroit, U.S.A. Born: New York, U.S.A. Ralph Gilles is the President and CEO of the Dodge Car Brand and Senior Vice President of Design at Chrysler. He is instrumental in revitalizing the Chrysler brand, leading his team in the design of the [...]

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Michael Chambers

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Tweet(Originally posted Oct. 29/2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Photographic Artist / Publisher, Nok Photo Publishing, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and having earned his Fine Arts degree at Toronto’s York University, Michael Chambers has been the recipient [...]

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