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Dr. Patrick Roberts

April 7, 2011 Community

TweetGeneral Surgical Oncology Fellow, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Born: Richmond, St. Mary, Jamaica. Dr. Patrick Roberts is currently doing a two year surgical oncology fellowship with an interest in hepatobiliary surgery at University of Toronto. On completion of the fellowship, he is due to take on a lecturing position in Jamaica [...]

April 6, 2011 Administration

TweetSenior Advisor, Toronto District School Board, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Lloyd McKell has been an educator with the Toronto District School Board for thirty-five years, and is a member of the Senior Executive Team. He currently holds the position of Senior Advisor at the Toronto District School Board. In this position and in [...]

April 5, 2011 Arts

TweetCurator / Researcher / Cultural Advisor / Founding Director, aPOSteRIORI, Montréal, Québec. Born: Haiti. Dominique Fontaine is a curator, researcher, cultural advisor and Founding Directorof aPOSteRIORI, a non-profit curatorial platform – researching, documenting,developing, producing and facilitating innovation in diverse contemporary art practices. Dominique graduated in visual arts and arts administration from the University of Ottawa, [...]

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April 4, 2011 British Columbia

Tweet1926-2008 Dancer / Actor / Singer / Writer / Producer / Choreographer / Teacher / Theatre Owner, Len Gibson Dance Ensemble, Vancouver, BC. Born: Athabasca, AB. In the world of dance, Len Gibson is a legend. With a career spanning over six decades, he was also one of the country’s longest working professional artists. Len was born [...]

April 3, 2011 Community

TweetEducator / School Administrator, Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Toronto, ON. Born: UK, raised in Guyana. Gary Pieters is a school administrator with the Toronto District School Board with over 15 years of experience in the educational sector. He served as a Grades 4-8 teacher with the TDSB from 1999-2004, and a math and pre-algebra [...]

March 29, 2011 Business

TweetExecutive Director, Jane Finch Concerned Citizens Organization & President, African Canadian Communication & Broadcasting Corporation (ACCBC), Toronto, ON. Born: Guyana. 72-year-old Winston LaRose is the director of the Jane Finch Concerned Citizens Organization. Every year, he works closely with Tropicana Community Services in providing summer job opportunities for youth. Since 1997, Winston and the JFCCO [...]

March 28, 2011 Author

TweetDistinguished Scholar / Author / Poet, Bard High School Early College, Brooklyn, NY. Born: Ajax, ON. Dr. Zetta Elliott was born in Ajax, Ontario and spent the early years of her life in Pickering and Scarborough. She attended Bishop’s University in Quebec, then spent a summer in Brooklyn, and knew NYC would one day be [...]

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March 27, 2011 Canadian Forces

TweetHonouring the legacy of Dr. Major Marguerite (Peggy) Downes – 1938 – 2009 Aide-de-Camp / Administrative Officer, Canadian Forces Army Reserve, Toronto, ON. Born: Dartmouth, NS. Major Marguerite (Peggy) Downes joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Militia in Halifax in 1955, then transferred to the Toronto Reserves in 1956. Over the course of her [...]

March 26, 2011 Author

TweetIn celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Leo Winthol Bertley – May 21, 1934 – December 6, 2006 Author / Journalist / Educator / Professor, Dept. of History, Vanier College, St. Laurent, QC. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Dr. Leo Bertley, or as he was affectionately known by his students as The Bertz, was a [...]

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March 25, 2011 Activism

TweetMay 7, 1934 – March 24, 2011 Civil Rights Activist / Executive Director, Black Action Defence Committee, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Celebrating Dudley’s life & contributions: Download his complete funeral program here. A welder and mechanic by trade, Dudley Laws emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1955 and became involved in defending the West [...]

March 24, 2011 British Columbia

TweetGeologist / Mineral Exploration Consultant (Retired), Surrey, BC. Born: Montego Bay, Jamaica. Dr. David Cooke was employed as an Exploration Geologist by Cominco Ltd. (now Teck-Cominco Ltd.) from 1966-70 where he set up its copper/molybdenumexploration program for British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. In 1970, he embarked as a Mineral Exploration Consultant in Vancouver, providing geological [...]

March 23, 2011 Community

TweetPianist / Composer / Songwriter / Arranger / Producer, Thunder Dome Sounds Studio, Toronto, ON. Born: Grenada. Since his move from Grenada to Canada in 1980, Juno award-winning producer, Eddie Bullen has worked with major Canadian, Caribbean and American artists like jazz singer Ansem Douglas, Byron Lee, David Rudder, Liberty Silver, FeFe Dobson, Deborah Cox, [...]

March 22, 2011 Athletics

TweetEducator / Community Creator & Founder / Opportunities Broker, 3Dreads and a Baldhead, Ottawa, ON. Born: Ottawa, ON. Adrienne Coddett is a high school educator who has become a respected local leader and mentor, through her significant contribution to Ottawa’s youth population in general, and Black youth specifically. She has created and organized an annual Black [...]

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TweetSoccer Player, Texas, U.S.A. Born: Guyana. Charmaine Hooper is a professional soccer player who has had a wealth of international experience and success. Born in Guyana, she began playing soccer as a child in Zambia, where her father was posted with the Guyana High Commission. In addition to playing for Canada, she has also played in the U.S., [...]
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Tweet(English translation to follow.) Professeure en Sciences Infirmières (Retraitée), Nepean, ON. Née: Haiti. Myrtha Lapierre est arrivée au Canada depuis la fin d’août 1956, afin de débuter ses études post-secondaires. Elle est détentrice d’un diplôme en Nursing (1959), d’un bac en Ed. des Infirmières (1961) et d’une Maîtrise en Éducation (Psychopédagogie, 1975), les trois de l’Université [...]
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TweetCostume Designer / Fashion Designer / Stylist, I Style Inc., Brampton, ON / California. Born: Montego Bay, Jamaica. Antoinette Messam was born in Jamaica to a family immersed in the creation of clothing. Her mother was a dressmaker who specialized in bridal, her grandfather was an established tailor. She was destined to be involved in the design [...]
Dominique Anglade
Tweet(English translation available below) Consultante, McKinsey & Company, Westmount, QC. Née: Montréal, Québec. Dominique Anglade a débuté sa carrière d’ingénieure chez Procter & Gamble en 1996. En 1998, à l’âge de 24 ans, elle est promue chef d’un département d’opérations et dirige plus d’une centaine d’employés. De 2000 à 2003, elle travaille chez Nortel Networks [...]
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