by Marian McGrath | Feb 4, 2023 | Black History Month
Kayla Grey (born 1993)In 2018, award-winning journalist and racial-justice advocate Kayla Grey became the first Black woman to host a national sports show in Canada. She regularly speaks on racism in Canada and in sports. Grey began her broadcasting career as an...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 3, 2023 | Black History Month
Dudley Laws (1934-2011) Dudley Laws was a Canadian civil rights activist whose rallying cry was “No justice, no peace.” Born in Jamaica, Laws emigrated to England and lived there for 10 years before coming to Canada in 1965. He worked in Toronto as a welder and...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 2, 2023 | Black History Month
Mabel Adeline (Addie) Aylestock (1909-1998) Mabel Adeline (Addie) Aylestock was the first Black woman to be ordained in Canada, becoming a minister of the British Methodist Episcopal Church. Raised in the rural community of Glen Allan, Ontario, located northwest of...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 1, 2023 | Black History Month
Jean Augustine (born 1937) In many ways, the Honourable Jean Augustine has lived the Canadian dream! In 1960, she came to Canada from Grenada to work as a nanny. When her contract ended, she enrolled in teacher’s college, graduated and taught at elementary school,...
by Marian McGrath | Nov 27, 2022 | Old Announcements
On Christmas Eve , December 24, 2022: At St Mary Magdalene Church, Chelsea, a celebration of the Eucharist at 4:00 p.m. At the Church of the Good Shepherd, Wakefield, a celebration of the Eucharist at 9:00 p.m. On Christmas Day , December 25, 2022: A...
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