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Jan 12, 2025 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Honouring Egbert Gaye |Rosie Awori
On Monday, January 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his decision to resign as leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada, bringing an end to his nearly nine-year leadership. The announcement comes amid mounting internal pressures and challenges that have tested the party’s unity. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its new leader,” Trudeau said during a press conference in Ottawa.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Rosie Awori
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough mayor Gracia Kasoki Katahwa has officially entered the race for the leadership of Projet Montréal, the party currently searching for a new leader following Mayor Valérie Plante’s decision not to seek re-election. Katahwa, the first Black elected borough mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–NDG, brings a rich personal and professional history to her bid.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Honouring Egbert Gaye |Rosie Awori
For 20 years, Mr. Patty’s on Patricia Ave has been serving up tasty Caribbean treats and most notably the community staple, of patties. As they mark this milestone, they credit their longevity to a strong spirit of community and resilience. Founded in 2004 by David and Madge Bailey, Mr. Patty’s has grown from a basement operation into a storefront offering some of the best patties and Caribbean treats in the area. But in fact, the origins go back further.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Honouring Egbert Gaye |Rosie Awori
This weekend the Montreal Vegan Festival kicks off, featuring vibrant flavours, meaningful discussions and innovative vegan experiences from across the globe. This year’s festival welcomes Lloyd Rose as the spokesperson—a homegrown Montreal talent whose culinary platform has earned him over 810k followers on Instagram. Known for his unique blend of Caribbean and vegan flavours, Lloyd is soon to release his second cookbook, Island Vegan: 75 Flavourful Recipes from the Caribbean.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Jessica Gauthier |Olin Williams |Melanie Scott |Rosie Awori
When speaking to Sharon Nelson, it is clear that a heart for community empowerment is her driving force. Her work as second Vice President of the Jamaica Association of Montreal has been applauded by community leaders and members alike. Just recently, she was honored with the special Golden Heart award in memory of the late Egbert Gaye for her work in community building. Now she is running for the NDG ward representative for the English School Board of Montreal (ESMB) elections this November.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Jessica Gauthier |Olin Williams |Melanie Scott |Rosie Awori
When he started his musical journey over 30 years ago Mike S’obrian, commonly known as Stemz, didn’t know that it would be music that would help him navigate a period of deep grief in his life. “I’m still going through it,” he says to the CONTACT via phone interview. The “it” he is referring to is the passing away of his father Allan “Tony” Ramroop S’obrian in July 2024.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Olin Williams |Rosie Awori
Montrealer, Sabi Hinkson has dedicated her life to pedagogy as a full-time public-school teacher and a PhD candidate she’s now keen to see more young people, especially minorities, in Science Technology, Engineering and mathematics (STEM). To this effect she started ‘STEM with Miss Sabi’, a tutoring center in Lasalle offering afterschool and summer tutoring in STEM subjects. As she tells it she has always loved the sciences.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Olin Williams |Rosie Awori
Two months ago, the Liberal Party nominated city councillor Laura Palestini as their candidate for the by-election in the Montreal riding of LaSalle–Émard–Verdun. The seat has been vacant since the resignation of former justice minister David Lametti, who was the MP for the riding from 2015 to early this year. Palestini says she is grateful for the opportunity and is ready to represent her future constituents in Ottawa.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Olin Williams |Rosie Awori
A heart for meaningful community impact is the driving force behind Allison Grier Hull’s feeding initiative at her restaurant. Sister Allis as she is fondly referred to doesn’t see her restaurant as a business but as a call from God. Situated on 121B Bd Maple in Chateauguay it is well placed next two high schools. And since the semester has begun every weekday from around 12:45 pm a wave of hungry high schoolers flood into Resto MQC.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Rosie Awori
Since her arrival in Canada almost twenty years ago, Bola has been cooking her way through festivals, parties and private events all while nursing a dream of having her own restaurant to showcase the diversity of Nigerian cuisine. Now, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Bola’s Cuisine, Bola is excited to celebrate twelve months of success and learning. She invited the CONTACT to the restaurant to sample the culinary delights and share her journey into entrepreneurship.
