Category: Diversity and Inclusion
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Black History Month – Celebrating Black Figures in Ontario’s Agri-food Sector
In celebration of Black History Month, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is honoured to celebrate the contributions of Black Canadians to the agri-food sector in Ontario. Did you know that February was first celebrated as Black History Month in Canada by the City of Toronto in 1979, after the founders of…
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Teeny Tiny Summit Recap – Series 1: Welcoming Newcomers
On October 13th, OMAFRA partnered with the Rural Ontario Municipal Association to present the first of a series of 3 Teeny Tiny Summits. This session featured fantastic speakers telling their experiences as newcomers in rural communities, and about tactics communities were using to welcome newcomers to their community. The speaker line up included:
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Black History Month 2021
It has been 25 years since the Government of Canada declared February as Black History Month. In 1995, the Honourable Jean Augustine (pictured above) coordinated a breakthrough unanimous vote to officially designate February as Black History Month in Canada. Augustine is the first Black woman elected as a Canadian Member of Parliament and the first…
