Amazing turnout at JAM DAY celebrations at the Rideau Community Hub last weekend commemorating the independence of Jamaica and the incredible contributions of the Jamaican-Canadian community to the City of Ottawa. Mark Sutcliffe Joel Harden

Great turnout at Overbrook Day last weekend to celebrate community solidarity and partnerships! Thank you Overbrook CA CRC Rideau-Rockcliffe CRC Ottawa Fire Services OttPubLib/BibPubOtt OC Transpo Mona Fortier 🇨🇦 Lucille Collard and many other volunteers who made the event an incredible success!

Celebrated the 30th anniversary of Saint Charbel Parish’s Annual Family Gathering this week in Overbrook. The free, family-friendly festival runs all weekend! John Fraser Steven MacKinnon Sophie Chatel Suzanne Tremblay

Deeply honoured as Deputy Mayor to have attended and spoke at a commemorative service honouring the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry last weekend with Colonel-in-Chief, the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul.

Thank you 🙏 to the amazing community volunteers, especially from the Church of St. Bartholomew in New Edinburgh for assisting CRC Rideau-Rockcliffe CRC with its back-to-school backpack giveaway event! Thank you to all donors including OCH_LCO Foundation, OSEG Foundation & Khalsa Aid Canada!

Thank you to the South Sudanese Canadian Association of Ottawa for celebrating and acknowledging the achievements of youth graduates last weekend at Vincent Massey Park.

Great to visit the Kenyan community BBQ at Vincent Massey Park last weekend.

As Deputy Mayor I had the honour to observe Ukraine’s 33rd Independence Day and Day of the National Flag with the local Ukrainian-Canadian community and the diplomatic corps.

Great to meet with Michael Ford, Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism during the AMO conference to discuss anti-racism initatives at City of Ottawa.

Very pleased to celebrate Le Conseil Économique et Social d’Ottawa-Carleton receiving nearly $600k in federal funding to support 100 Francophone entrepreneurs and businesses in Eastern Ontario.

Attended the Partage Beechwood event with 200 people who raised $65,000 for the Vanier food bank! Thank you ZAC VANIER BIA, sponsors and all who donated!

Had fun attending the Mona Fortier 🇨🇦 community BBQ for Ottawa-Vanier with Tim Tierney and many other community partners.

As Deputy Mayor I helped open the 4th Ottawa Intergenerational Ethnocultural Exhibition & Festival produced by the Social Planning Council of Ottawa and held at the Rideau Community Hub last weekend.

More fun times attending the Lucille Collard Corn Roast 🌽 in Optimist Park in Vanier last weekend!

Enjoyed the Ottawa New Edinburgh Club celebration at the National Capital Commission River House for new Canadians who completed the Learn to Row program in partnership with Rowing Canada Aviron. Wonderful to present certificates with Mona Fortier 🇨🇦 this week to those who successfully completed the program!

It was great to join hundreds of families at the home opener for the NGGiantsFootball team. 🏈 Happy to join Tim Tierney at Gil O Julien Park last weekend to recognize the leadership, dedication and teamwork of our local youth!

Had an amazing time last weekend with Lucille Collard at the Crichton Community Council - New Ed Fieldhouse Annual Community BBQ celebrating the Crichton Community Council’s 50th anniversary!

Great to join David Hill at the final regular season OttawaTitans game last weekend at the Ottawa Baseball Stadium in Overbrook! Congratulations 🎉 on the team qualifying for a Frontier League wildcard playoff spot! Frontier League

Great to celebrate the graduates of the City of Ottawa’s partnership-led Financial Literacy Program for Black youth at Lansdowne Park last week. This initiative responds directly to the City's Anti-racism Strategy's call to invest in the development and empowerment of youth.

Honoured to join Stéphanie Plante 🇨🇦🇨🇭, Mark Sutcliffe and Black History Ottawa in celebrating the commemoration of Herbert and Estelle Brown Park in Rideau-Vanier Ward, which was newly designated at this week's Council meeting.