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02 Feb

TCBC Spotlight on Dwayne Morgan

Dwayne Morgan is a two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion. He began his career as a spoken word artist in 1993.  In 1994, he founded Up From The Roots entertainment, to promote the positive artistic contributions of African Canadian and urban-influenced artists. Morgan made the 2022 Shifter Magazine list of outstanding Black men in Canada, while also winning the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Celebration of Cultural Life award and the 2018 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for Career Achievement in the Spoken...

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18 Dec

Annual Christmas Hamper Giveaway

Our long time supporter Steven Moffat from Northern Producers ensured that TCBC was included in their annual Christmas Hamper giveaway.  Today Saturday December 17, Northern Produce is donating and packing fresh fruits and veggies for over 200 families across the GTA.  A number of volunteers, including members from the Parrot head were  putting together the hamper to ensure the families are able to celebrate a health and a happy Christmas The distribution was assisted by Proctor Trucking, l.  Toronto Police,...

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13 Dec

Toronto Maple Reefers ParrotHead Club

About the Toronto Maple Reefers ParrotHead Club, the 184th PHiP-sanctioned official ParrotHead club in the world! Founded in Fall 2003, we adopted the “party with a purpose” mandate of all Parrothead clubs. Our Club holds regular social events to benefit the environment & local charities, primarily  Children’s Breakfast Clubs. This non-profit believes that every child deserves a nutritious breakfast. They serve an estimated 4,000 meals each week across the Greater Toronto area. The Maplereefers held the Annual Christmas...

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23 Aug

Caribana Favourite! Ackee and Saltfish

Here is the delicious Ackee and Saltfish recipe from Donna Carnegie.  Donna runs The Gord Martineau  Cedarbrae Breakfast Club:   Ackee with Saltfish Soak the saltfish in cold water for 1 hour Pour off the water Add fresh water and cook fish until tender Heat cooking oil and sauté onions, garlic, scallions, tomato, scotch bonnet peppers and sweet peppers Add flaked saltfish, ackee and black pepper Cover and allow it to cook over heat for 5 minutes Serve with rice and/or dumplings. Enjoy! ...

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05 Aug

Meet the Papageorge Family

Our TCBC Spotlight interview with Alexander Papageorge and Ben Papageorge: Angharad Hatt: Can you tell me a bit about you, who you are? Alexander Papageorge:  I’m Alex and this is Ben. I’m the youngest of three brothers, so there are three of us, Leo, Alex, and Ben. My parents started 30 years ago. To be exact, since ‘92 so 29 years ago. Obviously, we are their children taking over the family business. All of us are involved, running it and just keeping...

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05 Aug

Meet Edwin Terry

Mr. Terry shared his thoughts with us:: This journey all started for me in 1970 on Yonge street with the Caribana parade and as a teen, I was hooked, and within a few years in the seventies, I was helping the late Ken Sha with building costumes in his back yard in Toronto and was the voice of the Caribbean on radio covering events in the K.W. area. In the Eighties, I was honoured to be part of the broadcast crew for the Canadian...

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30 Apr

Asian Heritage Month

Canada has long been described by many to be a mosaic. Our country has alluring scenic locations spread far and wide throughout our provinces and territories, and four delightful seasons that bring about new adventures for each individual. However, this “mosaic” that individuals associate with our country extends far beyond the picturesque views of our landscape. This artwork of Canada extends to its citizens, immigrants and refugees. In a population of 37.59 million individuals, varying cultures, ethnicities and racial identities comprise the...

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22 May

Thank you, Daytrippers

Despite the dark cloud of the pandemic, we’re so happy to share some joy with you that has certainly brightened our year thus far. Our friends of the Daytrippers Charity organization recently donated $50,000 dollars to The Children’s Breakfast Clubs and we are absolutely over the moon. The Daytrippers Charity organization is focused on bringing Canadian children experiences that build confidence, curiosity and bright futures. They are able to bring these experiences by funding school trips for K-8 that...

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