The JOLLY WAY in Scarborough Scarborough Street Named After Denham Jolly
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www.TheCaribbeanCamera.com November 7, 2019 ISSUE NO: 30/20 TEL: 416.412.2905 FAX: 416.412.3605 THE JOLLY WAY IN SCARBOROUGH SCARBOROUGH STREET NAMED AFTER DENHAM JOLLY Mark Klym (Son-in-Law), Kevin Jolly (son), Nicole Jolly (daughter), Eli Klym (grandson), Mr. Jolly and spouse Janice Williams See story on Page 3 Scrunter Can Guyana Good heavens! in town handle Bikini for Parang Lime success? in TT church! PAGE 5 PAGE 7 PAGE 12 www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 1 NEWS University of Western Ontario to tackle racism on campus he University of word “ nigger” in class. Bel-Air. He said when from the university. Western Ontar- Professor Wenaus the show’s butler was The university Tio has launched had used the term called a “home butler,” said its new working a working group to “house nigger “when dis- it evoked the pre-eman- group will “focus on the address issues of racism cussing racial language cipation term for house experience of Western and oppression on in a lecture on October slaves, “house niggers.” community members, campus. 23 last. After the class, particularly from racial- The launching of the The professor was fourth-year student ized groups, with an aim group was announced Andrew Wenaus reported to have been Chizoba Oriuwa to ok to to provide educational last week in a letter pub- a student had called discussing an episode of social media, bringing programs and enact lished on the university’s out Professor Andrew the television sit-com, the story to wider media systemic change against newspaper website after Wenaus for saying the The Fresh Prince of attention. She has since racism and oppression.” dropped the course. The working group While Wenaus will report directly to has since apologized, Alan Shepard, president students in the class told of the university, and the university’s newspa- will include members per, how his use of the from a number of stu- term made them feel de- dent groups, including valued, and how it took the university’s student Joseph Marcell ONE DAY WHEN WE ALL some pressing for the council. REMEMBER professor to address it. that were littered with The university said Within days of the the use of the word it will provide more apology being issued by “nigger.” details on the working the professor, Oriuwa The emails were group’s mandate in the began receiving emails condemned in a letter coming weeks. Ontarians of all backgrounds have served our country proudly. This Remembrance Day, join us in honouring our veterans. Visit ontario.ca/RemembranceDay to find a ceremony near you. Paid for by the Government of Ontario The Poppy Design is a registered trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion, Dominion Command and is used under license. 2 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com NEWS Scarborough street named after Denham Jolly Denham Jolly By Lincoln DePradine ew Black people in Canada have Fhad the honour of having a street named after them. However, when the moment happened on November 1 for Jamaican-born Denham Jolly, he shared it with others, recalling the important contributions made to Canada by people such as the late community activists Dudley laws and Charles Roach; former acting Toronto Mayor William Peyton Hubbard; and paying From Left: Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson Denham Jolly and Mayor John Tory tribute to African- Americans who fled not only on me but on acquires land, designs and published the slavery in the United the community, and the homes, plans streets, now defunct Contrast States and made Canada work the community and creates “people newspaper. home, many becoming has done, and the spaces’’ such as parks entrepreneurs. contributions it has and walking and biking Turn to PAGE 12 “This is a made, over time’’. trails. community affair; it’s Jolly Way leads Jolly, 84, emigrated not just about me,’’ to a new housing to Canada more Jolly said at the street community developed than 65 years ago to dedication in his name by Mattamy Homes attend university. in Scarborough. that was represented at He worked as a high He expressed the ceremony by senior school teacher and, appreciation for the vice president for land despite facing overt and official unveiling of development, Andrew covert discrimination, “Jolly Way’’, near the Sjogren. established a successful intersection of Ellesmere Mattamy Homes, business career. Road and Kennedy founded in 1978, is He was in the Road, saying he was described as “North nursing home business, thankful for being used America’s largest spearheaded the launch “as a channel to bestow privately owned home in 2001 of Flow 93.5 this tremendous honour builder’’. The company FM, and once owned www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 3 NEWS Grenada Govt minister seeks more investment from nationals in Canada By Lincoln DePradine general in Toronto, speaking to reporters Toronto and other Derrick James, told the at a news conference cities is part of a two- senior Grenada Caribbean Camera of a Tuesday in St George’s, year US$200,000 government pending visit to the city announced that the project financed by A minister has by a delegation as part of Toronto visit is Saturday, the International suggested that nationals a Diaspora outreach by November 16, with the Development Fund and in Canada and other the Grenada government. meeting to be held at administered through parts of the Diaspora James said a Tropicana Community the Guyana-based ought to consider date was yet to be set Services, 1385 regional coordinating investing in healthcare for the meeting “to Huntingwood Drive, office of the International and in other sectors in sensitize people of the Scarborough. Organization for Peter David Trisha Mitchell-Darius the Caribbean nation. new Diaspora policy of “There is no reason Migration (IOM), a “Diaspora Mapping Mitchell-Darius “All areas of the government’’ and why persons in the United Nations member- Project’’, which involves said, “will facilitate a investment are open to for them to provide Diaspora cannot invest agency. using an online collection of data on persons in the Diaspora,’’ input and make in hotels, individually or The IOM’s Project survey tool to collect skills, resources and said minister of foreign recommendations. as a group,’’ David said. Officer is Trisha Mitchell- information about the the return interest and affairs, Peter David, as Similar meetings already “They can get involved in Darius, a Grenadian- socio-economic profile of plans of those willing to he announced plans for a have been held in health. We have excellent Canadian who once the Grenadian Diaspora support the development visit to Toronto. London, England, and in health practitioners in headed the organization, in North America and the of Grenada, through Last month, Washington, USA. the Diaspora.’’ Spice Youth Toronto Caribbean. organizations and Grenada’s consul Minister David, The outreach to Community Initiative. The Mapping Project institutions in Grenada. At Tuesday’s news is an avenue “to establish The information conference, there was a hub to connect the collected through the the official launch Diaspora online’’, said project will help to guide of a website for the Mitchell-Darius. “The government policies Grenadian Diaspora For survey is online at www. aimed at engaging the Development (GD4D) grenadiandiaspora.gd Diaspora’’. project. Please tell your family World Bank Among the and friends out in the statistics shows that components of the Diaspora. It’s open and Grenadians abroad initiative are the available for all persons inject an average of $25 conducting of a “skills of Grenadian origin million into the country’s gap analysis’’ and globally.” economy annually. the completing of a The GD4D project, Turn to PAGE 17 4 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com NEWS Canada to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019 ore than 25 ada, in celebrating the ers related to “race, age, tomer at the core is to be to make that a reality for Canadian orga- event. The four official gender, or where one out of business. No buy our community.” Mnizations have themes for this year’s cel- lives”, GEN will high- Caribbean or buy Black Partnering organi- come together to sponsor ebration are ecosystems, light startup champions will help you once you zations such as Magate Global Entrepreneurship policy, education, and around the world that have fired the boss―that Wildhorse Ltd, The Week (GEW) Canada inclusion. are helping to remove is the customer. Community of Practice 2019 - November 18-25 The GEW focus on those obstacles. “So, let us bear in for Caribbean Immigrant - and to “connect and cel- ecosystems is intended “We are committed mind and in our actions Entrepreneurs, The ebrate “ business leaders to drive collaboration to designing market sys- that customer service Caribbean Camera and and their contributions and partnerships in tems development solu- means reliable, reassur- academic institutions to economic growth and promising “mid-tier” tions for ensuring more ing, courteous, demon- such as George Brown job creation. cities. Business leaders Canadians with Carib- strated competence, College will host official Apart from the note that many “mid-tier bean roots can start and looks good, is empathet- GEW Canada events. official sponsors of GEW “ cities need economic Meegan Scott grow big businesses from ic, honest, and respon- This year Magate Canada 2019, several revitalization; the econ- which the ethnic flavor sive”. Wildhorse Ltd and The GEW partners and orga- omies of most are based scaling-up. pops―in Canada as well “Let us remember, Caribbean Camera will nizations will host events on agriculture, mining, Organizers of the as in all of the region’s that we cannot grow a focus on Inclusion, and in cities across Canada forestry, fishing, hunt- GEW note that education diasporic markets,” said strong Black or Caribbe- Ecosystems―with the for building the capacity ing and related primary seeks to open minds to Meegan Scott of Magate an business ecosystem aim of helping Canadi- of the country’s entre- production.