Offered by the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de l’Ouest-de-l’Île, the Broaden Your Horizons program targets people between the ages 16 and 30 who lack work experience and/or need assistance in employment. The overall goal of the program is to offer skills and proficiency in matter of employability and to give participants a significant work experience. Learn more about this program here.
In this issue, WIBCA shares information about our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 12th, our 40th Birthday Celebration on June 25th, our Robotics Expo on June 11th, our Confronting Racism Discussion Group, and our 3 summer job positions for the youth. Kindly view the newsletter here. Following this link, you will also be able to…
The WIBCA youth had a blast at the Alouettes Game VS the Saskatchewan Roughriders! We are very grateful for Telus’ invitation to the game and their continued support of our Maasai Mentoring program. We greatly enjoyed the VIP experience which included meeting Kevin Raphael, watching the half-time show and meeting Clay and Friends, participating in…
Last weekend, WIBCA enjoyed a wonderful networking event hosted by the Black Business Atlas (BBA) to celebrate the launch of their website.
Sameer Zuberi, MP for Pierrefonds-Dollard, made a statement in the House of Commons to congratulate WIBCA on its 40th anniversary during Question Period. WIBCA is thankful for the celebration and recognition of this milestone! Kindly view the statement here: https://www.facebook.com/sameer.zuberi.lib/videos/871160383800902/
WIBCA will not be hosting a camp for the summer of 2022. However, WIBCA recommends the following Black-run camps in the West Island: Black Family Association Summer Camp (BFAWI) The information is available on their Facebook page Bfawi Summer Camp or by adding yourself to the Facebook group Black Family Association Summer Camp. La Corde Day Camp This…
WIBCA was recently featured in an article for The West Island News. Joan Lee, WIBCA’s president, was interviewed by writer Hannah Johnston at our 40th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 25th. Kindly read the full article here.