Immigrants of Ottawa – Photography Project
A photography project showcasing the different faces of immigrants who call Ottawa home. Ottawa photographer Nyamulola Kambanji will profile photos and the amazing integration stories of support, hospitality, genuine respect and friendship expressed by [...]
“Welcome” Mural Project
CEPEO (Les écoles du Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) invites students to participate in the creation of a mural that demonstrates the openness, inclusion and diversity in our board. During the [...]
Videos on Newcomer Inclusion
Video testimonials about the reception and inclusion of newcomers will be posted on CEPEO (Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) social media.
Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival
98H2+8C Riverside Park, OttawaThe Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (SSIF) helps Canadians of all walks of life to recognize the enormous contributions that Inuit, First Nations and Métis peoples have made to Canada. With input from Indigenous Peoples’ [...]
CEPEO Community Café
CEPEO (Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) offers its Community Café program every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. It is a free, one-of-a-kind program designed to respond to the particular [...]
Henna Art
Come get a professional henna design. The Henna Lady team of Ottawa use only 100% natural henna and an ancient recipe. This temporary body art is suitable for all ages. Designs can last for [...]
Henna Art
Come get a professional henna design. The Henna Lady team of Ottawa use only 100% natural henna and an ancient recipe. This temporary body art is suitable for all ages. Designs can last for [...]
Yamo! Yamo!
Yamo! Yamo! means “Hello! How are You?” in Baoulé, one of the 63 languages spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Join Fana Soro, master musician and hereditary dancer of the Senoufo people, as he shares the [...]
Storytelling: Wapiti the Orphan and the Calabash
Join us for a show gathering puppeteers and storytellers. Thanks to music, words, songs and dance, they will tell you the story of Wapiti the Orphan and the Calabash. The story takes place in [...]
Conte Wapiti l’orphelin and la Calebase
Join us for a show gathering puppeteers and storytellers. Thanks to music, words, songs and dance, they will tell you the story of Wapiti the Orphan and the Calabash. The story takes place in [...]
Tastes of the Middle East
Join us for a taste of Middle Eastern food. Enjoy food samples introduced by Racha Pharaon from the new Big Bite Kitchen, a recently opened Mediterranean kitchen in Byward Market run by Syrian-Jordanian immigrants. [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Graven and the Firing Squad (Ft. Vicki Brittle)
Matty Graven McKechnie is a Nepean-born, once-bedroom-rapper, cross-Canadian rail-riding troubadour, lyrical time-traveler, twang-thunder-picker, dad, wordsmith, melodic mystic, and nature appreciator. Through his 11 albums, that touch on many different life timelines, there is a [...]