Thursday August 1, 2013
Black Canadian Scholarship Fund winners

Rushelle Richardson dreams of becoming a teacher or a psychologist. Shekinah Kaly wants to be a diplomat. These two high school graduates told Stu Mills how a phone call earlier this summer from the Black Canadian Scholarship Fund will dramatically change the next year of their lives.

Listen to the interview!

In 2002, Miss Biotel Bocretion and Miss Tatiana Sotindjo entered their first year at the University of Ottawa with $5,000 bursaries from the BCSF. (read their 2002 bio) Today, they are both graduating from Medical School.

Who inspires you?

Since 2004, Canadian Immigrant has been telling the stories of immigrants, from all walks of life and all cultures. They have written about their challenges, their dreams and their successes. The Top 25 CanadianImmigrants awards, launched last year, goes beyond recognizing simple success, however; it is about celebrating those immigrants who not only have succeeded in Canada, but have made a difference to their new country along the way.

Aminka Belvit and Patrick Glémaud, two Ottawa area residents, have vounteered their time and their talent to talk to students about Black Canadian history. They told their story today on CBC's Ottawa Morning.

Aminka discussed the enthusiam of the children she visited at Featherston Drive Public School on little known historical facts on the contribution of Blacks to Canadian History.

Patrick expressed his desire for the contributions of Black Canadians to be included in the regular school curriculum.

Version en francais

With Black History Month fast approaching, there have been several requests for BCSF-sponsored guest speakers at various local schools in the Ottawa area, including Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School and Queen Elizabeth PS. Click for full details.

Thank you for allowing us a venue to discuss Black History in a positive environment.

Thank you for your concern. 2009-10 BCSF Chair, Michel Decoste, has survived the devastating earthquake in Haiti. True to his community roots, he is staying for a few weeks to help his countrymen.

The annual December Dinner Dance was once again a success. Two former BCSF recipients gave rousing speeches to describe what the bursary meant to them in their journey towards success.

Marie-Ange Janvier, 1999 BCSF Bursary Recipient, Using Robots To Detect Arteriosclerosys

New technologies of health: biorobotic and mechanic systems

The cardiovascular diseases, such as the arteriosclerosis, are responsible for over one third of the deaths in Canada. The sténose degree (contracting) is a 2D measurement of this disease. However, the planning of an surgical operation requires a geometrical representation in 3D of the affected artery.