{"id":14893,"date":"2010-08-09T17:13:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=14893"},"modified":"2010-08-09T17:13:45","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T21:13:45","slug":"prime-minister-skerrit-to-address-ontario-associations-40-anniversary-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/prime-minister-skerrit-to-address-ontario-associations-40-anniversary-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Skerrit to address Ontario Association&#8217;s 40 Anniversary celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14894\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/York.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14894\" title=\"York\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/York.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/York.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/York-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/York-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armand La Barge, York Regional Police Chief, will be the guest speaker at the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Saturday October 9, 2010 the Commonwealth of Dominica, Ontario Association will host its 40<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary as a leading Caribbean organization in Ontario, under the patronage of the Ministries of Tourism and Culture for the Commonwealth of Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held at the Macedonian Cultural Centre, 76   Overlea Boulevard and will feature the Prime Minister of Dominica, The Honorable Roosevelt Skerrit as Keynote speaker. Prime Minister Skerrit was recently re-elected with overwhelming majority, his second term as the world\u2019s youngest Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Guest speaker at the event will be a favorite of Dominicans and persons of Caribbean heritage, York Regional Police Chief, Mr. Armand La Barge.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 attendees are expected, including members of all levels of Canadian Government, the judiciary and visiting Dominican officials.\u00a0 Among the highlights will be cultural performances from the Commonwealth of Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>The Commonwealth of Dominica, Ontario Association (CDOA) was established 40 years ago by expatriates from the Commonwealth of Dominica who were new residents to Ontario Canada. The organization supports the goals and objectives of residents of Ontario, Canada, who are from the Commonwealth  of Dominica origin.\u00a0 Its main purpose is to enable a robust social network, encourage and support mentoring within the community, and build constructive relationships that benefit our members and local communities.<\/p>\n<p>The CDOA assist all groups within our community&#8211;children, youth, adults and seniors, through a number of activities that include an annual Children\u2019s Christmas party, a popular summer picnic, and the awarding of several university scholarships to high academic performers who are also active community volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>From 2004 \u2013 2006, the CDOA donated C$35000 towards Health Care services in Dominica and in 2008 raised C$10,000 for farmers whose crops were devastated by Hurricane Dean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday October 9, 2010 the Commonwealth of Dominica, Ontario Association will host its 40th Anniversary as a leading Caribbean organization in Ontario, under the patronage of the Ministries of Tourism and Culture for the Commonwealth of Dominica. 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