Tributes pour in for his single minded devotion to the cause of the ethnic media in Multicultural Canada

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Toronto (May 6, 2010) — Ben Viccari, a champion of Canadian multiculturalism, who led the Canadian Ethnic Media Association for 10 years, establishing it as a force to be reckoned with when it came to ethnic media and communications, died early today at the St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto as a result of complications arising from pneumonia. He was 92 and remained an active writer, journalist and broadcaster a year before his death, when his physical condition forced him into retirement. Read the rest of this entry »

A snapshot of free speech issues in Canada

An excerpt from the first ever report on the state of free expression in Canada, published today by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.  May3 is World Press Freedom Day. The full press release from CJFE, explaining the report and its importance, is published after the excerpt in this posting. Read the rest of this entry »

Roberto Hausman couldn’t be more pleased with his show, Latin Life TV, whose slogan is “There is more to Latin Life than just Salsa.” The show, which last aired on Rogers, has successfully completed its seventh season and is getting ready for the eighth one starting September 2010. Roberto is the host and producer of Latin Life TV, some of whose content can be viewed on the show’s website.

Roberto Hausman and guest live it up at a Latin Life function

The show features entertainment, fashion, destinations, food, personalities, Latin music, events, business news and more. Roberto, who is a member of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA), is promising us a lot of new Latin excitement for the 2010-2011 season. His show won the best Canadian Latin Show award for two years in a row.

Says Roberto: “We showcase the best of the Latin people and their culture. Do check us out!”

Latin Life TV aired last on Nuevo Mundo Television on Rogers Cable 642 at the following times:  Sunday at 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 12 noon.

To get a taste of Roberto’s excellent multicultural show, please CLICK HERE and enjoy…

By Suresh Jaura

(CEMA member Suresh Jaura, a journalist, is President (North America) Globalom Media and is based in Toronto. This article appears in the July issue of North America and internatioal editions of Global Perspectives. Visit

CEMA member Suresh Jaura

Suresh’s website or one of the papers he writers for such the South Asian Outlook.)

The June-end Summitry in Toronto promises to go down in history as a memorable piece in the legendary ‘how to …’ series. Not only because of the horrendous amount of money spent on security. But also what it means when compared to billions spent — or not spent – for things more sustainable.

The Good and the Ugly

Toronto the Good, Toronto the Summit City, became Bad and Ugly as more than 900 people were arrested in the violence after thousands of anti-G20 protesters, undaunted by heavy rain, marched through downtown, prompting police to use tear gas in the city for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario’s Minster of Consumer Services addressed CEMA members at its Speaker Series meeting on…

Thursday, June 3, 2010, at 6:45 p.m.
Majestic Boardroom, OMNI Television
545 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
(Bathurst & Lake Shore)

Sophia Aggelonitis

Sophia Aggelonitis was first elected to the Ontario Legislature to represent the people of Hamilton Mountain in October, 2007. Currently, she is the Minister of Consumer Services. In addition, Sophia is a member of the Legislation and Regulations Committee, the Economic, Environmental and Resources Policy Committee, the Treasury Board Working Group and was appointed by the Premier as the Chair of the Restaurant and Hospitality Caucus. Read the rest of this entry »

The English language version of Georgi Danevski: Confessions of the Heart premieres on OMNI.1, Sunday April 11th at 9:00 p.m. (ET).  Vasil (Bill) Yancoff, 2nd Vice-President of CEMA, produced and directed the 60-minute documentary, which was funded by OMNI’s Independent Producers Initiative.

The film documents the career of Toronto artist Danevski from his childhood in Macedonia to his current status as one of North America’s finest mural artists.

“Bill Yancoff’s documentary showcases a remarkably dedicated individual whose work is widely esteemed and in steady demand,” says Madeline Ziniak, National Vice President of OMNI Television. “We were happy to support the production of Georgi Danevski: Confessions of the Heart for its cross-over appeal to spiritual and aesthetic audiences alike.” Read the rest of this entry »

This year, the German Canadian Business & Trade Directory is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The publication is owned and managed by CEMA member Eva Wazda. Two eventful decades of dynamic development have gone by since the company released its first print publication under new management in 1990. In addition to listings for German=, Austrian- and Swiss-Canadian companies from all sectors of the economy, the directory offers a wide range of information and contacts for well-established firms and companies that would like to enter the international market. Read the rest of this entry »

CEMA members will be saddened to learn of the passing of founder-director Kati Rekai whose amazing career embraced the penning of many articles and novels including the amusing children’s series featuring the almost-human animals, Mickey, Taggy, Puppo and Cica.

Having left her native Budapest at the time of the communist takeover, she, her surgeon husband John, their two daughters and her physician brother-in-law Paul and Paul’s wife were in Paris awaiting a posting to work in Pakistan when they learned the positions had been awarded to others.

Fortunately, a British journalist friend managed to obtain a visa for them to migrate to Canada, where they quickly learned of the hardwork to be undergone in order to qualify as medical professionals inCanada. Kati and her family moved to Kitchener where her husband internedat the Kitchener-Waterloo hospital, and then to Toronto where the two wives helped augment the family finances by picking strawberries. Read the rest of this entry »

Peter Kent M.P.Thornhill, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
(Americas) will be next to address our members in the CEMA Speakers Series.

Date:
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Time:
7:00 p.m. Sharp
Location:
Majestic Boardroom, OMNI Television, 545 Lake Shore Blvd. W
(Bathurst & Lake Shore)

Parking is available in the OMNI parking lot, off Lake Shore, east of Bathurst. Please press the white button at the parking gate to gain entrance.

Prior to his election, Mr Kent was an award-winning broadcast journalist having spent more than 40 years working as a writer, reporter,
producer, anchor and senior executive in Canada, the United States and
around the world. Read the rest of this entry »