We are delighted and honoured to note that one of our board members was was one of two recipients of the inaugural CTV Edmonton Heritage Festival Citizen of the Year.

The award is presented to someone who has contributed towards multiculturalism, shows dedication to the community and is of assistance to immigrants - all of which Issa Kamara, through his local organization Sinkunia, does in his work to help emerging African community youth and families. Even being considered for the award is a wonderful honour so please join us in congratulating Issa and his achievements. We would also like to congratulate Issa’s co-recipient, Amson Saintime, who is the Executive Director of the Arbre de Vie Fine-Arts World Fellowship.

For our supporters not familiar with the annual Heritage Festival in Edmonton, please have a look at this video for a bit of background— the organizers actually talk about the Citizen of the Year award at the 3:40 mark of the clip.