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Hosted by Harriet Tinka
Here are your headlines…
City of Edmonton changes plan to its garbage collection program…..
Edmonton college adapts jobs training program in the face of COVID-19…..
Coronavirus Project Cool Times and Diversity TV brings to you a business panel to share some COVID-19 survival tips coming up after this newscast…..
Now the news in detail….
1. City of Edmonton Changing Garbage Collection Program…..
The way we sort, set out and collect waste in Edmonton is changing. All single-unit homes and some multi-unit homes will receive new carts between March 2021 and August 2021.
New collection services include:
A food scraps cart that will be collected weekly in spring, summer and fall and every two weeks in the winter.
A garbage cart that will be collected every two weeks.
Recycling collected weekly in blue bags with no volume limits.
Two seasonal yard waste collections in spring and two in the fall with no volume limits.
Educate yourself on the new changes at edmonton.ca/waste.
Monthly Waste Rates for Residential Curbside Collection from January 1 to September 30, 2021 is currently $47.22 and from October 1, 2021, the monthly rates will be:
$43.32 for Small (120L) garbage cart
$48.32 for Large (240L) garbage cart
$58.32 for Excess (360L) garbage cart
Calgary waste collection fee is 50% less than that of Edmonton, a huge difference that has raised some eyebrows in Edmonton.
On a Facebook chat response, the City said it’s difficult to compare costs across municipalities as strategic goals, programs and services, costs and funding mechanisms all vary. They explained that Edmonton’s waste fees appear higher than Calgary’s because Calgary Waste & Recycling Services receives tax-support of approximately $20 million/year.
By comparison, property taxes are not used to fund any Waste programs in Edmonton. Edmonton’s Waste programs and services have been funded solely by a “user fee” from the waste utility rate since 2009.
2. Be your brother’s keeper during this tough period of COVID-19…..
In tough COVID-19 times, while you are wrestling with restrictions and vaccines, that is a luxury that kids in some countries do not dream of, as they still pray for basics like education.
A Red Deer based organization is looking at supporting kids in a war torn country to support their education. Zainab Mohamoud joins us to talk about her education project in Somalia and how you can help with teachers salaries or sponsor a child’s education.
You may support their Go Fund Me to donate here https://gofund.me/e7528e08
Listen to Zainab in her own words….
3. Fashion of the Week…..
This week Fashion of the Week takes us to B&P Boutique in the Northland Village Mall in Calgary. Need a classic and elegant outfit for your next event, this 2 piece outfit of long mermaid fishtail with marching prop top fully beaded with rhinestones will be perfect for that occasions. Available from L to 2XL in different colors.
For more, please visit www.belleandposh.com for more information.
4. Diversity Profile of the Week….
This week, we’re proud to highlight Krazy Jerk, a Jamaican Restaurant on 1715 52 St SE Calgary. Since 2013, Krazy Jerk has been serving delicious Jerk Chicken, Oxtail, and many other wonderful stuffs made from scratch at the restaurant.
Hear from owners in their own words….
5. Coronavirus Project Cool Times:
This week, Alberta Health reported scams where victims are asked to provide personal information, send money or buy gift cards to secure a COVID-19 vaccine early. If you’ve received such a call, contact Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or your local police.
Alberta Relaxes Selected COVID-19 Measures
While indoor gatherings remain prohibited, up to 10 people will be allowed at outdoor social gatherings. Personal and wellness services will be allowed to open by appointment only, for services such as salons, barbershops, aesthetics, reflexology, tattoo and piercing shops.
Funeral ceremony attendance will be increased to 20 people, with mandatory masking and two metre physical distancing. Funeral receptions are still not allowed.
“All Albertans, businesses, organizations and service providers must continue to follow all other existing health measures,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health.
Also, Alberta is expanding its Relaunch Grant for Small Businesses to include new businesses from the first week of February.
6. In Diversity TV International News….
Uganda Election Commission proclaimed 35 years in power dictator, Yoweri Museveni, as the winner of the January 14 election in Uganda with the main challenger, Robert Kyagulanyi AKA Bobi Wine put under house arrest after contesting the results publicly.
7. Dish of the Week…..
Our Dish of the Week is Tomato Stew. She pours the fresh tomato blend into a pot and cook with onion and palm oil until most of the water is dried up….
This week, Dish of the Week features a cook in Calgary, Bola of Flavours Kitchen as she prepares Tomato Stew with fresh tomatoes in her kitchen at the restaurant.
A popular sauce in Africa and beyond, Tomato Stew is eaten with fried plantains (dodo), boiled plantain, rice, bread, or it can be eaten with any food you so wish You can try the mouth watering Tomato Stew at Flavours Restaurant in Calgary, on 4129 4St. NW Calgary.
8. Edmonton college adjust its jobs training program in the face of COVID-19…..
An Edmonton based college, Solomon College, shares with Diversity TV how it has adapted its job training program to meet the changing COVID times. Former Solomon College student Arch Nermeen shares her journey from Solomon College Food training program to her new job, with instructors; Monica and Gary sharing what they did to support her through.
9. Announcements….
A. The Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association invites your kids to Yoga for kids on Saturday, January 23, from 6:30 – 8PM. Anyone interested can join through their Facebook page.
B. Are you an Internationally Educated Professional?
The Global Talent Conference in Edmonton is looking to connect and be inspire. This year the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (ERIEC) will co-host the first Alberta Global Talent Conference with their counterpart in Calgary, the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council (CRIEC). The event will be virtual.
This year’s theme is Redefining Mentoring and Networking to take place on Thursday, February 25th, 2021, from 9AM – 4PM To register, please go to https://whova.com/portal/registration/globa_202102/
C. Businesses within Edmonton’s Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) may be eligible for a rebate of up to three months of their 2020 BIA tax if they were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of a credit to their business tax account. The rebate is part of the Edmonton Economic Recovery Grant, as the City makes an effort to help businesses hurt by the pandemic.
To be eligible, a business needed to have been closed for a minimum of two weeks in 2020 because of the pandemic, and earned zero revenue while closed. The rebate is only applicable to the BIA tax and not to any other type of federal or provincial tax. The application deadline is February 28. To apply, go to www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/assessment_tax/business-improvement-area-taxes.aspx?utm_source=virtualaddress&utm_campaign=biaassessment
D. The City of Calgary is providing up to 400 more small businesses and artists with free online stores between Feb. 1 and March 31. This is part of ShopHERE powered by Google. ShopHERE’s goal is to get 50,000 deserving companies Canada-wide online so they can reach a wider audience for their products and bring in new revenue.
They hire university students to build these websites for registered small businesses, including home-based companies, artists, service providers like hair salons and auto shops, and more.
Learn more: https://newsroom.calgary.ca/city-offering-small-business-ecommerce-support-through-shophere-grants
D. “From experience, I realized that data speaks louder than mere words when pushing for a policy change within the government cycle. Hence, I am committed to social research as a powerful tool to lobby for a better representation for the marginalized African communities in Canada in major social-economic and socio-political spheres,” Godwin Ude, MBA, PhD, DPhil, DPTh, D-CPC.
Godwin currently leads a research survey on Disinformation Among Marginalized African-Canadian Communities.
To take part in the survey, here is the link: https://rebrand.ly/DISAFRICA
Here with us today is Godwin to share with us why his research is important.
E. Dr. Bukola Salami of the University of Alberta has completed a research on mental health in Black communities in Edmonton. She’s here to tell us what she found.
Thank you for watching Diversity TV Community Newscast from Harriet Tinka, see you next week.
We now begin our business panel.
10. Diversity TV in the community….
This week, Diversity Panel focuses on business marketing survival tips in COVID times. We put together a team of business expert from MicroBusiness Training Centre, business consultants, and business owners in Alberta to share their experiences and tips.
Our panel of experts are bubbling to share some business survival tips. Enjoy and learn from these fantastic panelists: Kim-Ann Wilson, founder and owner of Edmonton based marketing agency called SASS, and Perry Brooks, founder of Advantage Signs in Fort Saskatchewan and currently a member of MicroBusiness Training Centre team.
