Ahead of his time : How an organization found one of the first Black probation officers in Ontario
In honour of Black History Month, the Probation Association of Ontario decided to launch a research project into the province s first Black probation officer and discovered the story of Windsor s Lew Taylor.
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Lew Taylor was born in Windsor and was likely one of the first Black probation officers in the province
Posted: Mar 02, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 2
Some members of the Probation Officers Association of Ontario. The association decided to launch a research project into the province s first Black probation officer. The project is on-going as the association uncovers new information about Lew Taylor, who was born in Windsor. (submitted by Chris Podolinksy)
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A television period drama about the lives and challenges of Black railway workers, promising to be the biggest Black-led production ever in Canada, will commence shooting this spring in Winnipeg.
A television period drama about the lives and challenges of Black railway workers, promising to be the biggest Black-led production ever in Canada, will commence shooting this spring in Winnipeg.
It’s an appropriate location since, a century ago, Winnipeg is where the first Black railway workers union, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters, was formed in response to the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees union’s segregationist policies.
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