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© BOPINION -TIME TO CELEBRATE 5 2 | Thursday, MANY REMARKABLE 5 PEOPLE AND 3 STORIES TO HRT WRITES M DAMOFF PAM DAMOFF Black History Month celebrates the remarkable achievements and contri- butions of Black and Afro- descendant Canadian com- munities, past and present, fat) have helped to make the prosperous, Sa sionate and multi- cultural nation it is today. This year's Black Histo- ry Month theme is Ours to Tell, which recognizes the importance of Black Cana- dians sharing their own stories and how they are in- tel n into our pation's history and culture While we lift uD Black Canadians' _ stories, must help rem remove b barriers to their ur gov- emment. aun nmatod the Black Entrepreneurship which invests Bl: business owners and entre. preneurs grow their busi- nesses, innovate and suc- ceed. We also created the Sup- porting Black Canadian Initiative, which provides $25 million in funding over five years | to help | Black-led § This month, we cele- § brate Black readers ‘and or- 3 ganizations that £ :BLACK HISTORY worked tirelessly for de- cades to share Black histo- ry, culture, music, heritage and art with our communi- ty. For more than 40 years, the Canadian Caribbean Association Ci sion and the capacity to val- ue differences equally are essential to the social, cul- tural and economic growth of the Halton Region. On Feb. 21, CCAH will partner with Sheridan Col- lege and Film.ca to present a red-carpet screening of “Steadfast: The Messenger and The Message,” a docu- mentary about the life of Jean Augustine, the first Black woman in olected tothe ith which Augustine fought for the rights of women and Af- rican-Canadians, includ- ing championing legisla- tion to recognize February as Black History Month in Canada with a unanimous vote in 1995. Augustine and Director Fahim Hamid Ali will at- tend the screening. CCAH has a full month of events, movie screen- ings, art exhibits and edu- cational programming in February to for Black His- tory Month. Visit their website (ccah.ca) for event letails and to register for the! fim screen invite you to ‘seek out and participate in Black History Month events and learn more about our com- munity's rich Black histo- ry. Pam Damoff is the MP for Oakville North—Bur- lington and the parliamen- tary secretary to the min- ister of public safety. She can be reached at pam.da- moff@parl.gc.ca. TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM SNAPSHOT John Angelis photo Ared-breasted merganser takes a dip at Bronte Harbour. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. 2022: A BAD YEAR FOR BONDS There are a few guide- lines we recommend when developing an investment portfolic a ‘ants with diversifi- Sacks usually have a turn, but they provide sta- bility. When stocks perform rly, we rely on bonds to at least hold their value, if not provide a small return. Unlike stocks, when bonds decline in value, we expect that the decline will be modest. This was not true last year. Canadian and global bonds both declined 11 per cent, according to Bloom- bel rg. The bond loss of value was still better than US. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500. That index lost 18.1 per cent for the year, the worst decline since the PETER WATSON Column Anancial meltdown of 2008. lecline with bonds is mh more surprising than th stocks. You expect stocks to decline in value from time As interest rates contin- ued to increase last year, existing bonds with lower interest rates were less at- tractive. Consequently, the value of those existing bonds declined. ‘here is a bright side. curent higher interest an in the future, bondholders will get a er return on their in- vestment. Peter Watson is regis- ered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. Investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is a member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory Organization of Cai The opinions expressed a are those of the author and not necessarily those of ACPI. Only investment-related ‘oducts and services are offered through Watson Securities of. ae Watson provides wealth manage- ment services through Watson Investments. He can be reached at www.watsoninvestment- s.com. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM This newspaper, published very Thursday, isa wan of pli, a brite ‘owned ae of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family mprised publications across Ontario. 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