Community Spotlight

DCCBA is proud to feature Tyra, a young entrepreneur with the launch of her new product line of "Bomb Lip Gloss". The young entrepreneur sites Rihanna and Kylie Jenner as some of her top influencers and hopes to establish a worldwide cosmetics company.

Tyra is currently in grade and is well on her way of making a mark in the world. With the launch of Her.Sass you can choose from three signature flavors of Lip Gloss; Vanilla, Strawberry and Mixed Berries.

You can connect with Tyra on her IG page @Her.Sass and place your order.

Dr. Jennaire Lewars, is a new medical school graduate, with plans to specialize in Interventional Cardiology. He is the first doctor in his family and very thankful to be so. Dr. Lewars was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in the west end of Toronto since his early childhood. Dr. Lewars also strong family ties in Dufferin County. Dr. Lewars is passionate about his patients and community, and as such his goals include being able to establish himself as an advocate for health, to teach, serve and genuinely care for people from all facets of life. He also wishes to continue to enhance his ability to engage others in order to promote and disseminate means of healthy living for the longevity of each person that he interfaces.

He is a believer in the pursuit of not only higher education, “but in the potential of each and everyone in being able to see their achievements to fruition. I believe that dreams are meant to be manifested with a little dedication, determination and ingenuity.” During this period of challenges and uncertainty, Dr. Lewars has been using his social platforms such as Instagram to convey messages of HOPE, MOTIVATION and POSITIVITY with a backing of ACADEMIC SUCCESS to approximately 15.8 thousand people. Additionally, He also uses his platform to produce short, easy to understand videos regarding health promotion topics, to teach medicine to the masses in snippets.

Dr Lewars, lovingly referred to as Dr. Jaii by family and friends is a true community advocate. He has embraced being an individual that serves the community even before achieving his role as a doctor. He was one of the first medical students in Chicago to answer the call of volunteering in an undermanned, COVID filled emergency department at the height of the COVID-19, and noted as one of the Community Heroes of Roseland Community Hospital on the Far South Side of Chicago. Additionally, he is the founder and president of the Alpha Tau Chapter of Phi Chi International Medical Fraternity and was a board member of the local American Medical Student Association by which his input in these organizations resulted in serving hundreds via free health care and volunteer initiatives.

To connect with Dr. Lewars, you can find him on Instagram at dr_jaii.

Photo Credit: Museum of Dufferin. This photo was taken in 1849.

“William Ghant and his wife Mary are believed to be emancipated slaves, who moved north to New York State and then came to Melancthon Township, via Toronto around 1849 with their two sons. William owned over 300 acres of farmland and with his sons, chopped and cleared a large acreage and became influential farmers in Melancthon Township; raising abundant crops of oats, peas and barley. During the maple syrup and sugar season, the Ghants usually tapped an average of 250 trees. William Ghant was a tall, powerful man and did his entire farm work with a yoke of oxen – sometimes he had two teams of oxen – and did much logging for both himself and his neighbours. He would often tell tales of those “Slavery Days” in the Sunny South before the emancipation by Lincoln, painting a vibrant picture for the listener. The Ghant family would grow to include four sons, three daughters and one granddaughter before they moved to Bruce County, near Lion’s Head, after 1876 and established several more family farms.”

Please visit the Museum of Dufferin to learn more about the William and Mary Ghant exhibit.

On the behalf of DCCBA, I want to thank Mara Samardzic from Fieldgate Homes for their generous donation of $1000 towards our youth scholarship program.

Fieldgate Homes has over 60 years of building homes and investing in communities and we are thankful for this partnership.

Special thanks to Shelburne Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson for helping to make this opportunity happen.

DCCBA was honoured to receive a generous donation of $2500 from Shakir Rehmatullah from Flato Developments Inc. to be used towards our scholarship fund for youth in our community.

Flato Developments Inc. has a long and extensive history in building quality homes and investing in communities. We are grateful for this partnership and we hope it inspires others to join our efforts to make the community of Dufferin inclusive, equitable, safe and welcoming to all!

Special thanks to Shelburne Deputy Mayor, Steve Anderson for attending and helping to present the cheque.