2025 Order of Hamilton Recipients Including Luckystickz

The 2025 Order of Hamilton recipients were inducted on January 16-17, 2006.

Please see below for CHCH story

Video above courtesy of CHCH News

Below is complete list of inductees:

• Dejehan “Luckystickz” Hamilton (musician, motivational speaker, and community leader)
  
  
  
  Links: Video above courtesy of Lucky Stickz
  
  
• Lloyd Turner (It's Your Festival, Afro-Canadian Caribbean Association)
• Akbar Haidary (volunteer, community leader, martial arts pioneer)
• Dr. Alexandre (Alex) Sévigny (volunteer, mentorship, philanthropy)
• Chris Davies (Coach)
• Chris Kruter (volunteer)
• Debbie Bramer (volunteer)
• Dr. Gary Warner (justice, equity, community well-being)
• George Lamparski (Co-Founder of the Charity of Hope)
• Helena Streun (volunteer)
• Ikechukwu Agbassi (Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science, Nigerian Canadian Association Hamilton, Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre, Hamilton Black Health Community Leaders Forum)
• Jessica Bonilla-Damptey (community leader)
• Joëlle Kabisoso (Sisters in Sync)
• Kathy Archer (volunteer)
• Mark John Stewart (volunteer leadership)
• Nagham Azzam Iqbal (social worker, community leader)
• Paula Kilburn (accessibility and inclusion champion)
• Richard Bialachowski (volunteer)
• Shirley Bainbridge (leader advocate)
• Wendy Schneider (Hamilton Jewish News)

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Winners of the 2025 Hamilton Arts Awards

Unfortunately, Hamilton Blues Lovers' marketing guru, Linda Fraser didn't win a 2025 Hamilton Arts Awards at the June 12th ceremony. her category was Arts Champion. We are very proud of her at HBL.

Below is a complete list of winners. Music-related winners are bolded.

Creator Awards

• Luckystickz (musician)
  
  
  
  Links: Luckystickz, More Luckystickz Stories, Video above courtesy of Lucky Stickz
  
  
• Rollie Pemberton aka Cadence Weapon (musician, author)
  
  
  
  Links: Cadence Weapon, More Cadence Weapon Stories, Video above courtesy of Cadence Weapon
  
  
• Priyanka Tope (dancer, choreographer, vocalist, and educator)
• Adrien Crossman (artist, educator, and curator)
• Clarence A. Porter (artist)
• Hexe Noire (drag artist)
• Lester Coloma (artist)
• Sonali Menezes (artist, writer)
• Tanis Sydney Macarthur (costumer, dance artist, choreographer, aerialist, stilt walker, prop maker and creature designer)

Arts Champion Awards

• Lisa La Rocca (Chair of the Hamilton Music Advisory Team and Co-chair of the new Women in Music Hamilton/Halton chapter)+
• Rachel Conduit (runs art gallery, music venue, two bars, a restaurant, and two artist studio spaces)
• Smokestack (limited-edition prints)
• Steven Hilliard (curator and organizer)

Lifetime Achievement Award: John Terpstra (Writer, poet, publisher)

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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2025 Reverend John C Holland Award Winners

Photo courtesy of CBC Hamilton

 From the website:

Since 1996, the Reverend John C Holland Awards have celebrated excellence in Hamilton’s Black community. The Awards celebrate and recognize the academic achievements and aspirations of Black youth by offering scholarships and support to assist them in accessing post-secondary education. The Awards also celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our community and recognize the contributions of local Black leaders to the social, economic, and cultural life of our city. 

Winners were announced at a ceremony on Saturday February 22, 2025

Click here for the CBC Hamilton story.

Below is a complete list of winners:

• Dejehan "Luckystickz" Hamilton: Jackie Washington Arts & Culture Award.
  
  
  
  Links: Luckystickz, More Luckystickz Stories, Video above courtesy of Lucky Stickz
  
  
• Crystal Kerr: Community Service Award: 
• Monique Smith: Business Achievement Award.
• Omolade George: Marlene Thomas Community Advocacy Bursary.
• Michael Marlon Smallwood: Dr. Ethilda 'Tilley' Johnson Business/Entrepreneurship Bursary
• Oluwafikunayomi Alabi: Immigrants Matter Bursary.
• David Feboke: Evelyn Myrie Political Action Bursary.
• Nathan Palmer: Tune-In Foundation Bursary. 
• Garry Kabera: Youth Achievement Scholarship.
• Anisa Marie Roye: Audre Lorde Scholarship.
• Deborah Kenea: YWCA Hamilton Young Woman — Trailblazer Scholarship.
• Oluwatimisola Toyon: Nelson Mandela Social Justice Scholarship.
• Mya Locke: Good Shepherd Health and Social Service Scholarship.
• Eugenie Kaberuka: Reverend George Horton Scholarship.
• Therand Guy: Lincoln Alexander Breaking Down Barriers Scholarship. 
• Isis Seaton: Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council Community Matters Scholarship. 
• Sophia McCulloch: Raymond G. Lewis Sports Leadership Scholarship .
• Christianna Olokesusi: The Damptey Scholarship for Civic Leadership.
• Ayomide Abraham: STEM Scholarship.
• Joshua Persaud: Ainara Alleyne Rising Star Award.

Youth Award, General Achievement Bursaries

• Ines Rehabe El-Hajjami
• Angelique Lewis-Robinson
• Jessica Agbolade
• Zoe Patterson
• Honobienne Bolumbu
• Seretta Goulbourne
• Oritseweyinmi Okun
• Ayotunde Kehinde
• Marie Njoroge
• Shanya Samuel
• KJ Gilling
• Daniel Bosede
• Chioma Nwosu
• Opemipo Oluwasola
• Trevor Monroe

Youth Achievement Bursaries

• Azarielle Tonfack Tankoua
• Olivia Whitman
• Isaac Lewis
• Maya Ahmed
• Grace Tra-Lou

Links: Reverend John C Holland Awards, More John Holland Award Stories

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Hamilton Public Library Has Great Concerts on YouTube

Need some music to perk you up during the pandemic?

The Hamilton Public Library has a collection of fabulous, concerts available on their Noon Hour Concerts Playlist Page.

Here are a few of the highlights:

Links: Luckystickz, More Luckystickz Stories

Links: Michael Maguire, More Michael Maguire Stories

Mahima Akshinthala

Links: Mike Ricci, More Mike Ricci Stories

Links: Tiny Bill Cody, More Tiny Bill Cody Stories

Mike Maas

Videos above courtesy of Hamilton Public Library

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News Roundup (Sarah Harmer, Crowbar, Luckystickz, Polaris Winner)

More Musical Toons

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News

Local Videos

• Dan's Space Van ft Sarah Harmer
  
  
  
  Links: Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, More Space Van Episodes, Video above courtesy of Danny Michel
  
  
• Marz Garage: Luckystickz
  
  
  
  Links: Luckystickz, More Luckystickz Stories, More Marz Garage Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Marz Homes

Spectator Stories

• Jim Cuddy Band
• Theatre Ancaster's Charlie Brown
• Justin Bieber Marries
• KISS' Gene Simmons Visits Niagara
• Monster Truck Works with Twister Sister Frontman

Spectator Stories (Supercrawl)

• Video
• Supercrawl Photos + Video
• Main Supercrawl Story
• Great Moments from Supercrawl's 10 Years
• Dirty Nil

Canada

• Jeremy Dutcher Wins Polaris Music Prize
  
  
  
  Links: Jeremy Dutcher, Video above courtesy of CBC Music
  

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef traveled to the Wasaga Beach Blues Festival and saw some amazing acts there - including a lot of artists from the Hammer.

Click here for more pics from the event



Links: Crowbar, More Crowbar Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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More CHCH Videos (Luckystickz, Matt Morson, Eric Alper)

CHCH TV in Hamilton has kicked off 2018 with a number of music related videos.


Links: Luckystickz, More Luckystickz Stories, Video above courtesy of CHCH


Links: Matt Morson, Video above courtesy of CHCH


Links: Eric Alper, Video above courtesy of CHCH

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