Emancipation Day recognizes the date in 1834 that slavery became illegal in the British Empire, including in the colonies of British North America, which would later become Canada. Roughly forty years earlier, the legislature of Upper Canada (now Ontario) had passed the Act Against Slavery, which banned white land owners from importing enslaved people; they […]

Oshawa, ON – The Robert McLaughlin Gallery received an investment of funding from Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF) to support efforts to promote tourism to Oshawa, specifically as the City celebrates its centennial this year. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) alongside many other community partners will mark this milestone of Oshawa’s centennial with special activities.  […]

Oshawa, ON – On Friday, MPP Jennifer French visited the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) as it was hosting a school group from John Dryden Public School. While there, MPP French formally congratulated the RMG on the work it has done because of receiving a two-year $171,100 Resilient Communities Fund grant in 2022 from the Ontario […]