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By Cam Lee

Commemoration and celebration

Black History Month in Melfort brings cultures together

Feb 23, 2026 | 2:17 PM

A Black History Month event brought art, food, discussion, and connection to the Historic Post Office (HPO) in Melfort on the weekend. 

The event was put together by We Collaborate Inc., FLK Law Firm, House of Monyq, and the Association of Nigerians in Northern Saskatchewan. This year’s theme was ‘The Global Marketplace’. 

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Dr. Yemi Laosebikan said they come up with an event each year to commemorate and celebrate the role Black people have played in Canada, and the local community. Displays at the HPO featured figures like the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, President Barack Obama, legendary Canadian civil rights activist Viola Desmond, and local trailblazer Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd. 

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Yemi said this year’s theme was chosen for a reason. 

“Because of what’s going on in the world with trade and commerce, we wanted to highlight the work that Black people continue to do in the Canadian, and most especially Saskatchewan, business community, entrepreneurship, innovation, commerce, and all that,” Dr. Yemi explained. 

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Each year the event has been held in Melfort, attendance has grown, and Yemi said it is nice to see that growth and interest. Dignitaries in attendance included Mayor Glenn George and his wife Peggy, and the Prince Albert Chief of Police. Melfort MLA Todd Goudy was out-of-country and could not make the event in time. 

“Lots of people travelled in from communities around [Melfort] to come and support the event as well,” said Yemi. 

Foluke Laosebikan of FLK Law Firm was also pleased to see the support and said the Black History Month event is important. 

“First, to formally recognize the fact that the Black community enriches the communities in which we live, and it’s just like celebrating a birthday, too,” she said. “It just kind of marks something new and brings to mind the fact that these communities exist.”  

Laosebikan said the events are also a way to say thank you to the towns and cities in which the Black community has planted roots. 

“Looking forward to together building a legacy that’s strong and that’s excellent for the generations that are coming behind and hoping that many of the challenges that we have passed through, the younger ones that are coming behind won’t have to pass through,” she said. 

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