VOLUME 7 • ISSUE 14 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND 2018
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CARIBFEST IN ORANGEVILLE PHOTO: ANESHA PREMRAJ/TORONTO CARIBBEAN
Sights of colorful art. Live reggae and jazz music to tease the ears. The scent of delicious food in every corner. Music, performances, and vendors filled the streets for the Taste of Orangeville festival. With over 15 restaurants participating located in downtown Orangeville, guests were treated to an array of cuisine from around the world. and at the center of the entire festival was Soulyve Caribbean Kitchen, a Caribbean fusion eatery, and patio, highlighting the most popular Caribbean foods. The restaurant was in
KRISTINA RAMCHARRAN/TORONTO CARIBBEAN fact not just the center of Taste of Oran- years, says the festival works greatly at ingeville, but it was also the main attraction corporating diversity into the developing of its very own festival held in unison, the town of Orangeville. Fraser runs a vegan third annual CaribFest 2018. skin care line, and as a holistic nutrition The local Caribbean festival ist, she decided to make a line of prodflourished with vendors, music, food, and ucts that especially deal with sensitive art, as all those involved in the festival skin. “CaribFest is great, it’s a nice family strive to highlight the best in Caribbean oriented event, it offers a lot of exposure culture. Vendors sold a variety of prod- and opportunities for people to learn ucts from cultural clothing and jewelry to about the brand.” hair and skin products. Continued On Page 7 Vendor Althea Fraser, who has been present at the festival in previous