The City and Local Businesses Rally Behind Efforts to Help Jamaicans Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The city and local businesses rally behind efforts to help Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Toronto has created an online portal, dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief. Twelve fire stations will serve as drop-off locations for essential items.

Toronto launches new Jamaica hurricane relief donation portal

The City of Toronto has launched a new portal to help with disaster relief after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica early last week, Mayor Olivia Chow announced at a news conference Friday.

‘Let’s show our love,’ Olivia Chow joins Toronto’s Jamaican community for hurricane relief concert - NOW Toronto

A local fundraising concert was held to support Hurricane Melissa relief efforts with Mayor Olivia Chow showing up in full support.

City of Toronto coordinating relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Melissa

News Release November 7, 2025 Today, Councillor Michael Thompson and Mayor Olivia Chow announced the City of Toronto’s partnership with local organizations to support relief efforts for communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa.   Torontonians can donate essential items at 12 fire stations across the city and can provide financial assistance to the Jamaican Canadian Association’s Hurricane […]

Bringing Healthcare to the Community in Hard-Hit Montego Bay

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Montego Bay, the wind pressure was so strong Karen Shields thought her sturdy hillside home might lift off its foundation.   “It was the most powerful hurricane I’ve experienced,” said Shields, director of operations and Jamaican liaison for the JAHJAH Foundation. “It felt like a tornado for three or four hours… it was really terrible and very frightening,” she said. Shields has lived through major storms befo…