Armstrong, Bromley L. (Bromley Lloyd), 1926-2018

found: Armstrong, Bromley L. Bromley, tireless champion for just causes, ©2000:t.p. (Bromley L. Armstrong) p. 5 (Armstrong, Bromley Lloyd, C.M., O. Ont.; ret.; b. Kingston, Jamaica 9 Feb. 1926)

found: The globe and mail, 4 September 2018, online, viewed 18 October 2018(Bromley Armstrong, a civil-rights champion, died on Aug. 17 at hospital in Scarborough, Ont.; born on Feb. 9, 1926, in Kingston, Jamaica; moved to Canada in 1947; became involved with his local chapter of the Canadian Auto Workers as a labourer for Massey-Harris denied welding positions; appointed a commissioner of the newly created Ontario Human Rights Commission in the early sixties and served as an adjudicator with the Ontario Labour Relations Board; published a newspaper, The Islander, from 1973 to 1997, and founded or served in several organizations, including the Jamaican Canadian Association, the Black Business and Professional Association, the National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations, the Canadian Ethnocultural Council, Toronto's Urban Alliance on Race Relations, and the board of governors for the Canadian Centre for Police Race Relations; named a member of the Order of Canada in 1994, and admitted to the Order of Ontario and the Order Distinction of Jamaica)

found: Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, 18 October 2018(Bromley Armstrong, C.M., O.Ont., LL.D.; Pickering, Ontario; Member of the Order of Canada, awarded on April 12, 1994; One of the early promoters of human rights in Canada, he has dedicated his life to enhancing human dignity and fighting for equality. From his days as a shop steward to his more recent role in restructuring the National Black Coalition of Canada, he has worked diligently for constructive change and been an outspoken labour and civil rights activist; deceased)

found: Amicus database, 18 October 2018(authorized access point (1008L2174): Armstrong, Bromley L., 1926- )