Joanne Jacques, Dion Farentino of RBC, left, Ada Chen, Parker Zhan of RBC, right, on stage with the Success Dragon Lion Dance Troupe, middle, at the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.
RBC celebrated the Lunar New Year – Year of the Horse – this past Thursday at the Infinity Convention Centre.
The evening featured several prominent community members, including RBC Regional President, Ontario North & East Devinder Gill and her colleagues, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, and Ottawa Board of Trade President and CEO Sueling Ching.
The evening feaured a traditional cultural performance by the Success Dragon Lion Dance Troupe of Ottawa, face changing by Feihong, dancing, and more.
An event not to be missed!
Sally and David Sham attend the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo credit Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Fady Khudair of Khudair Real Estate Group along with Nesrine Taylor, Daniel Thiruganaratnapathy, and Kaitlyn Amell of RBC attend the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Dave Walsh of KPMG, Sueling Ching of the Ottawa Board of Trade, Yasser Ghazi of RBC, and Kara Higdon of the Ottawa Board of Trade attend the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Sandy Beeman, a former diplomat with the United Nations, and Harvey Slack, a trustee with the Ottawa Public Library, attend the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Members of RBC’s senior leadership team for the Ontario North and East region attend the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Grace Xin of the Ottawa Community Foundation emcees the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Diana Huang attends the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Devinder Gill, left, and Mark Sutcliffe toast the new year at the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Amy Wang, wife of Jack Cao of the Chinese Community Association of Ottawa, attends the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Feihong performs face changing, a traditional art form in Chinese Sichuan Opera, at the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.Sueling Ching addresses the crowd at the RBC Lunar New Year Gala at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2026. Photo Tia MacPherson for OBJ.
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