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Newcomer accessibility program
December 5 2022 ImmigrationLast October, MOSAIC launched the Accessibility for Newcomers Program, an innovative new program that will enhance accessibility for immigrants, refugees and newcomers in the Lower Mainland.
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International day of persons with disabilities
November 21 2022 InternationalPeople with disabilities – one billion people – are one of the most excluded groups in society. Annually, on Dec. 3, Vancouver joins cities around the world to mark International Day of Persons …

3 little pigs come to town
November 21 2022 CultureA mother pig becomes a sole parent when the progenitors’ father gets taken away by the Big Bad Wolf, and she must encourage them to leave the family’s sty to make their way into the big wide …

Day of the Dead
October 24 2022 InternationalPhoto courtesy of Latincouver
Time to commune with the dead. Across the world, festivals are celebrated throughout the year to honour those who are no longer living. On Nov. 1, join in the Día …

Recent data on official languages and mother tongues
October 24 2022 CommunityStatistics Canada has recently released a fourth set of 2021 Census results on mother tongue, languages spoken at home and languages known by Canadians.
Their findings revealed that English and …

Puns, poems and humour
October 24 2022 ArtDeath Rides a Unicorn Events is putting on another night of funny people and hilarious poems for their witty literary and spoken word performance, Famous Last Words, Season 1 Episode 2.The event …

Keeping the song alive
October 24 2022 ArtPotlatch: music and food. The importance of re-connecting to an ancestral past to heal was not an experience lost on ethnomusicologist Ida Halpern (1910–1987). Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast…

Investing in Indigenous youth and forests
October 3 2022 LocalCanada’s Forest Trust (CFT) and Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP), part of Dexterra Community Initiatives (DCI), have drawn up a partnership in order to build powerful relationships with …

A mixed menu of food and artworks
October 3 2022 ArtFood seems to have always played its part in artwork. The SFU Liberal Arts & 55+ Program presents A Visual Feast: Images of Food and Dining in Western Art, and art historian Efrat El-Hanany will…

Orange Shirt Day – a look back
September 19 2022 CommunityFor several years now, Orange Shirt Day and its call for justice, ‘Every Child Matters’ has been commemorated by Canadians to honour Indian Residential School survivors, the children who never …