Canadian Celtic Connections
Legend has it that when St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a Bishop in 432 AD, he used the shamrock to explain the Trinity of God to the Irish. Little did he know the tiny green leaf would become an …
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February 21 2012 Community Ancient school helps Vancouver retain and celebrate Japanese culture
It doesn’t take long to remember the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes filled the skies as the seemingly impenetrable golden gates of Pearl Harbour collapsed …
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February 21 2012 Community Local health fair caters to people across all cultures
[caption id=”attachment_1928″ align=”aligncenter” width=”538″ caption=”Volunteers hold signs indicating an example of the many languages spoken at the Diversity Health Fair in Vancouver – Photo …
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February 7 2012 Community Sadie Kuehn: from the deep south to Kitimat
Sadie Kuehn is presented with a Cultural Harmony Award in 2011Photo by Denis Bouvier
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January 24 2012 Community Perspectives of diversity from Eric Wong
Eric Wong with his daughter Leilan and his son Gabriel - Photo courtesy of Eric Wong
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October 31 2011 Community ‘Little Saigon’ finds a home on Kingsway
[caption id=”attachment_970″ align=”aligncenter” width=”540″ caption=” Stores along Kingsway between Fraser and Nanaimo Streets will soon be part of "Little Saigon." …
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October 17 2011 Community Shambhala centre teaches dignity
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, February 28, 1939–April 4, 1987 – Photo by Karen Roper, courtesy of Crazy Wisdom
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October 3 2011 Community Old names of familiar faces linger in Vancouver
[caption id=”attachment_692″ align=”aligncenter” width=”538″ caption=”Negro, Chinaman, Half-breed and Tramp are some words describing the mugshots of long dead people at Granville and Robson – Photo …
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September 20 2011 Community Metro Vancouver residents dial 211 to get community information
The numbers 211 are not regularly dialed on most people’s phones. Its better known cousin, 411, is so common that it’s become a phrase of its own: “Give me the 411.” But for more in depth …
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September 6 2011 Community Old West Vancouver neighbourhood infused with new world culture
Andrew Potter - Photo courtesy of Andrew Potter
Neighbourhoods in and around Vancouver’s lower mainland don’t look …