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  January 22 2025 Local

  Feeling at home Helping Irish immigrants adapt to new environments
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  January 6 2025 selected

  World Braille Day: Increasing accessibility for the visually impaired
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  December 9 2024 Local

  Fishing into the past: The local history of Finn Slough

  The impressions of a community frozen in time is what inspired Guy Taylor to research the historical Finnish Settlement in Richmond known as Finn Slough. Winner of Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s …

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  November 25 2024 Local

  Helping newcomer parents navigate language and cultural differences

  “It takes a village to raise up a child. In case of newcomer children – it may take more than one village, and also extra resources and support,” says Valerie Lai, manager of Pacific Immigrant…

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  November 11 2024 Local

  Community is cornerstone: WildResearch engages communities in conservation efforts

  Connecting people to nature through citizen science is an important first step in empowering local members to protect the region’s ecology. During Canada History Week this November, WildResearch, …

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  October 28 2024 Local

  Caring for caregivers at North Shore Community Resources

  The United Nations International Day of Support and Care returns on Oct. 29 recognizing the ongoing need for both paid and unpaid care work. For Vic Gailiunas, coordinator of North Shore Community …