Women find guiding light in Shashi Assanand
Shashi Assanand (right), winner of the 2014 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Community Building.
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July 7 2014 Community Surrey’s Rakhi Project reaches across the Pacific
Karen Lipsett-Kidd, designer of the Rakhi bracelet.Until August 10, locals can support the City of Surrey’s work against …
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June 23 2014 Immigration Vancouver Community College’s ESL students left in the lurch
Signage from ESL Matters campaign. | Photo by Estefania Duran.The termination of federal funding for ESL programs could …
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June 23 2014 Community A year of chapulling: reflections on Gezi Park and beyond
Gezi Park Project’s First Tree at John Hendry Park. | by Simon YeeMembers of Vancouver’s Turkish-Canadian community came…
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June 9 2014 Community Happy Birthday to The Source: celebrating 15 years of bilingual reporting
Aging beautifully – The Source then and now. | Photo by Laura R. CopesFifteen years ago, on this month, Mamadou Gangué …
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June 9 2014 Community After 150 years of solitude: Revitalizing the stories of Chinese-Canadians and B.C. First Nations
Lily Chow with John Haugen. | Photo by Lily ChowThanks to the work of local historians and writers, the intertwined history …
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June 9 2014 Community A dog of a different breed – the desi street dog
Barbara with some desi dogs at Adopt an Indian Desi Dog (AAIDD). | Photo courtesy of Barbara GardA tiny puppy, rescued in a …
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May 26 2014 International Travelling librarians: From UBC to Guatemala
English class in Montericco.|Photo courtesy of Matthew Root
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May 26 2014 Community Middle Eastern Friendship Centre: A gem in the Lower Mainland
Adel Masoud, with his wife Layla, in front of the Middle Eastern Friendship Centre.|Photo by Ediz Dikmelik
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May 12 2014 Community Student campaign targets gender killings
Grade 12 students show off the merchandise they are selling to fundraise for GirlKind, an Abbotsford organization focused on raising …