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Multiculturalism in our communities

Canada became a multicultural society officially in 1971. Being a land mostly of immigrants, arguably we were multicultural from the start. Nevertheless this value is now built into our society and our legislation supports it. Multiculturalism means that we recognize … Continue reading

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How green is my city?

Canada has a reputation for being green – as in eco friendly. The recent survey by Siemens certainly agrees as Vancouver came in as the greenest city in Canada and the number 2 in North America, after San Francisco. Vancouver … Continue reading

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The Economist takes a wrong turn on the highway

Vancouverites are not happy that their city has lost the top spot in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s most liveable cities index. We have been overtaken by both Vienna(#2) and Melbourne(#1). It is small consolation that the downgrade was by less … Continue reading

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