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New Canadians Find a National Media Voice

March 16, 2014 – 7:03 pm | 5,423 views

New Canadian Media, a prime example of entrepreneurial journalism, is proud to announce the launch of its responsive, multimedia portal. Earlier today, the portal went live, featuring news and commentary from across Canada – all …

Monday, March 24: Intercultural Learning Activity by SIETAR BC: Facilitating Barnga an Intercultural and Diversity Tool

March 13, 2014 – 3:56 pm | 3,441 views

Participate in a key intercultural learning activity facilitated by SIETAR BC Board members! SIETAR BC Presents: Facilitating Barnga an Intercultural and Diversity Tool
When? Monday, March 24th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where? Mount Pleasant Community …

Dancing stirs community spirit: building welcoming neighbourhoods key to engaged communities

February 26, 2014 – 12:56 pm | 4,544 views

Instead of finding the right words to successfully belong within a community, a local group is using the art of dance to bridge the gap between newcomers and local politicians.
While many used the time to …

Vancouver least friendly of Canadian cities: immigrants say in the 2012 HSBC survey

February 24, 2014 – 9:18 am | 3,295 views

Vancouver was ranked the least welcoming Canadian city in an HSBC survey released Thursday that polled immigrants about their relocation experience.
While 73 per cent of survey respondents said they found Vancouver a welcoming city, it …

Highly qualified Muslim immigrants face employment discrimination

February 24, 2014 – 9:11 am | 4,323 views

Last week, Quebec business interests sounded an alarm about the negative economic ramifications on the province of the proposed values charter.
First the Conseil du patronat and then the head of a cable and media company …