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The Motion, No. 62, read as follows: "Be it resolved that House request the TransLink Authority to name the 49th and Cambie Street Canada RAV Line Station as the "Punjabi Market-Langara Station" to reflect the ethnic diversity of the neighbourhood".
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As some readers may be aware, I recently had an opportunity to speak in the Legislature of British Columbia in support of an initiative brought forward by members of my community, to name the new Canada Line station at 49th and Cambie streets in honour of the nearby Punjabi Market. What better way to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of this vibrant South Asian neighbourhood where one feels transported into the rich world of Indian culture, music and food.
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Clearly, former Liberal federal minister Herb Dhaliwal is not satisfied with the present batch of 11 candidates for the federal Liberal Party leadership. He told The VOICE that he wants a person with a "more national profile" than the present contenders - Bob Rae, Gerard Kennedy, Michael Ignatieff, Joe Volpe, Hedy Fry, Martha Hall Findlay, Ken Dryden, Stéphane Dion, Scott Brison, Maurizio Bevilacqua and Carolyn Bennett.
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Former Liberal federal minister Herb Dhaliwal, a highly respected figure both in the Indo-Canadian and mainstream communities, told The VOICE that Prime Minister Stephen Harper shouldn't have wasted money on arming customs officers at the border because a major review commissioned by the government when he was the minister had shown this was not necessary. He also pointed out that arming them would actually endanger their lives.
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It seems like the North Shore R.C.M.P. Detachment did not seem to care much about public relations with the South Asian community and had been giving a rough time to taxi drivers from North Shore Taxi Ltd. when it came to renewing chaffeur's permits. Several had been denied their permits over past several years and had to turn to MLAs to intervene on their behalf.
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Gordon M. Nixon, president and chief executive officer, RBC Financial Group, told the Vancouver's Board of Trade that staging the Olympic Games, a runaway housing boom and the need for new infrastructure could create a perfect storm for Vancouver in terms of labour shortages.
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Without a doubt, the South Asian population in the census metropolitan area of Vancouver has quite an impact on life in this region. And within the coming years, this impact is set to grow even stronger.
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For those in the Indo-Canadian community who still have weird ideas of the wrong type of glory, last week's shooting of accused Chinese-Canadian drug dealer Tommy Ho Sing Chan at downtown Vancouver's Richard's on Richards nightclub should conjure up images of the fatal nightclub shooting of cocaine dealer Bindy Johal. These incidents are a good indicator of where such types end up no matter how powerful they may seem for a while.
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The recent decision of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge setting aside the B.C. Financial Institutions Commission (FICom) November 2005 order removing Ripudaman Singh Malik from the board of directors of the highly successful Khalsa Credit Union, which Malik was instrumental in establishing 20 years ago, comes as a slap in the face to FICom superintendent Alan Clark.
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#1. Indo-Canadian businessman among three charged after cocaine seizure
#2. Jomar Lanot case: Mom wants convicted youth to suffer like her
#3. Basi-Virk case: Does the prosecution know what it's doing?
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Speaking to an audience of new Canadians in suburban Toronto, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday in Toronto that Canada will make it easier for parents to obtain Canadian citizenship for children they adopt overseas.
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While several factors have fuelled widespread growth in the province since 2001, the boom is quickly creating shortages, notably for labour. The stronger economy has already driven the unemployment rate in British Columbia to a record low, according to Statistics Canada.
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Mount Saint Joseph Hospital has a rich history as community hospital with a multicultural approach to service delivery and clinical programs. With a 60-year history of caring for sick new immigrants - particularly the Chinese - the Mount Saint Joseph tradition continues to this day, with services targeted at the Lower Mainland's ethnic communities.
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RAJ CHOUHAN DEMANDS FOLLOW-UP ON RICHMOND HOSPITAL DEATH
UNITED BROTHERS ON A ROLL
IK SHANDAR SHAAM - ONE GLORIOUS EVENING
FEDERAL POLL: CONSERVATIVES ON TOP
BC LIBERALS ON TOP
MOTHER'S DAY FASHION SHOW
SOUTH ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HERB DHALIWAL TO LEAD SURREY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION CAMPAIGN
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL BRINGS RANGANIKETAN
PUNJAB LOK SUHAG OF PAKISTAN
NDP CRYSTAL METH BILL
HAYER HONOURS MEMORY OF KOMAGATA MARU PASSENGERS
RAYMOND CHAN CALLS FOR ACTION TO HALT YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE
SUE HAMMELL: IMPROVEMENT OF FOREIGN CREDENTIALS RECOGNITION NEEDED
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