Mississauga: Mississauga Ward 5 City Councillor Bonnie Crombie and city staff hosted a successful public consultation this week at the Malton Community Centre on the topic of the permissibility of second units, often referred to as basement apartments or in-law suites. The event attracted over 30 residents in the Malton area keen [...]
Washington: Some 3.2 million Indian Americans, including Asian Indians of mixed race, lived in the United States in 2010 as South Asians led all Asian groups in population growth in the last decade. They led all Asian American households with highest media household income. At 3,183,063, Indian American made up 18 percent of the Asian [...]
Ottawa: Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, is on a week-long trade mission to India. The purpose of the mission is to strengthen Canada-India trade and investment ties, meet with Indian government ministers to advance key policy interests, meet with Indian business leaders to showcase Canadian know-how [...]
Washington: The city of Amritsar will formally join the Green Pilgrim Cities Network, the first global network aimed at greening pilgrimage launched in Assisi, Italy, from October 31 to November 2, 2011. The event is organised by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in association with WWF and it will be chaired [...]
Toronto: Lou Milrad, CEO and Chair of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) was the keynote speaker at Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerceís Monthly Business Networking reception held at The Host in Richmond Hill on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Milrad said the GTMA and the ICCC would explore ways to work together in areas [...]
Toronto: During this festive season of Diwali, watching your favourite shows can help support your community. From October 21 to November 30, 2011, Rogers will contribute $5 to the Rogers Youth Fund for every new Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, or Cricket channel subscription. Free previews during the Diwali celebrations are also available for Rogers Digital TV [...]
Montreal: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, as well as MPs, senators and other parliamentary dignitaries, attended a special screening of the feature film Breakaway in Ottawa, October 3, 2011. The film received an extended and enthusiastic ovation from the 800 or so guests, including the High Commissioner of India to Canada, MPs and senators. The [...]
Mississauga: Inderpal Kaur, a Canadian Sikh, has chosen a unique way to highlight the messages of Guru Granth Sahib in a unique way for balanced and harmonious living. These spiritual messages will be showcased through a series of paintings in an exhibition that will be held on October 9, 2011. She says that “through [...]
Ottawa: Deepak Obhrai, MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland, New Zealand. Obhrai headed the Canadian delegation to the forum, which was held on September 7-8, 2011. “Canada appreciates this opportunity to engage in discussion on issues of concern to [...]
Mississauga – India Rainbow Community Services of Peel held its 26th Annual General Meeting on June 23, 2011 which was attended by over 80 guests, members, volunteers and staff. Welcoming the congregation, President Sheela Joshi said, “It is our ‘people helping people’ philosophy that inspires us to make a difference [...]
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