The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of its scholarship awards for students with disabilities, Indigenous students and students who identify as a woman or as a member of a visible minority or racialized group, or person of colour.
The 2021 Vancouver International Boat Show is going virtual this year, and it will continue to live up to the event’s rich history of providing a show-stopping display of the newest and most innovative boating products and highly anticipated debuts and unveils.
On Friday night, Feb. 12, a Delta Police constable was conducting general patrols in the area of 10,100-block of River Road. He attempted to pull over a vehicle; the driver initially slowed down and appeared to pull over, but then took evasive action and fled.
On February 17, the Vancouver Art Gallery opens its new exhibitions, Sun Xun: Mythological Time and Stories that animate us, two dynamic and compelling exhibitions that draw from a diverse range of oral histories, narratives, knowledge systems and cosmologies and Pictures and Promises, which features a broad selection of lens-based works by local and international artists.
From February through Spring, seniors who are from other countries, but now live in Delta, typically come in to DPD community police offices for a unique request.
The 11th Annual Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network (DFSIN) – BC Excellence Awards took place virtually on January 16th, 2021 to recognize the achievements of the team from the past year.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Korean New Year, also known as Seollal.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the Vietnamese New Year, also known as Tết Nguyên Đán:
“Today, Chinese communities across Canada and around the world mark the beginning of Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Ox.
“Children have the right to grow up in a safe environment, to access basic care, to pursue an education, and – above all – to be children. Taking them away from their families and putting them on the front lines of conflict robs them of these fundamental rights.
Left to right: Rand Cowell and Gary Cowell from the Cowell Foundation, Natalie Meixner (President & CEO, Richmond Hospital Foundation).
Delta Police have arrested a man after acting on information that someone was trafficking drugs to minors, and purchasing liquor for minors.
Non-profit organizations across BC continue to be at risk. Back in Spring 2020, the No Immunity report showed 15-19% of non-profits faced closure and 23% feel they may not last more than 6 months.
New research from Simon Fraser University shows that women’s voices continue to be underrepresented in the media, despite having prominent female leaders across Canada and internationally. Researchers in SFU’s Discourse Processing Lab found that men outnumber women quoted in Canadian news media about three to one. The findings from the team’s Gender Gap Tracker study were published this week in the journal PLOS ONE.
With a sense of utmost grief and sorrow, we announce the sudden passing away of Mr. Charan Pal Gill, Founder and Founding CEO of Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, on February 2, 2021.