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Kalihukang Bisaya Montreal Board of Directors 2016-2017 Elected

Kalihukang Bisaya of Filipino Community in Montreal had successfully and peacefully held a long time awaited General Assembly where the election takes place last Oct. 23, 2016, at Community Center 6767, Cote Des Neige, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It's been how many years since the creation of Kalihukang Bisaya (KB) in Montreal held a separate event of General assembly to do the organization's annual report and election of twenty-one Board of […]

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News

#15$Maintenant minimum wage

Magandang Umaga, Magandang hapon po sa lahat ng mga mamamayan dito sa Montreal at sa buong mundo. Good morning, good afternoon to all Montrealers and so with those watching this video around the globe.This is Lady Explorer of Canadian Pinoy Radio Montreal. It's been a while workers here in Montreal had been claiming for an increase of minimum wage. Today , October 15, 2016, more or less 2 thousand […]

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Press Release

Former Australian Health Minister Shares Experiences on Plain Tobacco Packaging

Toronto, September 27, 2016 – Today Councillor Joe Mihevc hosted a media event with former Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon and other health partners on the importance of plain and standardized packaging of tobacco products. The event provided an opportunity to learn from the Australian experience, the first country to adopt plain packaging for tobacco. Similar approaches are now underway in Canada following the federal government’s announced intention to introduce plain […]

September 27, 2016 27

Press Release

Great News Direct Air Canada Flight from Montreal to Shanghai

City Councillor Marvin Rotrand welcomed today’s announcement that Air Canada will soon launch direct service from Montreal to Shanghai. “This is exactly the type of service that City Council envisioned when we mandated the Executive Committee to work with Aeroports de Montreal to obtain more direct flights from Montreal to major business centres and emerging markets worldwide,” said Rotrand whose motion in 2014 launched Council’s reflections. During its debate, City […]

September 23, 2016 28

Music

Radio USA details 8,000 vinyl records

The public service broadcaster is selling off its catalogue in June. Radio France has revealed details of over 8,000 vinyl records set to be sold at a public auction. The records are all double copies of music from the station’s 1.6 million-strong collection. Organised across 10 categories, the records span French pop from Serge Gainsbourg, art-rock from The Velvet Underground, afrobeat from Fela Kuti, synthpop from Yellow Magic Orchestra, plus […]

May 18, 2016 13

News

AN INVITATION TO CHAMPION THE CAUSE OF RACIAL EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

AN INVITATION TO CHAMPION THE CAUSE OF RACIAL EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Public Meeting - Under Representation - Visible Minorities in Municipal Elected Office Tuesday, April 5, 7 PM - 6767 Cote des Neiges Dear Friend, On January 18 six Montreal City Councillors and various organizations representing visible minority communities convened an important press conference to discuss the absence of visible minorities in municipal office in Montreal. Specifically, the press […]

March 31, 2016 24

Latest Blog

Letter from City Councilor Marvin Rotrand of Snowdon

Dear Friend, Next week's City Council meeting will debate my motion to urge the Government of Canada to ban artificial trans fats in food. I had initially raised this as a Borough motion in Cote des Neiges - Notre Dame de Grace. When this was reported, the Boroughs of Lasalle, St. Leonard and Plateau Mont Royal followed suit. However, the Association pour la sante publique du Quebec has launched a […]

March 11, 2016 34

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U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership

March 10, 2016 Washington, D.C., United States of America President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth. They emphasize and embrace the special relationship between the two countries and their history of close collaboration on energy development, environmental protection, and Arctic leadership. The two leaders regard the Paris Agreement as […]

March 10, 2016 14

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FAMAS Executive Board 2013-2015’s ANSWER TO CORA ABERIN’S ALLEGATIONS

The FAMAS Executive Board 2013-2015 had originally refused to answer the allegations by current FAMAS President Corazon Santiago-Aberin in the January 2016 issue of The Filipino Forum so as not to dignify such allegations. But through the prodding of our families and close friends, we have decided to answer the allegations point by point. “Total renovation of the roof of the Philippine Community Center was not necessary because only the […]

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Press Release

The ASPQ calls on Canadian Health Minister Philpott to act on Trans Fats

Montreal, March 3, 2016 – With the support of many organizations, the Association pour la santé publique du Québec (the Quebec association for public health, or ASPQ) calls on Canada’s Minister of Health, Jane Philpott, to start working on regulations to eliminate industrial trans fats from our foods. In his Ministerial Mandate letter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that he expects Minister Philpott to “promote public health by (…) bringing […]

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