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Buddha’s relics in Montreal and Toronto CANCELLED

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From the organizing committee at the Montreal Buddhist Monastery & Cultural Center: A  PRECIOUS  COLLECTION  of  THE  BUDDHA’S  SACRED  RELICS from SRI LANKA After His Nirvana 2500 years ago, the Supreme Buddha’s precious relics were preserved by gods and kings. In Sri Lanka, they were royal gifts, venerated for centuries in holy stupas. For the... Read more »

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Parkdale Tibetans speak

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CBC Radio’s Metro Morning show in Toronto broadcast from Parkdale on Tuesday, October 18. Parkdale is a vibrant neighbourhood near the lake in the west end of Toronto, where gentry, new citizens and those struggling to find a place in the civil society all commingle. It is home to Canada’s largest Tibetan community. Here are... Read more »

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Crazy Wisdom @ VIFF

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Review from The Province: http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/VIFF+Waking+love/5533449/story.html The movie “Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche” is also a potential candidate for entry in the Arclight Documentary Film Festival, if enough of the public “Like” it on the Arclight YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzZRiE7C_Ac

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Bon Retreat @ Sherab Chamma Ling, Vancouver Island: 10.21-23.11

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From the Comox Valley Record… http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/comoxvalleyrecord/community/131536943.html

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Mississauga & Toronto shark fin ban

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Mississauga is now the largest city in Canada to have banned shark fin products, as of October 13. Here is a link to the story about it from The Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1068489 Toronto is set to enact a similar ban at their next Council meeting on October 24, now that Toronto’s licensing commission has unanimously endorsed... Read more »

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