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Machik Canada fundraiser in Lindsay, ON

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Machik is an international organization dedicated to strengthening communities on the Tibetan Plateau. Machik Canada is holding a fundraiser for 300 in Lindsay, Ontario (home to a substantial Tibetan Canadian community) tonight.

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Raymond, AB was central to development of Buddhism in Canada – John Harding

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Via The Lethbridge Herald… A small southern Alberta town’s early acceptance of Japanese culture helped shape Buddhism in Canada, making this region a hub of religious growth. Raymond was the centre of the Canadian Buddhist movement after the Second World War, according to University of Lethbridge religious studies professor John Harding, whose upcoming work will... Read more »

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Ill wind blowing for Cham Shan Temple $40M Kawartha Lakes Retreat Centres

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The Sun News network is reporting that the Ontario government’s plan to build a wind farm that could adversely affect plans that Cham Shan Temple has been working on for more than 20 years to re-create Chinese Buddhism’s four sacred mountain retreats in Kawartha Lakes… The article begins: PETERBOROUGH, Ont. –  Proposed wind farms in... Read more »

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Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic 2014 schedule of retreats & workshops

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The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just announced their very full schedule of upcoming retreats and workshops for 2014. You can get all the details HERE: http://ottawamindfulnessclinic.wordpress.com/retreats-workshops/

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Buddhism Heritage Day at the Ontario Legislature

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Via Buddhist Council of Canada… Buddhism Heritage Day at the Ontario Legislature, Oct. 10 2013 History was made today when nearly 150 Buddhists of Ontario attended a Buddhism Heritage Day at the Ontario Legislature building on Oct. 10. Initiated by  Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Dipika Damerla, Mississauga East-Cooksville, she was helped by Bhante Dr.... Read more »

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