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Reverend Christina Yanko from the Toronto Buddhist Church was one of the officiants at the mass wedding which took place at World Pride in Toronto recently. I asked her for a bit of info about it and here’s what she told me… “I have attached 3 pictures. They are by the Westend Studio. I don’t... Read more »

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I recently added the Linh Son Pagoda on Rivalda in Toronto and the Dia Tang Pagoda on Jarry est in Montreal to the www.canadianbuddhism.info directory, but I’d like to include much more information about them. I’ve had a lot of difficulty in the past finding out about Vietnamese temples (see my comments about that in the... Read more »

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The Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society has been in PEI since 2008, but has been the focus of some suspicion and xenophobic attention. The changing demographic composition of the small province has become an issue not just for them, and the town of Summerside has been actively promoting a new vision of diversity with a... Read more »

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I recently had the opportunity to drop by our local Sinhala monastery and take some pictures on a beautiful sunny afternoon…  

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Tibetan Cultural Society of Vancouver Island (TCSOVI) presents: Tibetan Festival Victoria July 6, 2014 from 10 am – 5 pm Centennial Square, downtown Victoria British Columbia More information: TCSOVI Here is the event Facebook page.

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