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Lao interpreters needed in Vancouver area
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We just received this from Sandy Thind at the Word Exchange in Vancouver… We need Lao interpreters. Can you help ASAP. Tel. 604 720 4514 Fax. 604 590 8117 Email: sandy@wordexchange.ca
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies 11 here now
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies 11, 2016 is Published! The first newly revised edition of the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies is now available online. In this issue, we are glad to feature: Professor Donald S. Lopez, Jr.’s report on the “Buddhist Studies Today” symposium convened at the University of British Columbia in 2015 ... Read more »
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Buddhism in Canada Facebook group shuts down
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The Buddhism in Canada Facebook group has ceased operations. The administrator was unable to continue in that role and unable to find a new administrator. Until somebody launches a new incarnation, it looks like Sumeru is going to be your main go-to for Canadian Buddhist news.
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Ling Yen Mountain Temple expansion approved
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After a protracted dispute with the Richmond, BC, neighbourhood over its ambitious expansion plans, Ling Yen Mountain Temple has received city approval for a scaled back plan. Here’s the story from CBC Vancouver: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/richmond-temple-expansion-moving-forward-1.3644540 For some context, here’s a story from the Richmond News in 2014: http://www.richmond-news.com/councillor-buddhists-didn-t-act-in-a-christian-way-1.982170 Here’s a 10-minute video tour of the temple:
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Wutai Shan Kawarthas project meets headwinds
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Sumeru has been covering the conflict for some time now between Cham Shan Temple’s project to build a replica of Wutai Shan and the other three sacred Buddhist mountains from China in the Kawartha Lakes District of Ontario vs. the Ontario government’s plan to site three wind farms near the properties. Now the CBC has picked... Read more »
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