Sumeru News — Vancouver

HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN, a lovely short film from the National Film Board, produced by Sandra Ignani, featuring the many spiritual centres on No. 5 Road in Richmond, BC. The only thing missing is where they go to each other's temple/church/mosque/gurdwara/synagogue and work together on issues of common need.

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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The sixth annual Tung Lin Kok Yuen UBC Buddhist Conference will take place this year between August 10-12. Here is information about the event, schedule, workshops, etc. Buddhism in the Global Eye — Aug 10–12 at the University of British Columbia

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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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Here’s the poster for the BC Vesak celebration happening in Vancouver next May 29th. Visit www.BCbuddhistfestival.com or their Facebook page (BC Buddhist Festival) for more information.

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