Philippine Asian News Today Vol 20 No 18 | Page 17

September 16 - 30, 2018
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Diwali Celebration at Muriel Arnason Library
LANGLEY, B.C.—On Saturday,
October 13, from 1:00 pm to 3:00
pm, Muriel Arnason Library and the
Township of Langley are celebrating
their 15th annual Diwali (Festival of
Lights).
Diwali, which means “a row of
lights”, is the most widely celebrated
Indian festival, and marks the victory
of good over evil and the beginning
of the New Year in India. Everyone is
cordially invited to experience diversity
of culture through crafts, face painting,
Henna, Indian music and live Bhangra
performances, displays, and delicious
refreshments.
All
Diwali
activities are drop-
in, free and open to
the public.
For
more
information,
please call 604-
532-3590, or visit
Muriel
Arnason
Library,
located
in the Township
of Langley Civic
Facility at 20338 -
65 Avenue
GREEN PARTY TRUSTEE INTRODUCES MOTION TO EXPLORE
WORKFORCE HOUSING OPTIONS
Vancouver, BC - A Green Party of
Vancouver trustee on the Vancouver
Board of Education (VBE) has
introduced a motion to explore
options for workforce housing for
school board teachers and support
staff through targeted development
of non-school or portions of large
school sites.
Estrellita Gonzalez introduced a
motion at last night’s school board
meeting “to identify, in collaboration
with stakeholders and VBE partners at
the City of Vancouver, ways of utilizing
VBE-owned land for the development
of workforce housing.”
“We know that many teachers
and support workers would love to
work in Vancouver but the lack of
affordable housing deters many from
deciding to apply for jobs here, and
others are not able to stay,” says
Gonzalez. “What if the VBE were able
to work collaboratively with employee
groups to be able to offer workforce
housing?”
Lois Chan-Pedley, a Green
candidate for school board, supports
this idea saying, “Having to decide
between leaving the city we love and
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having a home with enough space to
raise our children was an impossible
choice for my family.”
“My family turned to co-housing as
a way to stay in Vancouver. All levels
of government, including school
board, need to come up with unique
solutions to the challenges we face in
living in a rapidly changing city.”