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North Shore volunteers needed

NORTH Shore resi- dents can celebrate and experience multicultur- alism by joining the host program at North Shore Multicultural Society.

Volunteer three hours per week for approximately six months and learn about another culture and language while helping neweomers practice English and learn more about Canadian fife,

Become involved int the host program and help new immigrants learn more about

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more about your new reigh- bors.

Canada is a multicultural society.

To recognize the diverse nature of our society, the Canadian Multiculturalism Act became law on July 21, 1988.

The Canadian Multicult- uralism Act sets out Canada’s multicultural policy and identifies a framework for action.

Provincially, the govern- ment of B.C. preclaimed the Multiculturalism = Act in September 1993. Most of

multicultural policy and recently the District and City of North Vancouver began working towards implement- ing a multicultural or diversi- ty policy.

Most Canadians know that Canada is a multicultur- al society but some asseciate multiculturalism as a concept relegated for immigrants and those labeled as “ethnics.”

Weie multiculturalism was developed to recognize the diversity of cultures

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For more information about joining the host pro- gram, contact = Theresa Chong, host program coor- dinator at North Shore Multicultural Society at 988- 2931.

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