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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY February 1 - 15, 2019
COMMUNITY NEWS
Annual Chinese New Year at Muriel Arnason Library
Celebrated the Year of the Pig
Community
Initiatives
Director
P e t e r
Tu l u m e l l o ,
and Fraser
V a l l e y
Regional
L i b r a r y
Director
Heather
Scoular
attended the
event, and
conveyed
LANGLEY, BC -Muriel Arnason
t h e i r
Library celebrated its 11th annual Happy New Year wishes to the
Chinese New Year event. Over 350 community.
people participated in the event
Muriel Arnason Library was
and enjoyed the dance, music, a filled with people of all ages during
variety of crafts and colouring, and the afternoon’s festivities. The
Chinese traditional foods. Member dancers from the Live in Langley
of Parliament John Aldag, Township Chinese Association, and Mexico
of Langley Councillor Petrina Vivo Dance Group
Arnason and Councillor Steve
were
outstanding
and
Ferguson, TOL Arts, Culture and
showcased
their
cultures
in
a
beautiful
way.
Maricarmen Hillmer,
Lorie Naylor, Anna
Slatten, and Norinne
Lothian performed
very
colorful
dances
including
Chiapanecas
and
Rascapetate.
Christina
Sun
was fabulous in
performing
the
Mongolian
solo.
Celeste Feng, Rong
Li, and Angel Ho
entertained the audience by their
Erhu playing/dancing, and people
really enjoyed Tai Chi by John
Li. Children enjoyed a variety of
colouring and crafts. All enjoyed
delicious foods of the New Year.
Overall, it was a very successful
event. Everyone was happy to
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Semiahmoo Teen Photo Contest
Love photography? Get creative and
submityour best photo to us!
Teens: submit your best photos to us by February 15 for a chance to win a Chapters
gift certificate! Photos will be displayed throughout Semiahmoo library and the public
will vote on their favourite shot. Winners will be announced early March. Go to www.
surreylibraries.ca/news/semiahmoo-teen-photo-contest for full details.
Info Sessions for Computer
Specialists Set
ISS of BC is offering a no-cost exciting soft skills program aimed specifically at
immigrant IT professionals. Advanced Literacy and Essential Skills in the Workplace
Program (ALES@work) is tailored so that IT professionals can communicate their
unique ideas clearly, give and receive constructive feedback on a team or when
dealing with clients or supervisors, network within the IT community, and gain the
confidence to shine in the Canadian work environment. Their clients are getting hired,
retaining their positions, and advancing in their careers. Funded by Employment
and Social Development Canada, it focuses on three essential skills: oral and written
communication and critical thinking. Participants have opportunities to connect with
employers through our employment specialist, events and guest speakers as well as
meet others in tech. Satisfaction with the training has been 100%.
The next class in Vancouver will run from April 2nd to June 13th, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, from 6 to 9 pm. Classes take place at ISS of BC at 333 Terminal
Ave, Vancouver, BC.
Programmers/Software Developers, Database Analysts/Data Administrators,
and Network Technicians/System Administrators are welcome to attend one of our
information sessions. Participants can be unemployed or employed. Because this
is an advanced level communication class, their English level should be a minimum
of CLB 7 or IELTS 6.
Information Sessions will be held as follows:
February 19th (Tuesday) - 7 pm - 8 pm Online
February 28th (Thursday) - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
February 13th (Wed) - 12:30 - 1:30 pm
March 6th (Wednesday) - 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Info Session Location will be on the 6th floor of 333 Terminal (2 blocks from the
Main Street Skytrain). They can register for an info session here or they can link to
our website here issbc.org.
WWW.PHILIPPINEASIANNEWSTODAY.COM
participate in this multicultural
festival. At the end of the program,
Community Librarian - Supervisor
Dr. Sarwan Singh Randhawa
wished everyone a Happy New
Year, and thanked the attendees,
performers, volunteers, and the
media.
Photos by: Lilianne Rioux
Fuller and Charles Ji