Vancouver: Interrelationships

Seclusion Dept: But the resulting withdrawal and seclusion from mainstream life is at its worst in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods, accumulating evidence shows, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Vancouver's problems with regard to fractured social interrelationships are shared with many other large cities, particularly those with substantial ethnic populations and a plague of friendlessness is epidemic in many cities. A high proportion of city dwellers confirm making friends is a chronic, pervasive and uphill struggle. The situation in Vancouver is so serious that a mayor's task force has been set up to discover why so many residents report they are socially isolated. Data confirms one-third of residents of Greater Vancouver report they have trouble making friends. More than one-quarter say they are lonely; most have little interaction with their neighbours and a majority are withdrawing from community life. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.