square feet: Schreiter opened on King Street in 1892 and moved to it current location at 27 Gaukel St, according to The Waterloo Record. Members of the Schreiter family were not available for comment Tuesday, and it is not known where the historic business will move. "We are converting that to office with potentially some ground-floor commercial," Tom Rakic, president of Vanguard, said of the company plans for the building. Vanguard Development Corp. deal for the building at Gaukel and Charles streets in downtown Kitchener is slated to close later this month. The phone started ringing at Vanguard as word spread that it was buying the three-floor building containing 21,000 square feet of space. "We have had some soft inquiries from companies," Rakic said. "That location is phenomenal. He came to Kitchener, known as Berlin at the time, and opened a furniture business at 52 King St. It is truly brick-and-beam with tons of glazing, one block from City Hall, two blocks from the Tannery." Alvin G. Schreiter started in the furniture business in Boutzin, Germany in 1873. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ashin wirathu: Human rights activists claim Wirathu and his group, called 969, are the main forces behind riots that have killed scores and displaced thousands of Rohingya since 2012, according to Toronto Star. Disturbingly, evidence suggests his hate movement has significant support in the country and even the acquiescence of the government. By Faisal Kutty Mon., Aug. 1, 2016 They are trying to transform Myanmar into a Muslim state, says Ashin Wirathu, a Buddhist monk dubbed by Time as the The Face of Buddhist Terror. In fact, decades before Wirathu, described by some as the Buddhist Bin Laden, came on the scene, various state policies existed singling out the Rohingya. Among the 12 recommendations are: Reassess the effectiveness of economic sanctions against the military, demand that authorities repeal discriminatory laws, restore full citizenship and rights to the minority, and calling on the government to end its complacency and allow humanitarian groups access. The Canadian government may be finally forced to take a serious look.A few weeks ago, a Parliamentary Subcommittee on International Human Rights issued a report titled Sentenced to a Slow Demise highlighting the plight of these stateless persons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

i m: Typecasting," Atwood said with a laugh during an interview discussing her upcoming graphic novel "Angel Catbird" and novel "Hag-Seed." Atwood recently visited the set for the series, where she was placed in a corset and had her measurements taken, according to CTV. She said she slated to film her role on Aug. 16. "By that time, they'll have my disapproving bonnet and dress ready for me," she said. "Once you put on one of those things, you realize why everybody in Victorian pictures looks like this," Atwood added, stiffening her spine to sit upright. "You don't bend.... No slumping." Atwood was impressed by the level of detail being paid to translate the story to screen. "It was easy for me as a writer. She was exonerated after about 30 years behind bars. "I'm going to be a disapproving lady in a church. All I had to say was: 'He got on the train.' They have to say: 'What kind of train What did the train look like What did the train look like from inside "' Extensive work was done researching the clothing for the series, which takes place over three different periods, spanning from the time of the murders to Marks release, Atwood noted. "It quite a difference in fashion, and the fashions changed during those periods. So that when she made it into a six-part miniseries.... Who would have predicted in the '50s and '60s that daytime soaps would have morphed into such an expressive and well-produced kind of thing," she added. "We've had some riveting ones -- miniseries and longer series of which the production quality has been very high, and the acting has been spectacular." Atwood was also impressed by the range of Toronto actor Gadon. "She has a very plastic face, by which I mean ... it mobile, and she can do innocent-looking, and she can also do chillingly cold-looking and sinister, sort of cunning. We think Victorian, but you have to say: 'What moment of Victorian ' And they've just got that so well done." Atwood recently met with "Alias Grace" writer-producer Sarah Polley and star Sarah Gadon, and had high praise for their contributions to the project. "She a pretty brilliant writer," Atwood said of Polley. "I saw the first script she did which was a movie.... Then, she said it just not long enough to get in all the levels of nuance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

atwood: Sarah Gadon to star in Atwood miniseries, Alias Grace Sarah Polley adaptation of Alias Grace to air on CBC, Netflix Alias Grace is based on Atwood Giller Prize-winning novel about Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant and maid convicted of murder in Upper Canada in 1843, according to CBC. She was exonerated after about 30 years behind bars. "I'm going to be a disapproving lady in a church. The Canadian literary legend said she'll have a cameo in the upcoming six-hour miniseries, which will air on CBC and stream on Netflix outside Canada. Typecasting," Atwood said with a laugh during an interview discussing her upcoming graphic novel Angel Catbird and novel Hag-Seed. She said she slated to film her role on Aug. 16. "By that time, they'll have my disapproving bonnet and dress ready for me," she said. Atwood recently visited the set for the series, where she was placed in a corset and had her measurements taken. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pavilion: There he is, the tiny leprechaun that greeted and thrilled people as they walked into the Irish pavilion on Sunday on the first night of Folklorama 47th year, according to CBC. The multicultural celebration is off to a great start. And for the next two weeks, Ireland is one of many world destinations those in Winnipeg may visit without even stepping on a plane — Sunday marked the first day of Folklorama 47th year in the city. On the first evening, hundreds visited one or more of 23 pavilions that opened its doors for week one of the two-week festival. Brazil pavilion also featured dancers, drummers, food and music. Dancers dazzled the crowd with their routines and costumes at the Irish pavilion on Sunday night. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

i m: Typecasting," Atwood said with a laugh during an interview discussing her upcoming graphic novel "Angel Catbird" and novel "Hag-Seed." Atwood recently visited the set for the series, where she was placed in a corset and had her measurements taken, according to Guelph Mercury. She said she slated to film her role on Aug. 16. "By that time, they'll have my disapproving bonnet and dress ready for me," she said. "Once you put on one of those things, you realize why everybody in Victorian pictures looks like this," Atwood added, stiffening her spine to sit upright. "You don't bend.... No slumping." Atwood was impressed by the level of detail being paid to translate the story to screen. "It was easy for me as a writer. She was exonerated after about 30 years behind bars. "I'm going to be a disapproving lady in a church. All I had to say was: 'He got on the train.' They have to say: 'What kind of train What did the train look like What did the train look like from inside '" Extensive work was done researching the clothing for the series, which takes place over three different periods, spanning from the time of the murders to Marks release, Atwood noted. "It quite a difference in fashion, and the fashions changed during those periods. So that when she made it into a six-part miniseries.... Who would have predicted in the '50s and '60s that daytime soaps would have morphed into such an expressive and well-produced kind of thing," she added. "We've had some riveting ones — miniseries and longer series of which the production quality has been very high, and the acting has been spectacular." Atwood was also impressed by the range of Toronto actor Gadon. "She has a very plastic face, by which I mean ... it mobile, and she can do innocent-looking, and she can also do chillingly cold-looking and sinister, sort of cunning. We think Victorian, but you have to say: 'What moment of Victorian ' And they've just got that so well done." Atwood recently met with "Alias Grace" writer-producer Sarah Polley and star Sarah Gadon, and had high praise for their contributions to the project. "She a pretty brilliant writer," Atwood said of Polley. "I saw the first script she did which was a movie.... Then, she said it just not long enough to get in all the levels of nuance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

resident: In short, a super visa allows current residents of Canada to get their parents or grandparents into the country as visitors on a temporary resident visa; however, a super visa just needs a Canadian citizen invitation, or a child or grandchild who is a Canadian permanent resident could work as well, according to The Waterloo Record. The super visa has many benefits. Related Stories Daw Immigration Solutions Inc. One of the most notable is that it allows people to stay in the country for up to 24 months at a time. There are few restrictions with this visa as well. Also, this visa allows multiple entries into Canada and remains valid for 10 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian history: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air, according to Hamilton Spectator. A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate. "It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press. "I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years." A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emancipation day: Aug. 1 commemorates the anniversary of that day in 1834 when slavery was abolished in the British Empire, according to CBC. Upper Canada – now Ontario – was the first to enact it. On a warm, cloudy afternoon in Ancaster, church historian and archivist Evelyn Auchinvole tells stories from Stewart Memorial Church history, including snippets of spirituals for a small crowd gathered on Sunday, the day before Emancipation Day. The Emancipation Proclamation in the United States wouldn't come for another 30 years in 1863. "Canada was a little ahead of the curve on this one," Auchinvole said. It began in the 1830s as St. I asked local historian Evelyn Auchinvole what Canadians should think about on Emancipation Day tomorrow. #Ham Ont @kellyrbennett Being hated for the colour of our skin' Stewart Memorial has always been a refuge, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hubert humphrey: The Republicans ran Richard M. Nixon, the manipulator and criminal, according to The Chronicle Herald. Hapless Hubert Humphrey ran for the divided Democrats. Like now, American voters faced stark choices in war-torn '68. George Wallace represented the racists. Trump America is dark, violent and frightened, a superpower in decline, divided by race and culture. This time, it Donald Trump on offer for the GOP, an amalgam of Nixon paranoia and Wallace intolerance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic extremism: He then killed himself, according to Metro News. There was no suggestion that Islamic extremism played any part in the slayings."We will probably never find out what really moved him and pushed him to his inhuman actions," President Joachim Gauck said at a memorial event in Bavaria state parliament. On July 22, an 18-year-old German-Iranian man killed nine people and wounded over 30 others at a McDonald restaurant and shopping mall in the city. The rampage in Munich was the deadliest of a string of attacks over a week that rattled Germany — a sequence that also included an axe attack and a bombing in Bavaria that were both claimed by the Islamic State group. They will not keep us in the captivity of perpetual fear."Earlier Sunday, Gauck joined Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional officials at a nondenominational service in the city Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady. Gauck acknowledged that "the events outstrip our ability to distinguish one act from another — we find it hard to distinguish between whether an act was committed in the name of a religion or an ideology, out of fanaticism, nationalism or racism.""There is one thing we will not give all those who want to make our home a place of fear and horror, the assailants and gunmen and the terrorists: our submission," he said. "They will not force us to hate like they hate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parade: Spectators at Vancouver Pride Parade strained to get a photograph of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family as they participated in the 38th annual parade. "It a time where the whole city, families, communities come out, we celebrate the great diversity that is such a strength of our country," he said. "We celebrate community, we celebrate family and all these things together, according to CBC. It means we're going to have a great pride and it a pleasure for me to be here." Trudeau about to become first PM to march in Vancouver Pride Parade Black Lives Matter Vancouver joins Dyke March as other groups also sit out Pride Former Vancouver Pride chair reflects on past parades Trudeau is the first sitting prime minister to participate in Vancouver parade, which took place between noon and 3 p.m. Justin Trudeau, along with his wife Sophie Grégoire and the couples' three children were the star attraction at Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday. "What an incredible pleasure it is to be back here at pride this year here in Vancouver," said Justin Trudeau along the route as he pushed a stroller with one of his children in it and his wife Sophie Grégoire joined him in waving enthusiastically to the crowd of roughly 500,000 people. PT on Sunday with 138 entries and thousands of marchers. Trudeau marched in the parade in 2014 and 2015 as leader of the Liberal party, but his participation in Sunday event follows the milestone he set earlier in July when he became the first sitting prime minister to march in Toronto Pride parade — the country largest. Spencer Coy, a recent graduate, said he was impressed to see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Vancouver Pride Parade. "It just shows that the government is supporting the actions of the community," he said. "It just shows that the government is supporting the actions of the community," said recent high school graduate Spencer Coy who watched the parade from the sidewalk in Vancouver West End. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spending caps: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air.A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate."It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press."I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years."A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state, according to Metro News. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. Graves believes there been a Canadian sea change. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victorian london: Until Oct. 19 at the Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com or 800-511-7429As the last production in its 55th season — and the final one in Jackie Maxwell tenure as artistic director — the Shaw Festival goes grandiose and gory, in the form of the celebrated musical thriller Sweeney Todd, the story of a barber-turned-murderer originally set in Victorian London, according to Toronto Star. While the production features fabulous musical direction and ensemble singing, and some fine performances in featured roles, the central characterizations and voices are not sufficiently strong, and the conceptualization and staging can be unclear, with sometimes troubling results. By Karen Fricker Theatre Critic Sun., July 31, 2016 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, music directed by Jackie Maxwell. Article Continued Below The nature of composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and book writer Hugh Wheeler achievement with this show has always been paradoxical. Over the years it has been much interpreted: Hal Prince original 1979 Broadway production played the material as a critique of capitalist class politics, while John Doyle stripped-back 2004 London/New York revival located the whole thing inside an asylum, underlining that the title character loses his sanity. On the one hand, it contains some of the most beautiful songs in the musical theatre canon and some of the deftest, funniest lyrics, but its subject matter is revenge, obsession, murder and eventually cannibalism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian history: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air, according to The Waterloo Record. A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate. "It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press. "I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years." A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spending caps: The contrast was as sharp as the clear autumn air.A year later, pollsters say the effervescent weightlessness has yet to dissipate."It a year and honeymoons don't last a year," Frank Graves of Ekos Research told The Canadian Press."I don't recall a period in Canadian history where a government has flown that high for that long — particularly with the backdrop of what are the worst economic outlook numbers I've seen in 20 years."A campaign that began in the dog days of summer with headlines about spending caps, televised debate negotiations, third-party advertising and attack ads ended on deeper questions of religious and ethnic accommodation, a conscious return to deficit spending and an overtly activist state, according to Brandon Sun. Since then, "government is good" has been the predominant theme. Eleven weeks later, Canadian voters jumped off a cliff, electing a surprise Liberal majority led by the ebullient and youthful Justin Trudeau who marched his new cabinet up that same Rideau Hall driveway through a crush of cheering crowds. From committing billions to indigenous issues, rushing in Syrian refugees, schmoozing with the premiers, vowing to price carbon emissions, legislating doctor-assisted death, restoring the mandatory long-form census, re-funding civil society, tackling fundamental electoral reform and consulting, consulting, consulting, the Liberals are wading in where the previous government often withdrew. Graves believes there been a Canadian sea change. Whether the 2015 election marked a fundamental values shift is the question all Canada political practitioners now are grappling with, especially in this summer marked by terrorism, Britain shocking referendum exit from the European Union, U.S. racial strife, the rise of trade protectionism and the immigrant-bashing Donald Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

convention democrats: By Paul Wells National Affairs Sat., July 30, 2016 That was a lovely convention the Democrats had in Philadelphia, according to Toronto Star. With 100 days to go until the U.S. presidential election, it is now time for Canada government to consider whether it can do anything to help stop Donald Trump election. Canada must be ready to play by his, writes Paul Wells. And if the disaster cannot be stopped, Canada must prepare for the worst. The Democratic convention was a methodical display of strategy as theatre. Let unpack this. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

goat: It something Larry and Clara Hedrich didn't expect when they started raising dairy goats in the 1970s as a hobby, according to Metro News. They now milk 800 dairy goats, make award-winning cheese from cow, sheep and goat milk and boast enough capacity to process triple what they currently do."We're competing in our farm here in Pipe, Wisconsin, with the world," Larry Hedrich said. It earning another milk laurel in the face of increasing demand for goat cheese and milk: the most dairy goats in the U.S. That distinction will only stand to increase when two of the largest goat dairies in the world soon begin operating in northeast Wisconsin. The growth in Wisconsin — as well as California, which is No. 2 in goat- and sheep-milk sales — is due to both existing infrastructure and growing appreciation for goat milk in the U.S. Chefs are using it more frequently, consumers are seeking out its unique taste and growing immigrant populations from places like East Africa and Latin America are looking for the familiar products, according to Norm Monsen, dairy economic development consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Goat milk in the U.S. is used mostly for cheese, retail sales of which reached $142 million this year, up 8 per cent from $131 million in 2015, according to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. But there a lack of research and goat-specific products, like medicine or feed, which can be problematic for farmers who are turning to the emerging market. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

freeman pizza: I know, according to The Chronicle Herald. I lived there myself — as have many of my friends, coworkers, classmates and eventually my own students and my grown children friends. These buildings are as much a part of life as are draught, late-night Freeman pizza or sharing Bud the Spud fries with the seagulls. This location has been home to so many, for so long, for good reasons. Walking distance to Dalhousie University, Saint Mary University, the Halifax Commons and downtown Halifax, Quinpool Tower and Court are located among the most popular independent and large-scale shops, restaurants and businesses in town. Among them, location. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hillary clinton: Therefore, it was disappointing to read that he would adopt progressive talking points around issues of identity and minority candidates to try and elucidate upon the visceral dislike Hillary Clinton engenders for so many, according to Toronto Star. The distaste that I and others I know have for Mrs. Sat., July 30, 2016 Re: The mystery of American distaste for Hillary Clinton, July 25Re: First lady fires up Democrats, July 26The mystery of American distaste for Hillary Clinton, July 25As a trained political economist with graduate-level qualifications, columnist Thomas Walkom oftentimes presents refreshing arguments that run counter to the current economic orthodoxy. Clinton has absolutely nothing to do with her gender and her professional attainment, and has everything to do with her embrace of neoliberal, economic orthodoxy. Article Continued Below This has manifested itself in the neoliberal paradigm over the last 40 years, characterized by retrenchment of the welfare state, privatization of public assets, deregulation of economic sectors favouring capital flows and accumulation, including free trade deals, gutting of labour regulations giving rise to precarious employment, and a moral ethic of personal responsibility couched in language of self-fulfilment and self-actualization through therapeutic discourses. Beginning with the Powell Memo and The Crisis of Democracy report from the first of half of the 1970s, U.S. and global capitalists embarked upon a program to reassert their class power in opposition to the New Left student movement, militant labour activity, and a broader countercultural zeitgeist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mission members: The names of the two male Sûreté du Québec sergeants have not been made public, according to CTV. For more than 20 years, Canadian peacekeepers in Haiti have tried to bring stability and security to a country that has seen decades of chaos. The allegations date back to 2013, when the provincial officers were serving on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti. But allegations of sexual misconduct against two former peacekeepers have some questioning Canada credibility. Criminal investigations were held in Haiti and in Quebec, but no charges were laid. One of the officers at the centre of the allegations allegedly frequented a bar that was off limits to mission members and attempted to solicit a local prostitute in January of 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

russian counterpart: But there were Stéphane Dion, Canada foreign affairs minister, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, meeting Monday on the neutral ground of a Pacific nations summit in Laos for a 30-minute cover-the-waterfront talk on issues of common interests, according to Toronto Star. The under-reported incident is a breakthrough for both countries. By David Olive Business Columnist Sat., July 30, 2016 This might seem a curious time for Ottawa to make a 180-degree turn in trying to restore healthy relations with Russia. Canada has been stridently critical of the Kremlin since Russia occupation of the Crimea two years ago, and has prohibited contact between high-level officials in the two countries. To be sure, Dion reiterated to Lavrov on Monday Canada acute concern about Russia threatening gestures in Ukraine and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, and the Kremlin controversial role in the Syrian conflict. But the Trudeau government, which earned a mandate in October for its promise to strengthen ties with both Russia and China, has broken the silence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

russian: Russian hockey was coming to town! Twenty months earlier in Cortina, Italy, the Russian national team won hockey gold at its first Winter Olympics by defeating Canada representatives, the Allan Cup champion Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, 2-0, according to Hamilton Spectator. In just 10 postwar years, Russia had not only reached the level Canadian hockey had taken 50 years to achieve but was introducing new styles of play that would transform the game over the next two decades. Six decades ago, Kitchener-Waterloo also had Russian sports headlines — for all the right reasons. Apart from short newsreel clips, few Canadians had ever seen the Russians play so this middle-of-the-Cold War, late-1957 tour was a sure sellout. Nevertheless, the game in Kitchener was seen as a chance for the Dutchmen to gain some revenge for the Olympic loss. Only six of the touring players had been on the Olympic roster: the remainder were from three Moscow clubs, giving rise to the nickname Moscow Selects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bc: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigrant Settlement Services of BC , Emergency Management BC, Emergency Social Services in the Tri-Cities, the Red Cross, Concert Properties, BC Housing, and the Fraser Health Authority have all been involved in the effort so far, according to CTV. The families lost their homes on Cottonwood Avenue in a fire Thursday morning. According to the provincial government, 10 families of Syrian refugees have already been provided with temporary housing, clothing, prescriptions, and other essentials, and are expected to be placed in permanent housing in the coming weeks. The three-storey building, which does not have sprinklers, was undergoing repairs and the water was turned off. The building landlord offered the apartments for the Syrian refugees below market rent for the short term, because there are so few available rentals in the area. The tar roof trapped the flames and heat, making it a challenge for crews to put out the blaze. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

goat: It something Larry and Clara Hedrich didn't expect when they started raising dairy goats in the 1970s as a hobby, according to Brandon Sun. They now milk 800 dairy goats, make award-winning cheese from cow, sheep and goat milk and boast enough capacity to process triple what they currently do."We're competing in our farm here in Pipe, Wisconsin, with the world," Larry Hedrich said. It earning another milk laurel in the face of increasing demand for goat cheese and milk: the most dairy goats in the U.S. That distinction will only stand to increase when two of the largest goat dairies in the world soon begin operating in northeast Wisconsin. The growth in Wisconsin — as well as California, which is No. 2 in goat- and sheep-milk sales — is due to both existing infrastructure and growing appreciation for goat milk in the U.S. Chefs are using it more frequently, consumers are seeking out its unique taste and growing immigrant populations from places like East Africa and Latin America are looking for the familiar products, according to Norm Monsen, dairy economic development consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Goat milk in the U.S. is used mostly for cheese, retail sales of which reached $142 million this year, up 8 per cent from $131 million in 2015, according to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. But there a lack of research and goat-specific products, like medicine or feed, which can be problematic for farmers who are turning to the emerging market. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

russian: Russian hockey was coming to town! Twenty months earlier in Cortina, Italy, the Russian national team won hockey gold at its first Winter Olympics by defeating Canada representatives, the Allan Cup champion Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, 2-0, according to The Waterloo Record. In just 10 postwar years, Russia had not only reached the level Canadian hockey had taken 50 years to achieve but was introducing new styles of play that would transform the game over the next two decades. Six decades ago, Kitchener-Waterloo also had Russian sports headlines — for all the right reasons. Apart from short newsreel clips, few Canadians had ever seen the Russians play so this middle-of-the-Cold War, late-1957 tour was a sure sellout. Nevertheless, the game in Kitchener was seen as a chance for the Dutchmen to gain some revenge for the Olympic loss. Only six of the touring players had been on the Olympic roster: the remainder were from three Moscow clubs, giving rise to the nickname Moscow Selects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.