Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
It was 22 years ago when I arrived in Canada and chose Calgary, Alberta to be my home. Leaving my family and friends behind, it was a new adventure for me to be in a new country without knowing anyone. That was the time I looked for a Filipino community paper and never found any, [...]
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NEWS FROM February 2011

FIBRE FACTS

What is dietary fibre?
Dietary fibre is the part of the plants we eat that we cannot fully digest. Fibre has many benefits; we need it for good health.

Why do we need fibre?
Fibre helps to:

Keep your digestive system healthy and prevent constipation by making stools bulky and soft.
Lower blood [...]

Family is a gift from God

by Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life International Fellowship
How important is your family to you? Are you spiritually blessed with joy or heavily burdened economically or emotionally for having a family? Or are you homesick because your family is far distant away from you? Well, there is truth to say that home is [...]

MP Devinder Shory: $640 Million Investment in Canada’s Aerospace Industry

CALGARY, AB – MP Devinder Shory today congratulated Bell Helicopter of Calgary Northeast on a $640 million Government of Canada contract for Canada’s aerospace industry.
“This contract means hundreds of full-time jobs in Calgary and Quebec on a long-term basis,” said MP Devinder Shory. “As well, with our 10 year $640 million dollar investment, we are [...]

Wrapping up year-long centenary celebrations

CALGARY- The centenary celebrations started last February for Chinatown 100, the Year of the Tiger, have now come to an end as the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre prepares a weekend carnival to welcome the “Year of the Rabbit” in the coming weeks. The City of Calgary is pleased to have partnered with over [...]

Motorists to be refunded for Speed-on-Green tickets

Edmonton… Alberta Justice will quash all convictions for Speed-on-Green tickets issued in Edmonton from November 2009 up to and including January 14 due to concerns about the reliability of the intersection safety cameras. Motorists who received a Speed-on-Green ticket during this time frame and subsequently paid the fine will be [...]

Chocolate

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*** THE MAIN INGREDIENT segment aims to inform, educate, share skills and knowledge. It also hopes to satisfy most of our TASTEBUDS (the five elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami or savoury). Email your request INGREDIENT(s) be featured for its uses, nutrient contents and/or cooking tips, and comments/suggestions. ***The author has [...]

The Other Side

Wow, what a blast of winter we’ve had recently! Is it over? No, there will be lots more! A few cold days, then a few warm days, then cold again. You never know what to wear from day to day.
Don’t let the weather affect your plans. Although it was a bit cold we managed to [...]

CAN THIS BE LOVE?

by
Roger Encarnacion
(This essay was published in the Filipino Pioneers Club Magazine under the author’s pseudonym.)
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Many poems, songs, and stories about love have been written by famous writers, composers, and thinkers the world over and one can only surmise how barren and empty our lives will be without the love-inspired literary gems and musical masterpieces that [...]

‘HIGH MAINTENANCE’ ANG ‘GIRLFRIEND’ KO

ni
Roger Encarnacion
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Kung tawagin siya ng barkada ko ay si Seksi. Dahil talaga namang napakaganda ng kanyang katawan. “Nakakagigil,” sasabihin ni Pareng Danny. “Nakakagising,” sesegundahan naman ni Pareng Berto. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tinutukoy ni Pareng Berto na nagigising, pero palagay ko’y damdamin ang ibig niyang sabihin.
Una ko siyang nakita sa ‘party’ ng Ex-Meralco [...]

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