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Volunteering, by the numbers
 
Wednesday July 8 2009
Volunteering as a way of life is deeply entrenched among some sections of our communities, just as it is not among some others. So what is it about volunteering that yields up such diverse opinions?

Statistics Canada recently came up with some data that might offer some fresh insights. The numbers showed most Canadians provided either time or money to charitable and non-profit organizations. Almost 23 million Canadians, or 84 per cent of the population aged 15 and over, made a financial...


Sifting through our satisfaction quotient...
Thursday July 2 2009
It's official: We Canadians truly are a laidback, contented lot. As per a report issued by...
Celebrating our multiculturalism
Wednesday June 24 2009
It was on Nov 13, 2002, that Canada, by Royal Proclamation, designated June 27 of each year as...
Breaking down our own barriers to the disabled
Wednesday May 27 2009
There are 1.85 million people with disabilities in Ontario. Within the microcosm of Peel Regional...

COLUMNS


Lack of leadership threatens Pakistan's future stability
 
Thursday July 17 2008
One hundred days after the restoration of democracy, Pakistan is looking like a failed state more than ever.

In a wave of hope and public sympathy after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Dec. 2007, Pakistan People’s Party was voted into power along with coalition partner Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) in February elections.

Both the leading parties promised to strive together and resolve a range of issues, including restoration of judges sacked by...


Lack of leadership threatens Pakistan's future stability
Thursday July 17 2008
One hundred days after the restoration of democracy, Pakistan is looking like a failed state more...

LETTERS


Immigrants easy picks no more
Wednesday March 10 2010
Demonstrating rare political courage, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered an apology to...
Another Ahmadi murdered in Pak
Wednesday March 10 2010
It is with great sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat confirms another member of its community,...
Sign pact to grant quicker pensions
Wednesday March 3 2010
There is a large number of Indo-Canadian senior citizens living in Canada. Most of these persons...
Tapping into Haiti's disaster
Wednesday February 24 2010
The Haiti earthquake is a small reminder to mankind that nature is all powerful. But man has always...
Kashmiri Pandits' plight
Wednesday February 17 2010
With reference to the letter entitled Sarbo Sukhina Bhawantu (Thursday, Feb 11), I do not know...
Community's generosity thanked
Wednesday February 17 2010
On behalf of United Way of Peel Region, I thank everyone in our community for their extraordinary...


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The Focus

We have one primary focus while launching this newspaper. Our focus is, quite simply, YOU!

Anything that concerns you, our reader, is our concern. While highlighting the achievements of the vibrant and prosperous South Asian community here in Brampton, the Peel Region and the wider GTA, we will perhaps more importantly also air any concerns you may have in a frank and forthright manner so that these can be brought to the attention of the authorities concerned.

South Asian Focus seeks to become a forum where community issues that you feel strongly about can be debated by all parties concerned, thus promoting dialogue as a means of resolving any issues.

We will at the same time enable you, our readers, to build and maintain strong bridges with your homelands by bringing relevant, focused, authentic news from halfway across the world through syndications and special arrangements that will keep you updated on the latest developments across the Subcontinent. This information we will punctually deliver direct to your doorsteps every week.

But in return we need your help. Yes, we will always need your good wishes-- but more, we also need you to tell us what you need. Help us to serve you better. Talk to us. We will listen.

Mail us your thoughts and ideas, your suggestions and comments, your bouquets and brickbats, to us.

We invite you to embark on this new journey in a spirit of partnership, even as we usher in Baisakhi. And looking ahead, we wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year.