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Newsline Canada
Canada Jubilant
Wins most Gold Medals (14)
in 2010 Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER (WIVB) -
Sidney Crosby beat Ryan Miller
in overtime to give Canada a 3-2
win and the Olympic hocky gold
medal. Crosby's goal came 7;40
into the extra session off a
pass from Jarome Iginla.
Canada’s Ken Pereira with
world elite field hockey players
at India Gate Photos
forwarded by Rudy Fernandes
On
February 26, the Captains of the
twelve teams participating in
the 2010 FIH World Cup were
gathered in front of India Gate,
an emblematic landmark of Delhi.
They posed for an historic
picture around the coveted World
Cup trophy.
For more on the FIH World Cup
Click here
Vancouver: The
Indo-Canadian and Chinese
communities want representation
at the closing ceremony of the
Winter Olympics as they felt
ignored at the opening ceremony.
Both communities make up 30 per
cent of the Greater Vancouver
area.
VATICAN
CITY - Pope Benedict
XVI will create six new saints
Oct. 17, including Blessed Andre Bessette, the first
Canadian-born man to become a
saint. Brother Andre founded St.
Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
in Montreal and was known for
his intense piety, famed for
miraculous cures and praised for
his dedication to building the
shrine to honour St. Joseph.
At a press conference at St.
Joseph's Oratory, Cardinal
Jean-Claude Turcotte called the
announcement “the best thing
that could have happened this
year for the Church of
Montreal.”
OTTAWA
- The Canadian
government's current fiscal
structure is not sustainable,
due largely to an aging Canadian
population, the parliamentary
budget officer warned Thursday
in a report.
Over half of Canadians see no
appropriate age to retire and
think retirement age is a
personal choice: RBC Poll
One-third of working
Canadians will never retire
TORONTO, Feb. 22 /CNW/ - More than half of Canadians (57
per cent) feel there is no
appropriate age for retirement
and deciding when to retire is a
personal choice, according to
the 20th Annual RBC RRSP Poll.
Nearly one-in-three Canadians
(31 per cent) who are still
working say they will never
retire and one-quarter (26 per
cent) think the term 'old'
depends on how you feel.
Commentary
The
statements, opinions, or views in the articles may not
necessarily reflect that of the Goan Voice Canada.
India’s smallest state has been in the news for all the
wrong reasons. The recent rape of a 9-year-old Russian
girl in Goa’s Morjim village has resonated far beyond
the beaches of this former Portuguese colony.
Overall, I thought the opening ceremonywas pretty impressive visually. But I've got say,
other than our beloved Governor General Michaëlle
Jean, the incredible display of aboriginal culture,
a lightning-quick shot of Patrick Chan, a few
Asian-looking dancers, the performance of Measha
Brueggergosman and Portuguese-Canadian Nelly
Furtado, and a black Mountie...this was by far the
whitest-looking opening ceremonies.
The question of what does it mean to be a citizen has no
simple answer. On a purely definition based description,
what it means to be a citizen is that a person is a
legally recognised inhabitant of the country they live
in – in the UK, this means they pay taxes and are
entitles to the help of the benefits and NHS systems.
However, in practice, answering the question what does
it mean to be a citizen is far from easy. As new rules
and tests for people wanting British citizenship show,
being a citizen is about far more than a legal status.
It is about understanding and accepting – and being a
part of the culture, rather than an observer from the
outside.
People Places and Things
GALAXY RESTAURANT
OFFERS AN EXOTIC TASTE OF GOA
WITH A
HINT OF EAST EUROPEAN & SOUTH EAST ASIAN CULINARY DELITE By Muriel Lucas.
This quaint and cosy Restaurant, easy to find
location, is situated at 5004 Timberlea Blvd.,at the
corner of Eglinton & Tomken, in Mississauga,
Ontario.
Owners, Yvette
and Edwin DaCosta, immigrated to Canada from Nairobi, East
Africa, way back in 1989 and presently reside in
Scarborough, Ontario. Edwin worked for the Provincial
Government for 20 years as an Assistant Accountant, until
retirement. New to the Restaurant scene, and with a
lifelong dream of one day owning a traditional family
Restaurant, which delivers an exotic taste of Goa, with a
combination of East European and South East Asian delites,
finally came to pass, when they proudly celebrated their
opening night in November 1999, with about 48 people in
attendance, with an array of exotic dishes, that satisfied
everyone’s palates.
Click to enlarge
The Galaxy
features a bright atmosphere with a T.V. display featuring
live international soccer games, while you wine and dine.
Their premises are available for private functions for up
to 50 people comfortably. Catering is also available for
all occasions at affordable prices. One can also enjoy
full bar facilities, and a variety of appetizers for
starters.
Brain man Ralph
Martins, 52, named Australian of the Year January 28, 2010
Here's
some good news from Australia for a change.
Indian-origin researcher of Alzheimer's disease
Ralph Martins, 52, was named Australian of the Year
2010 by the Government of Western Australia for his
role in identifying the Alzheimer's-causing protein
in the brain. Born to Indian parents from Goa,
Martins is now collaborating with researchers in
India. He says, "I won because of the contribution I
made to the field over 26 years."
- Compiled by Nishat
Bari
Amritpaul
Singh Sikh Aid team cooks langar to feed 500 Haiti
earthquake victims.
Like many of you whenever I read
about the overwhelmed tragedy of the Haiti
earthquake victims, I feel helpless and get choked
up feeling as though I shall weep. I imagine a
similar feeling prompted Harcharan Singh and
Amritpaul Singh to leave the comfort of their homes
in Brampton, Canada and join the Sikh Aid team as
volunteers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After arriving
in Haiti they collected two trucks loads of supplies
and made a 30 hour trip to the Sikh Aid camp. Upon
arrival they immediately set up a tent in the midst
of the rubble and began preparing food for 500
earthquake victims.
2010 Fiat
500: Look what's coming to Canada JOHN LEBLANC FOR THE TORONTO STAR
The Fiat 500 doesn’t take up much space on Italy’s
country roads, nor in its congested cities. Will
Canadians take to it here as a Chrysler subcompact?
Special to the Star ROME
- The rumours have been rife.
Speculation, spurious. And the anticipation
palpable.
Since Fiat took a controlling interest in Detroit's
then-bankrupt Chrysler back in June of this year,
fans of Italian cars have been in a tizzy about what
may actually go on sale here in Canada.
Now, if all goes according to plans announced just
this week (see AutoNews, W4), it looks like Fiat's
mechanicals will underpin the majority of Chrysler
vehicles in the coming years.
But before most of those cars arrive in 2012, a
North American version of the Fiat 500 will go on
sale here about a year from now.
Goan
Voice Canada is pleased to congratulate Karuna
Kersarkar on her engagement to Paresh Kanekar, which
took place on February 7 2010 in a Goa
Karuna, daughter of Mr. Madhukar & Meena of Assagao
Goa, has been responsible for designing and
displaying the pages of Goan Voice Canada’s website
for the past 3 years continuous at the offices of
Demerg Inc. in Panaji. Her fiancee Paresh hails from
Vasco-da-Gama.
The happy couple plans to marry on Sunday, May 16,
2010 at 12:35 PM. Wedding ceremony will take
place in Maratha Bhawan Hall, Porvorim Goa.
Congratulations from Goan Voice Canada
John J. D’Souza, Uvy Lopes & Muriel Lucas
Margao:
Konkani Literary and Cultural Convention Held Monday , February 22,
2010 12:24:54 PM (IST) | Daijiworld Media
Network - Margao (VA)
Konkani Literary and Cultural Convention
Margao, Feb 22: Dalgado Konkani Akademy organized the Second
Konkani (Roman Script) literary and cultural
convention at Ravindra Bhavan, Kudchodem, here
on February 20 and 21.
Goa should focus
only on tourism: Arcelor Mittal honcho
Mr Andrzej Wypych, the HR director of Arcelor Mittal,
the Poland-based world's largest steel maker company
on Saturday said that Goa should refrain from
welcoming any industrial investments, and must
solely concentrate on developing tourism as an
industry to generate revenue. The HR director of
ArcelorMittal, who is currently in Goa on a leisure
trip told 'The Navhind Times' that Goa can easily
survive without further industrial production units.
'Goa has a gift of nature and it should be preserved
at any cost,' Mr Wypych observed, pointing out that
the industrial business should be left to other
parts of India. "I wish this area doesn't have any
industrial investment,' he reiterated. [NT]
Israeli drug lord held in Anjuna
Keeping up the pressure on drug peddlers in the
state, the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) yesterday cast
its net on a big fish, an Israeli, David Driham
alias Dudu, who was found in possession of drugs
worth around Rs 3.80 lakh. The 34-year-old Israeli,
against whom several cases are pending, was nabbed
in Anjuna with 144 escsasy tablets (55 grams),
heroine powder (5 gms), cocaine (6.5 gms) liquid LSD
(7.30 gms) and Charas (1.65 kilograms), the value of
which works to around Rs 3.81 lakh. [GT]
Centre puts freeze on fresh mine clearances
In a major development on the mining front, the
Central government has decided to freeze
environmental clearances (ECs) to the new mining
proposals and said it was mooting a comprehensive
environmental impact assessment of all mining
activities in the State. In a letter to Chief
Minister Digambar Kamat, the Union Minster for
Environment and Forest has stated that the ministry
has decided to freeze ECs to new proposals until the
mining policy for the State is finalized. [H]
Labourer stoned to death over petty issue near
Sada waste plant
In a gruesome incident, a labourer was brutally
killed by his colleagues by smashing his head with
stones over a petty issue after abducting him during
the wee hours on Monday.According to the deputy
superintendent of police, Vasco, Mr Mahesh Gaonkar,
the deceased has been identified as L Gopal and was
working with C Raja Company, based at Headland-Sada.
The company is engaged in coal handling at MPT. [NT]
A Real estate agent's eyeing ancestral Goan
houses
In what could be described as nuisance and intrusion
into their private life for the local people,
especially those living in old houses in coastal
areas, the A real estate agent's on the move have
been calling at their door steps and enquiring
whether the houses were for sale and promising best
return. A number of people both in North and South
Goa told " The Navhind Times " that they were
visited by some people, some young and others of
middle age, who wanted to know whether they would
sell their properties for attractive returns. The
"agents" speak in chaste Hindi and English, they
informed. [NT]
One voice:
Russians, go back
Villagers of Morjim, yesterday, spoke in one voice
against the increasing influence the 'bad-viced'
Russians are exerting in their village. Villagers at
the gram sabha held, yesterday, placed firm their
demand that they be disallowed to conduct business
and those currently doing so illegally be stopped
with an iron hand. [GT]
Vegetable cultivation on the upswing in Bardez
Goa may be buying vegetables from the neighbouring
states and this may be a reason for high prices.
Nonetheless Bardez of late has been witnessing an
upswing in the cultivation of vegetables.There has
been an increase of 15 per cent in vegetable
cultivation in Bardez this winter compared to last
winter. This is mainly due to various government
schemes that have been availed of by the cultivators
resulting in an increase in area under cultivation. [NT]
National
Seminar on ‘Nanotechnology and Its Impact on
Society’ Thu Feb 18 01:36:39 PST
2010
Dear Sir,I will be grateful if you please publish
the enclosed in your issue and oblige.
With many thanks and kind regards, Yours
sincerely, Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sá PRINCIPAL St.
Xavier's College of Arts, Science &
Commerce, Xavier nagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA.
To highlight the plight of farming community in the
State, farmers from Goa under the banner ‘Goenchea
Xetkarancho Ekvott’ staged a dharna at Quepem
Municipal Council Garden on Sunday.
St Xavier’s School at Dhobi Talao, which is
celebrating its 140th anniversary, is truly a
treasure trove, with 3,000-odd collection of
preserved birds, animals and reptiles. Also, the
broken propeller of S S Fort Stikine that fell in
the school compound after the Victoria Docks
Explosion in 1944
A broken piece of a
ship’s propeller that fell in the compound during
the 1944 dock explosion is displayed in the
quadrangle of St Xavier’s School at Dhobi Talao.
2/19/2010
12:19 PM ET The Indian Navy on Friday
inducted four Russian-made MiG-29K "Air Dominance"
fighter planes into its fleet, which will eventually
be deployed on an aircraft carrier being refitted in
Russia.
With this, the Indian Navy has joined an elite club
of navies across the world having the MiG-29K
aircraft in operation.
Speaking at the induction ceremony in the western
Indian state of Goa, Defense Minister A K Antony
said "coupled with the future inductions of aircraft
carriers, our Navy's capability will see a quantum
jump."
Bharti
Airtel to buy Kuwait-based Zain telecom's mobile
operations in Africa New Delhi, February 15,
2010 | http://indiatoday.intoday.in/
Bharti Airtel today said it has offered USD 10.7
billion (nearly Rs 50,000 crore) to buy Kuwait-based
Zain telecom's mobile operations in Africa, in a
deal that would catapult India's largest private
telecom firm in the league of world's top 10
operators.
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) - Canpotex, the offshore marketing
company for Canadian potash producers Potash Corp,
Agrium and Mosaic, has inked a new supply contract
with Indian buyers for the second quarter, it
announced on Friday.
India's industrial production has risen at its
fastest pace in more than a decade, providing
further evidence of the country's strong economic
recovery. Factory output rose by 16.8% in December
compared with a year earlier, much faster than
analysts had expected.
Funeral Notice: + Tim Fernandes Mon Mar 01 12:00:00
TIMOTEO(Tim) Fernandes of Peterborough, Ontario, who passed away February 25, 2010
Tim is survived by his son Tim(Tanya), of Peterborough and daughter Monica Fernandes (B.C.), Brother (Ralph) Eliza Fernandes in Mississauga and sisters in Goa Hilaria (Bobby) and Loudres .
Father Richard Saldanha, pastor of the St. Joseph and St. Ursula Catholic parish cluster in Chatham, passed away in India . Beloved parish priest dies in India
Tribute to late Bishop Ignatius Lobo Fri Feb 26 12:00:00
Monday, February 22, 2010 8:18 AM From: "Miguel Braganza" braganza.miguel@... To: "mapusa-net" Cc: sfx-siolim@yahoogroups.com, "Council for Social Justice and Peace Goa" , "dcscmgoa" dcscmgoa@...
Dears,
When I was still a school student, I had the occasion to meet Bisho.... Read more
Bishop Ignatius Lobo laid to rest in Belgaum Fri Feb 26 12:00:00
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TORONTO EAST
GOAN SENIORS ASSOCIATION (T E G S A) - 2010 Events
Please mark you calendars for the following
exciting events:
All events will be held at Commander Hall Arena,
unless otherwise advised.
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Pursuant to the TEGSA Constitution, members are
hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting of
the Toronto East Goan Seniors Association, will be
held on Friday, March 12, 2010, @ 6:30 p.m. at
Commander Hall, 140 Commander Blvd. Scarborough .
AGENDA
President's Opening Address
To confirm minutes of the last Annual General
Body Meeting held on March 15th, 2009
Matters arising there from
To adopt the General Secretary’s Report for 2009
To adopt the Statement of Accounts for the year
2009
Election of Executive Committee for 2010/2011
Appointment of Auditors for 2010/2011
Individuals wishing to stand for office can
forward their names to the General Secretary by
March 5th, 2010.
Any other business, provided notice is given in
writing addressed to the General Secretary at
e-mail address tutsdsouza@yahoo.ca no later than February
24, 2010.
Brampton Heart attack patients to head south By PETER CRISCIONE |
BramptonGuardian.com | February 14, 2010
Cardiac care. Heart attack patients in Brampton
and surrounding area will soon be transported directly
to Mississauga’s Trillium Health Centre, granting them
access to treatment they can’t get in this city.
Heart attack patients in Brampton and surrounding area
will soon be transported directly to Mississauga’s
Trillium Health Centre, granting them access to
treatment they can’t get in this city. “Please be
advised that (Trillium has) finalized an agreement with
William Osler Health System to permit the bypassing of
their facility for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
patients,” states Peel Paramedic Services Director Peter
Dundas in a memo issued to local paramedics on Friday.
Stranded drivers beware
THORNHILL, ON, Feb. 19 /CNW/ - If stranded on the side of the road, CAA recommends
drivers make themselves as visible as possible to
passing motorists, especially on a busy highway or at
night time.
He was a professional back home, but a 'nobody'
here.
The South Asian man struggled, as an immigrant in York
Region, to maintain control with a family of teenagers
who were struggling with new-Canadian pressures of their
own until, lacking employment or dignity, he could
struggle no more. And he killed himself.
Grandparents 'boost obesity risk' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8513112.stm BBC NEWS | Emma Wilkinson |
Health reporter, BBC News Young children who are regularly looked after by
their grandparents have an increased risk of being
overweight, an extensive British study has suggested.
Analysis of 12,000 three-year olds suggested the risk
was 34% higher if grandparents cared for them full time.
Children who went to nursery or had a childminder had no
increased risk of weight problems, the International
Journal of Obesity reported. Nearly a quarter of
preschool children in the UK are overweight or obese.
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On
February 26, the Captains of the
twelve teams participating in
the 2010 FIH World Cup were
gathered in front of India Gate,
an emblematic landmark of Delhi.
They posed for an historic
picture around the coveted World
Cup trophy.
For more on the FIH World Cup
VATICAN
CITY - Pope Benedict
XVI will create six new saints
Oct. 17, including Blessed Andre Bessette, the first
Canadian-born man to become a
saint. Brother Andre founded St.
Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
in Montreal and was known for
his intense piety, famed for
miraculous cures and praised for
his dedication to building the
shrine to honour St. Joseph.
This quaint and cosy Restaurant, easy to find
location, is situated at 5004 Timberlea Blvd.,at the
corner of Eglinton & Tomken, in Mississauga,
Ontario.
January 28, 2010
Wednesday January 27, 2010
ROME
- The rumours have been rife.
Speculation, spurious. And the anticipation
palpable.
Since Fiat took a controlling interest in Detroit's
then-bankrupt Chrysler back in June of this year,
fans of Italian cars have been in a tizzy about what
may actually go on sale here in Canada.
Now, if all goes according to plans announced just
this week (see AutoNews, W4), it looks like Fiat's
mechanicals will underpin the majority of Chrysler
vehicles in the coming years.
But before most of those cars arrive in 2012, a
North American version of the Fiat 500 will go on
sale here about a year from now.
Goan
Voice Canada is pleased to congratulate Karuna
Kersarkar on her engagement to Paresh Kanekar, which
took place on February 7 2010 in a Goa
2/19/2010
12:19 PM ET The Indian Navy on Friday
inducted four Russian-made MiG-29K "Air Dominance"
fighter planes into its fleet, which will eventually
be deployed on an aircraft carrier being refitted in
Russia.
With this, the Indian Navy has joined an elite club
of navies across the world having the MiG-29K
aircraft in operation.
Speaking at the induction ceremony in the western
Indian state of Goa, Defense Minister A K Antony
said "coupled with the future inductions of aircraft
carriers, our Navy's capability will see a quantum
jump."
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