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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Khmer Radio North America & Khmer Community in Toronto Canada will welcome SRP MPs Mu Sochua and Tioulong Saumura
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Source: http://www.ckn-media.blogspot.com/
We're Hosting our MP. Madam Mu Sochua. MP. Madam Saumura Rainsy.to celebrate Canada days with us. from June 30 to July 1st, 2012
Khmer Community of north America we would like to invite all our Khmer to Joins us. and given a warm welcome to our leadership for democracy in Cambodia.
June.30th.2012 Meeting all day 11 Am -11Pm
at # 198 Beanburton line, L38-3C4 Newmarket On.
July.1st. 2012 We celebrate Canada day from 9.30Am-7.00Pm
at the Hamilton Centennial Park.on beach . Hamilton On.
We thanks to all for your Supported.
For more Information please contact:
- Mr: Kim Horn (647) 268-4238
- Mr: Saram Chhum (416) 451-5419
- Mr: Song Kimsoung (416) 580-3430
- Mr: Pheng Kry (647) 272-5970
- Mr: Sek Sereth (905) 967-4141
- Mr: Mat Phat (289) 500-4555
- E-mail chansaryoum@yahoo.ca
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Cambodian Community Seeks Help from Canada
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| Protesters from Canada's Cambodian communities in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto gathered on Parliament Hill Monday asking the Canadian government to intervene in what they describe as Cambodia's deteriorating human rights situation. (Matthew Little/The Epoch Times) |
Oct 24, 2011
By Matthew Little
Epoch Times (Canada)
“On the contrary, forced land evictions have forced hundreds and thousands of families from their homes,” said Pretty.
PARLIAMENT HILL—Waving banners warning of an end to democracy in Cambodia, a group of protesters marched on Parliament Hill on Monday asking the Canadian government to step in.
Sunday marked the 20-year anniversary of the Paris Conference where Canada, along with 17 other countries, the UN, and Cambodia’s main political parties, signed an agreement that was to chart a path forward.
But according to the crowd of approx 100 that gathered, that hasn’t come to fruition.
“They signed that agreement to help Cambodia but nothing can help Cambodia,” said Sarom Om, a Cambodian woman who came to Canada with her family when she was 5.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Demonstration to support the 19th Anniversary of the Paris Agreements in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
What:
Demonstration to Support the Paris Peace Agreements
When:
Saturday 23 October 2010
Meeting starts at Noon
Rally starts at 1PM
Where:
Canadian Parliament
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Contact:
Mr. Sokha Ly (514) 217-9827
Vénérable Thi Thi Thammo (905) 920-3320
Mr. Tuon Yukda (514) 808-5077
Mr. Sin Sinthor (514) 376-3741
o - o - o
Communiqué de presse
À tous Compatriotes, Médias et Ami(e)s,
Les Cambodgiens d'origine Canadienne de tout horizon et différents organismes de partout au Canada organisent conjointement avec les Cambodgiens de quatre coins du globe, une manifestation mondiale pour commémorer le 19 e anniversaire de l'Accore de Paris (23 octobre 1991), demandant gouvernement Canadien aussi qu'au pays signataires de réexaminer et déployer tous les moyens nécessaire afin que cet accord soit respecté par le gouvernement Cambodgien et ses voisins dont ils sont signataires.
Il est à noter qu'au Canada il y aura une seule organisation commune pour cette manifestation, qui aura lieu officiellement:
Lieu:
Devant la Colline Parlementaire (Ottawa)
Heure de rencontre:
12:00 (Midi)
Heure de commencement:
1:00 PM
Date:
Samedi 23 octobre 2010
Pour ceux qui viennent en autobus de Toronto, de Québec, de Montréal, nous vous invitons de contacter avec votre organisateur local, à moi-même (514) 217-9827 ou les personnes ressources suivantes:
- Vénérable Thi Thi Thammo (905) 920-3320
- M. Tuon Yukda (514) 808-5077
- M. Sin Sinthor (514) 376-3741
Merci
Sokha Ly
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pchum Ben Celebration at Khmer Krom Buddhist Temple in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
Click on the announcement in Khmer and English to zoom in
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Meeting with opposition lader Sam Rainsy and Mr. Sean Pengse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Click on the announcement to zoom inFriday, June 27, 2008
Cambodian refugees in Canada wins hospitals' Dream Lottery to become instant millionaire
Couple who fled war wins hospitals' Dream Lottery
Thu, June 26, 2008
By JOE MATYAS, SUN MEDIA
The London Free Press (Ontario, Canada)
Thu, June 26, 2008
By JOE MATYAS, SUN MEDIA
The London Free Press (Ontario, Canada)
A couple who fled the killing fields of Cambodia more than two decades ago became instant millionaires today when they won the London hospitals Dream Lottery.
Vorn Mak and his wife Soeur Nhek said they were speechless when notified by telephone that they had won the $1.3 million grand prize. After the news sunk in, “we’re were jumping up and down” with joy and hugging each other, she said.
Vorn Mak has worked as a cleaner at the downtown Hilton Hotel for about 15 years and Soeur Nhek works as a Pennysaver flyer inserter at the London Free Press.
The couple came to London as refugees about 21 years ago after fleeing the violence of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia.
“The war was very bad and we were lucky to get away from it,” Von Mak said.
The couple won a grand prize that included a $650,000 Wasko home in the Buttonbush subdivision near Colonel Talbot and Southdale roads, $204,000 in furniture, appliances and electronic goods and a $55,000 BMW vehicle.
But they said they’ve chosen the cash option of $1.1 million, the largest cash prize in the history of the charity lottery that supports the London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care and Children’s Health Foundation.
The winners said they were going to take their time to decide what to do with the money before they make any life-changing decisions.
Rita Fieder, Dream Lottery coordinator said “it has been a very good year for the lottery. We’ve raised more than $1 million for the hospitals.”
For the latest local coverage, read The London Free Press on the web or in print.
To subscribe to the print edition, click on our subscription page.
Joe Matyas is a Free Press reporter.
Vorn Mak and his wife Soeur Nhek said they were speechless when notified by telephone that they had won the $1.3 million grand prize. After the news sunk in, “we’re were jumping up and down” with joy and hugging each other, she said.
Vorn Mak has worked as a cleaner at the downtown Hilton Hotel for about 15 years and Soeur Nhek works as a Pennysaver flyer inserter at the London Free Press.
The couple came to London as refugees about 21 years ago after fleeing the violence of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia.
“The war was very bad and we were lucky to get away from it,” Von Mak said.
The couple won a grand prize that included a $650,000 Wasko home in the Buttonbush subdivision near Colonel Talbot and Southdale roads, $204,000 in furniture, appliances and electronic goods and a $55,000 BMW vehicle.
But they said they’ve chosen the cash option of $1.1 million, the largest cash prize in the history of the charity lottery that supports the London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care and Children’s Health Foundation.
The winners said they were going to take their time to decide what to do with the money before they make any life-changing decisions.
Rita Fieder, Dream Lottery coordinator said “it has been a very good year for the lottery. We’ve raised more than $1 million for the hospitals.”
For the latest local coverage, read The London Free Press on the web or in print.
To subscribe to the print edition, click on our subscription page.
Joe Matyas is a Free Press reporter.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Cowboy pastor's hand of caring encircles globe; Cambodia orphans the latest beneficiaries
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Posted By Nathan Taylor
Packet & Times (Orillia, Ontario, Canada)
Posted By Nathan Taylor
Packet & Times (Orillia, Ontario, Canada)
Len Crow is a cowboy with a cause.
The Orillia pastor has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars over the past decade by travelling around North America on horseback.
His latest efforts, with the help of his congregation at North Country Baptist Church, allowed him to open the North Country Baptist Children's Home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has already aided in the construction of orphanages in the Philippines and Mexico.
Crow and two friends visited Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam in February 2006. While he noticed the deplorable levels of poverty and large number of orphans in each country, Cambodia "is probably the worst in the world," he said.
He felt a calling and, as a result, the North Country Baptist Children's Home was built. With room for 100 children, the orphanage currently houses 16, providing extensive services that will soon include onsite education.
Crow said he looks forward to the day it can run at full capacity.
"That's the hard part. We're turning children away every day," he said, noting six kids between four and eight years old recently begged to be taken in. "It breaks my heart."
With the help of 25 volunteers and 35 paid Cambodian workers, construction began in February 2007. In just three weeks, 70,000 bricks and 3,000 square feet of concrete flooring were laid and a roof and septic system installed.
Crow and his church host Ride for Missions events to raise money and awareness. Last year's 80-kilometre ride from Phelpston to Coldwater to Orillia consisted of 17 riders and 18 horses. The first local ride, it raised $23,000.
Crow is planning another for September to cover the cost of washroom and shower facilities ($15,000) and roof work ($20,000).
The orphanage is officially an extension of the North Country Baptist Church in Orillia, where many in the congregation make monthly contributions toward the operation.
"I look at the plight of children in these countries - we can't help them all, but we can help some," Crow said. "It brings me a great deal of joy and satisfaction that we're able to help a few."
Donations are appreciated, but what's most needed is for people to sponsor children. To find out more, visit www.canadianponyexpress. com or call 329-1638.
Crow will have a display set up at the Orillia Square mall today from about 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ntaylor@orilliapacket.com
The Orillia pastor has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars over the past decade by travelling around North America on horseback.
His latest efforts, with the help of his congregation at North Country Baptist Church, allowed him to open the North Country Baptist Children's Home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has already aided in the construction of orphanages in the Philippines and Mexico.
Crow and two friends visited Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam in February 2006. While he noticed the deplorable levels of poverty and large number of orphans in each country, Cambodia "is probably the worst in the world," he said.
He felt a calling and, as a result, the North Country Baptist Children's Home was built. With room for 100 children, the orphanage currently houses 16, providing extensive services that will soon include onsite education.
Crow said he looks forward to the day it can run at full capacity.
"That's the hard part. We're turning children away every day," he said, noting six kids between four and eight years old recently begged to be taken in. "It breaks my heart."
With the help of 25 volunteers and 35 paid Cambodian workers, construction began in February 2007. In just three weeks, 70,000 bricks and 3,000 square feet of concrete flooring were laid and a roof and septic system installed.
Crow and his church host Ride for Missions events to raise money and awareness. Last year's 80-kilometre ride from Phelpston to Coldwater to Orillia consisted of 17 riders and 18 horses. The first local ride, it raised $23,000.
Crow is planning another for September to cover the cost of washroom and shower facilities ($15,000) and roof work ($20,000).
The orphanage is officially an extension of the North Country Baptist Church in Orillia, where many in the congregation make monthly contributions toward the operation.
"I look at the plight of children in these countries - we can't help them all, but we can help some," Crow said. "It brings me a great deal of joy and satisfaction that we're able to help a few."
Donations are appreciated, but what's most needed is for people to sponsor children. To find out more, visit www.canadianponyexpress. com or call 329-1638.
Crow will have a display set up at the Orillia Square mall today from about 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ntaylor@orilliapacket.com
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Fire sad for elderly Cambodians [-London (Ontario, Canada) Khmer Buddhist Temple destroyed by blaze]
Saroeuth Neth, president of the Khmer Buddhist Temple, stands in front of the building, which was severely damaged by fire Thursday. (Derek Ruttan, Sun Media) Khmer Buddhist Temple was a community centre for many who arrived during the '80s.
Sat, February 23, 2008
By JENNIFER O'BRIEN,
SUN MEDIA (London, Ontario, Canada)
A blaze that sent scared worshippers out the back door of a London Buddhist temple has left many elderly Cambodians with no place to gather, say community leaders.
For seven years, the Khmer Buddhist Temple has served as sort of community centre for many Cambodians who arrived during the 1980s, but until 2001 worshipped together in a two-bedroom apartment.
"This is very sad. This is a place for our old people," temple president Saroeuth Neth, standing on a wet floor, said yesterday.
"We need a place for them to pray because for me, I speak English. But many of our old people don't. They need a place to pray . . . and just to come to."
As many as 100 of the city's 250 Cambodian Buddhists were expected at the temple today to celebrate Buddha's birthday, he added.
Instead, Thursday night's fire has left the place charred and empty after several community members removed valuables from it yesterday.
"Cambodian hand drums," said Neth, as a man walked by carrying vibrant-coloured instruments on his back. "We are taking out the valuable items."
Firefighters say the blaze started from "unattended worship materials" in front of the temple, a former house at 2489 Fanshawe Park Rd.
Flames quickly engulfed the shrine and porch roof, then spread to the attic and into the front room where people were worshipping.
Neth said people often leave incense and light candles in a designated spot in front of the temple's two-metre Buddha, but that he didn't know what happened to trigger the fire.
Yesterday, the once-gold and magnificent statue brought from southeast Asia was charred black. Inside, vibrant rugs and cushions scattered on the floor were soaked and covered in burnt pieces of wood from the attic.
A monk who has lived at the temple for eight months spent the last two nights at a motel and will do so again.
"I did not sleep at all," said Thearin Ngoy. "This is very sad."
Ngoy was in the building Thursday along with about seven worshippers who noticed flames outside the front window.
"We ran out and saw the fire and then we ran through and out the back," he said.
Bought for $160,000 with community-raised funds, the building could take more than two months to restore, he said.
London's Cambodian community is estimated at about 1,500. Many of the elders arrived with families after fleeing persecution by the Khmer Rouge in the 1980s.
More than 20 years later, community leaders still express a need for a gathering place, especially for senior citizens.
"It is very important to the elders. It is more than just a temple, it is where they go," said Born Heng.
Sat, February 23, 2008
By JENNIFER O'BRIEN,
SUN MEDIA (London, Ontario, Canada)
A blaze that sent scared worshippers out the back door of a London Buddhist temple has left many elderly Cambodians with no place to gather, say community leaders.
For seven years, the Khmer Buddhist Temple has served as sort of community centre for many Cambodians who arrived during the 1980s, but until 2001 worshipped together in a two-bedroom apartment.
"This is very sad. This is a place for our old people," temple president Saroeuth Neth, standing on a wet floor, said yesterday.
"We need a place for them to pray because for me, I speak English. But many of our old people don't. They need a place to pray . . . and just to come to."
As many as 100 of the city's 250 Cambodian Buddhists were expected at the temple today to celebrate Buddha's birthday, he added.
Instead, Thursday night's fire has left the place charred and empty after several community members removed valuables from it yesterday.
"Cambodian hand drums," said Neth, as a man walked by carrying vibrant-coloured instruments on his back. "We are taking out the valuable items."
Firefighters say the blaze started from "unattended worship materials" in front of the temple, a former house at 2489 Fanshawe Park Rd.
Flames quickly engulfed the shrine and porch roof, then spread to the attic and into the front room where people were worshipping.
Neth said people often leave incense and light candles in a designated spot in front of the temple's two-metre Buddha, but that he didn't know what happened to trigger the fire.
Yesterday, the once-gold and magnificent statue brought from southeast Asia was charred black. Inside, vibrant rugs and cushions scattered on the floor were soaked and covered in burnt pieces of wood from the attic.
A monk who has lived at the temple for eight months spent the last two nights at a motel and will do so again.
"I did not sleep at all," said Thearin Ngoy. "This is very sad."
Ngoy was in the building Thursday along with about seven worshippers who noticed flames outside the front window.
"We ran out and saw the fire and then we ran through and out the back," he said.
Bought for $160,000 with community-raised funds, the building could take more than two months to restore, he said.
London's Cambodian community is estimated at about 1,500. Many of the elders arrived with families after fleeing persecution by the Khmer Rouge in the 1980s.
More than 20 years later, community leaders still express a need for a gathering place, especially for senior citizens.
"It is very important to the elders. It is more than just a temple, it is where they go," said Born Heng.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Cambodian-Canadian man shot dead by Ontario's Hamilton police
Apr 9, 2007
Why did police have to kill? slain man's family asks
By DANA BORCEA and WADE HEMSWORTH
The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
Why did police have to kill? slain man's family asks
By DANA BORCEA and WADE HEMSWORTH
The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
Family and friends of a man shot dead minutes after he attacked a pool hall operator with a hatchet say Hamilton police should not have killed him.
Soun Saing, 46, was shot outside M&J Billiards and Video on Parkdale Avenue North during an early morning confrontation with police on Good Friday.
"Why did they have to shoot him to die? Why didn't they shoot him in the hand?" asked his brother-in-law Sam Oeur. "I'm not angry with police but it is not fair."
Oeur's frustration over Saing's death was echoed by other relatives and friends still reeling from the loss of the father of two described as a quiet and religious man who moved to Canada as a refugee from Cambodia in the late 1980s.
Six officers confronted Saing early Friday morning. Two shot and killed him. Neither the province's Special Investigations Unit, nor city police will discuss the investigation.
Hamilton police Chief Brian Mullan would not comment on whether the shooting -- the first fatal shooting by city police in more than two decades--was warranted.
"That's one of the things that the SIU investigation will determine," he said. "That's exactly why they're called."
He said that as long as the SIU is investigating, he is not permitted to discuss the shooting at all and that he has not spoken to the officers involved, since he is not permitted to do so under provincial law.
SIU spokesperson Rose Bliss said the unit, which investigates all deaths and serious injuries involving police, is still in its fact-finding stage.
dborcea@thespec.com
905-526-3214
whemsworth@thespec.com
905-526-3254
Soun Saing, 46, was shot outside M&J Billiards and Video on Parkdale Avenue North during an early morning confrontation with police on Good Friday.
"Why did they have to shoot him to die? Why didn't they shoot him in the hand?" asked his brother-in-law Sam Oeur. "I'm not angry with police but it is not fair."
Oeur's frustration over Saing's death was echoed by other relatives and friends still reeling from the loss of the father of two described as a quiet and religious man who moved to Canada as a refugee from Cambodia in the late 1980s.
Six officers confronted Saing early Friday morning. Two shot and killed him. Neither the province's Special Investigations Unit, nor city police will discuss the investigation.
Hamilton police Chief Brian Mullan would not comment on whether the shooting -- the first fatal shooting by city police in more than two decades--was warranted.
"That's one of the things that the SIU investigation will determine," he said. "That's exactly why they're called."
He said that as long as the SIU is investigating, he is not permitted to discuss the shooting at all and that he has not spoken to the officers involved, since he is not permitted to do so under provincial law.
SIU spokesperson Rose Bliss said the unit, which investigates all deaths and serious injuries involving police, is still in its fact-finding stage.
dborcea@thespec.com
905-526-3214
whemsworth@thespec.com
905-526-3254
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