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Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. -- Victor Hugo --
________________________ If you attained your dream too easily, you aimed too low. The difficulty of attainment of a dream raises its value.
David DeFord
_________________________ Ever wondered what the 7 Wonders Of The World Are? Click here to view video.
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|  | Located downtown Victoria BC, the BCAAFC is the umbrella association for 24 Friendship Centres throughout the Province of British Columbia. Friendship Centres provide a number of quality services to the Aboriginal communities located in an urban setting.
|  | The society's mission is to gather and preserve information and records connected with the history of the Cowichan area and to maintain and develop a museum for the preservation of objects of historic interest and value.
|  | Takes culture to heart
Founded in 1975, Le Centre has a mandate to offer artistic, community and educational programming in French to Vancouverites. Through its various services, Le Centre has gained an important place within the Vancouver community.
Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver a comme mandat d'offrir des activités artistiques, communautaires et éducatives en langue française aux Vancouvérois. Par ses divers services et activités, Le Centre a su s'imposer comme partenaire privilégié au sein de la communauté Vancouvéroise.
|  | The Exploration Place at The Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum is owned and operated by the Fraser-Fort George Museum Society, a non-profit and registered charity. Located in Prince George, British Columbia, this museum traces the history of the Fraser-Fort George region.
|  | The German-Canadian Congress is an umbrella organization for German clubs, churches, companies, as well as private individuals who are interested in the goals and work of the DKK, and who support these.
|  | Accommodation, Orientation and Counselling The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISS) is a not-for-profit charitable organization that provides settlement, community, English-language, training and employment services to immigrants, refugees and students in Canada.
|  | Information & Referral Service for the Lower Mainland Comprehensive information and referral service for the Lower Mainland. Provides information on and referral to, community and social services, including counseling, health, financial assistance, housing, employment, education, recreation, cultural, and legal services. Service is funded by the United Way of the Lower Mainland and the City of Vancouver. Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
|  | The Okanagan Historical Society and its 7 branches has taken responsibility for collecting, writing and publishing local history in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia for the past 70 years, issuing a report of history and stories each year.
|  | Program Mission Path to Freedom Treatment Centre Ltd. is a place where men from multicultural backgrounds are offered a treatment facility to rebuild their lives. Our program is offered in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu to stop the cycle of Substance Misuse through a mid-intensive, 90-day program
|  | A glimpse of Vancouver's past Roedde House is a restored late-Victorian home, in the heart of Vancouver's "West End". We offer guided tours for individuals or groups, public programs (such as concert and lecture series), and a schools program incorporating a number of the learning objectives of the B.C. grade five curriculum.
|  | "Training the Leaders of Tomorrow" UNYA's mandate is to help Native youth in the urban setting. UNYA was formed to address Aboriginal youth issues when it became apparent that growing numbers of young people were continuing to leave reserves for the city.
|  | Our role in the artistic community is to provide opportunities for Asian-Canadian actors in artistically and significant roles, to reclaim the Asian stereotypes, to stage productions that provide non-stereotypical roles, to showcase Asian-Canadian cultural themes/stories and to represent the hyphenated Asian on stage in a contemporary setting.
|  | ESTABLISHED in 1991, Vancouver Native Health Society (VNHS) delivers medical, counseling and social services, with an emphasis on providing care to the Aboriginal community. All programs are accessible without fees to native and non-native individuals residing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. This "ghettoized" neighborhood is home to most of the Lower Mainland's most marginalized society: substance dependent individuals, the mentally ill, homeless, immigrants, troubled youth and First Nations people.
|  | Many Faces. Many Beliefs. One Vision.
Vision TV offers programming based on values, ethics, social justice, faith and spirituality. It presents an entertaining variety of music, documentary, drama, comedy and human affairs programming.
|  | Collecting, Cataloguing and Conserving Founded in 1986 as a nonprofit organization for the purpose of collecting, cataloguing, and conserving artifacts and photographs of the pioneer history of the Whistler Valley. The museum has since expanded to include a wide selection of photographs, documents, and materials that represent the many phases of Whistler's history and development.
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