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Thursday July 2 2009


Rath Yatra at Brampton's Hindu Sabha Mandir... One of the Lord Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra idols brought in a hand-drawn chariot with due pomp and fanfare, to the accompaniment of celebratory singing and dancing by Hare Krishna devotees, being installed at Brampton's Hindu Sabha Mandir. Photo submitted
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Truckers unhappy as speed-limiter rule gets enforced
South Asian Focus By NOUMAN KHALIL
Thursday July 2 2009
Even as the 105kmph speed-limiter truck rule has just become fully enforceable effective July 1, Ontario truck drivers are crying foul at their hardship and the unfair attitude on the part of the provincial ministry of transportation.

"Mostly drivers who commute on long routes outside Ontario are unhappy with the new law," Nachhattar Singh Chohan, President of Peel-based Indian Trucking Association, told SA Focus.

According to the Ministry of Transportation, limiting the speed...
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Up to $380 fine for idling in Mississauga
South Asian Focus By JOE CHIN
Thursday July 2 2009
Mississauga councillors last week approved the city's first idling control bylaw, signalling it intends to get tough on motorists who unnecessarily idle their vehicles.

The bylaw, which took effect immediately, does not target any specific groups of drivers or areas, and it does not apply to vehicles such as those operated by Missisauga Transit, police, fire or ambulance services.

Drivers using drive-through lanes are also exempted because the vehicles are considered to be similar to...
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People flood in despite economic slowdown
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
Canada's population increased 0.26 per cent in the first quarter of 2009, the fastest...
$380M boost for Ontario rec centres
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
Local hockey rinks, soccer fields, pools, parks, playgrounds, trails and community centres across...
See the world for $8 - countdown to Carabram begins
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
By ASHLEY GOODFELLOW
There are some exciting new features at this year's Carabram, Brampton's long-running...
Free Desi Idol show
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
Neha and Jay Bhavsar of Swar Sadhana Music Lovers' Club with Mayor Susan Fennell are helping...
Happy Canada Day!
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
By PREM KALIA
Congratulations all of you on Happy Canada Birthday,

Listen to me fellow Canadians, what I want...

15,000 attend three-day Ahmadiyya annual meet
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
An estimated 15,000 members and special guests packed Mississauga's International Centre for...
Canada-Pak trade expo starts July 8
South Asian Focus
Thursday July 2 2009
By NOUMAN KHALIL
The mega Canada Pakistan Trade Expo 2009 will be held at the Hall C of Toronto Congress Centre from...


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