Canada Supports Diversity in the Okanagan

The City of Kelowna will host three events to promote multiculturalism and celebrate cultural diversity in the Okanagan. On February 16, 2013,  Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna –Lake Country, attended the first event entitled Global Children’s Villages, on behalf of Minister Jason Kenney.

To support these events, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has contributed $12,000 from the Inter-Action program to the Intercultural Society of the Central Okanagan.

The Inter-Action program aims to create opportunities for different cultural and faith communities in order to build bridges and promote intercultural understanding, said Cannan. We hope that these events will create conversations about diversity, help diminish stereotypes and racism, and be a great opportunity to celebrate Canada’s rich multicultural society.

The Intercultural Society of the Central Okanagan worked in partnership with Global Citizen Kelowna to organize these events.

(According to CIC News Release.)