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Outlook for Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
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On tonight's Cantonese Edition (9pm - OMNI.2), York Regional Police are taking a lead role in eliminating street racing across the GTA with the 2008 launch of Project E.R.A.S.E. (Eliminate Racing Activities on Streets Everywhere). Project E.R.A.S.E. was developed in response to fatal and serious personal injury suffered as a result of drivers racing and operating vehicles with no regard for traffic laws or public safety. Since 1999, 42 people have been killed across the GTA as a result of street racing. Reporter Mandy Siu has more.
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- Fire Memorial:
Toronto police are looking for a suspect after someone defaced a memorial for an Ontario firefighter killed in the line of duty. It took the vandal just minutes to throw black paint on the face of one of five stones that make up the Queen's Park memorial, while spray painting phrases on the four other sections. The phrases include "Liberal lackeys," "The Dalton Gang," and "Firemen for McGuinty.” Brian George, director of the association for Ontario's firefighters, calls the act disgusting. Police are viewing surveillance videos in hopes of identifying the suspect.
- Bird Flu:
South Korean officials say they have killed Seoul's entire poultry population to help prevent the spread of bird flu following a fresh outbreak of the virus. Quarantine officials destroyed 15,000 chickens, ducks, pheasants and turkeys raised in farms, restaurants, schools and homes in the city. The slaughter began on Sunday, just hours after authorities recorded Seoul's second outbreak of bird flu in less than a week. Bird flu began sweeping southern parts of the country last month, forcing the slaughter of about 6.8 million birds. According to the World Health Organization, at least 240 people have died from bird flu since 2003.
苗大偉呼喻聯邦及省府協助各市拓展對華商機
多倫多市長苗大偉上月中率領一個商貿代表團訪問中國﹐遍訪北京﹐上海﹐重慶及香港等城市。他在接受本台記者專訪時說﹐中國的大城市發展迅速﹐令他印象深刻以及驚訝。他說﹐今次行程除了慶祝及加強姊妹城市重慶的政治經貿關係外﹐最主要的突破是與北京市簽訂了公務員交流協議。
苗大偉又呼喻聯邦及安省政府應該更積極協助全國各市拓展對中國的商機。他又認為﹐面對 905 地區城市積極吸引中國投資者﹐以及安省經濟下滑﹐可能淪為貧窮省份﹐將會削弱多倫多市對中國投資者的吸引力。但苗大偉認為﹐多倫多有獨特的優勢﹐仍可爭一日的長短。
如果您需要有关中国大陆,香港和台湾政府方面以及一些本地华人社团服务的信息，请到以下的网站查询。
Chinese embassy
http://www.chinaembassycanada.org/chn/
Chinese Professionals Association of Canada
www.chineseprofessionals.ca
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
www.taiwan-canada.org
Taiwanese Canadian Community Service Association
www.tccsa.to
Toronto Chinese Community Services Association
www.tccsa.on.ca
HK Economic & Trade Office (Canada)
www.hketo.ca
HK Tourism Board
www.DiscoverHongKong.com/Canada
HK Trade Development Council
www.tdc.org.hk
Centre for Information & Community Service of Ontario
www.cicscanada.com
Woodgreen Community Centre
www.woodgreen.org
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