NATIONAL ETHNICPRESSAND MEDIA
COUNCIL OF CANADA
Conseil
national de la presse et des medias ethniques du Canada.
“Canada’s Other Voices”
Office
of the President
December
30, 2010
To All Members of the NEPMCC
Dear
friends and colleagues, Sisters and Brothers in the Ethnic Press and
Media:
As
the 2010 is coming to its end I am taking this opportunity to communicate
with you, the power of the national Ethnic Press and Media Council of
Canada.
The
year which ends tomorrow, is one of the most successful in the history of
the sector. Thanks to understanding and cooperation of premier McGuinty of
the Province of Ontario, we have been blessed with an exemption from the
HST. Unlikely to our Sisters and Brothers in the British Columbia, where
they have to pay and collect HST. This is a situation I am prepared to
work and ask the understanding and cooperation of the government of the
province on behalf of our members.
This
year we successfully completed all of our projects including Canada Day,
the Annual Exhibition, the CNE, the Awards project, the Word on the
Street, and finally the Annual Get Together Event.
Through
this program we managed to uplift the sector and help the members, at the
same time we organized our institutions with new faces. Dr. Mohammad
Tajdolati, PhD in Humanities and languages is now our Ombudsman, and he
remains our chief arbitrator for the upcoming year. Also Asha Rajak has
been appointed as our official officer for administering the oath and soon
she will be able to issue certificates of circulation for our members.
This is one of the most serious services provided by this organization
after the issuing of our Media Passes. Our web site www.nationalethnicpress.com
is reflecting our daily activities and it is full of information for the
organization and its members. I hope soon with the help and support of the
Government of Canada, we will be able to bring some motivations in order
to reflect the needs of our members. The New Year 2011 is an election year
and I hope and trust that all of you will participate in the democratic
process for the renewal of the member of the board of directors. The first
meeting of the New Year is scheduled for Monday January the 10th,
2011 at the committee room N#2, Main Legislative Building, Queen’s Park,
in Toronto. The meeting is starting at 6:00 pm and runs until 9:30. As we
are planning to have to carry very serious business in this meeting I hope
that all of you will be able to make it.
For
the New Year also please keep free the following dates of the meetings:
Monday
February 14, Monday March 14th, Monday April 11, Monday May 16,
as we are organizing our annual exhibition at the Toronto City Hall from
May 8 to may 15, Monday June 13, Monday July 11, Monday August 8, Monday
September 12, Monday October 17, as October 28 we organize our awards
ceremony, Monday November 14 and finally Monday December 12, 2011.
On
Friday December 16 we are organizing our “Annual Get Together”.
Closing,
allow me to express our sympathy to our brother and colleague, Saeed
Soltanpour for the passing of his mother.
With
my best wishes to all of you and yours for the New Year for good health,
for prosperity for justice to these in need, hope that better days coming
with the New Year for all of us. Thank you for your trust, support
and cooperation.
Happy
and Prosperous New Year,
In
Solidarity,
Thomas
S. Saras
President
and CEO
