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Are you job-hunting? Looking for a career change in 2021?
Join us for a FREE webinar Thursday with tips for resumes, interview skills and other Vancouver resources. This webinar is targeted at assisting Irish community members with job searches and linking them with the Irish community in BC. Facilitated by I/CAN VAN Client Liaison: Eilis Courtney!
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B.C POLICE WARN ABOUT
SCAMS RELATED TO COVID-19 VACCINES
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Fraudsters are calling people to tell them they're next in line for a vaccine and then asking them for personal information like their address and credit card details.
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IN THE MEDIA
ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2021
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Check out some of the B.C coverage of St. Patrick's Day last week. Here are a few links:
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THIS WEEK'S
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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Crack On
Mark Kearney and Gus Scherwin, both originally from Dublin, Ireland, landed in Vancouver in 2011 and 2017, not knowing one another but similarly looking for a change from their lives back home. Mark comes from a sales and advertising background, but has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, wanting to create something he was more passionate about.
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Gus did a professional culinary and pastry course in Northwest Culinary Academy when he first arrived in Vancouver and graduated to work in some of Vancouver’s best restaurants such as Ask for Luigi and Anh and Chi.
When the two lads crossed paths a couple of years ago, they never thought they'd be working side-by-side running a business together, but when the pandemic hit, they found themselves in similar positions and discovered a niche in the Vancouver food market - simply delicious egg sandwiches. From there, Crack On was born and formally opened in early 2021 after nearly a year of planning their new food truck concept.
Today, Gus runs the kitchen while Mark looks after the business side, and together, they bring Crack On to different neighborhoods in the greater Vancouver area, serving up sandwiches that are made up of locally sourced and handmade ingredients. Follow the big yellow truck on Instagram @crackonvan to see where they'll be next!
 
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THIS WEEK'S
CULTURE SEGMENT
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Dublin Port Fest 2021
Ports, Past and Present presents Dublin Port Fest: a day of online discussion about and creative exploration of Dublin Port's heritage.
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Online Art History Lectures Series:
Artists and their Travels
Illustrated lectures online series with Jessica Fahy when we will be exploring the theme of Irish artists and their travels abroad.
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National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland has made over 1,000 high-resolution images available for download under the Creative Commons license, further details available via the link below.
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GOVERNMENT OF BC
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER UPDATE
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BC's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is ahead of schedule. Please only call your regional health authority if it’s your turn!
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THE IRISH
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF B.C.
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In response to the Covid-19 crisis, this Food Voucher Program has been developed by The Irish Benevolent Society of BC. It has been designed to help those who may be struggling to provide themselves with basic food essentials.
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The initiative has been generously funded through the Consulate General of Ireland in Vancouver and also through numerous local community members who have donated to the GoFundMe page, bought a mask and/or supported fundraising activities locally.
Applications are welcome and encouraged from all sectors of the Irish community within BC and can be made by completing the survey below. The program is being administered in a fair and equitable way. All of the information you provide is confidential and will only be shared as required to administer this program. You will be contacted to verify your information.
You can access the application here: Emergency Food Programme Form. For more information on this program, contact benevolentsocietybc@gmail.com. There is also a GoFundMe initiative fundraising to support the program. Donate to support this initiative
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The production of the Irish in BC newsletter is made possible through the Government of Ireland Covid-19 Response Fund for Irish Communities Abroad which is administered and supported by the Irish Abroad Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Consulate General of Ireland in Vancouver.
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If you have an Irish run event, organization or business you would like us to share. Please send us an email with the details to IrishInBC@gmail.com. Content must be submitted the week previous.
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