Excerpts from the Richmond Hill & Thornhill Edition of THE LIBERAL NEWSPAPER, March 23, 2003 issue, Front Page.

CULTURAL BARRIERS BLOCK SERVICES

"Visible minorities are becoming visible majorities across the region, according to Statistics Canada census data from 2001…."

"In Markham, South Asian residents were the fastest growing minority group, having increased by 64.4 per cent from 1996 to 2001. Markham has an even higher percentage of immigrants than Toronto with 52.9 per cent of its population composed of immigrants, compared to 49.4 per cent of Toronto's population."

"In Richmond Hill, Filipino residents were the fastest growing visible minority group, having increased by 91 per cent from 1996 to 2001."

"In Vaughan, the percentage of South Asian residents grew by 85.6 per cent from 1996 to 2001."

"In Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Markham, less than 50 per cent of the population identifies English as their mother tongue."

"An increasing number of immigrants coming to Canada settle in York Region, rather than Toronto, according to data from Citizen and Immigration Canada."

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