Chinatown

• Victoria Chinatown Museum to be made permanent

  What was intended as a temporary exhibit in Victoria's Fan Tan Alley will now be made permanent, and be named the Victoria Chinatown Museum.

  Canada

  Oct 1
  
• Calgary entrepreneurs invest in Chinatown revitalization

  Friday, Sept. 13 is Chinatown's annual Lantern Festival, hosted by the Calgary Chinatown Business Improvement Area.

  Features

  Sep 13
  
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• Calgary artists invite pedestrians to grab spray paint, join Chinatown mural project

  The new mural will be unveiled at the Chinatown Street Festival on Aug. 17.

  Entertainment

  Aug 2
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• No charges in vandalism of mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown caught on camera

  Prosecutors have declined to approve charges against a man allegedly caught on camera defacing a mural in Vancouver's Chinatown.

  Crime

  Mar 18
• Lunar new year kicks off in Montreal’s Chinatown

  Free festivities are planned all weekend in Montreal's Chinatown to celebrate the lunar new year. This year marks the Year of the Wood Dragon.

  Canada

  Feb 10
• Montreal’s Chinatown gets ready to ring in the Lunar New Year

  Lunar New Year Festival organizers want to use the event to unite the richness of diversity among Asian communities who arrived in the city at different times.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• New Edmonton Chinatown market to highlight community’s energy

  A new market is bringing vibrant energy back into Edmonton’s Chinatown. Togather Chinatown Art Fair will celebrate the Lunar New Year and showcase some unique talent.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year parade gears up for 50th anniversary

  Huge crowds are expected in Vancouver’s Chinatown for the Lunar New Year Parade and the streets will have some extra illumination to mark the event's 50th anniversary.

  Perspectives

  Jan 24
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• 135-year-old Victoria Chinese butcher shop seeks new owner to continue legacy

  Loy Sing Meat Market is believed to be North America's oldest continuously operating Chinese business. Its owners are retiring but want to keep the legacy alive.

  Canada

  Jan 5
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• Calgary Chinatown businesses concerned after rise in crime in area

  Police said at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, four people entered Dragon City Mall at 327 Centre St. S.E. and deployed four smoke devices into the west side of the mall. 

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2023