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May 24 will be Bulgaria Day in the Canadian province of British Columbia

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Bulgaria will have a special day in British Columbia and in the city of Vancouver. May 24 will be declared Bulgaria Day. This was announced by Velislava Panova, Consul General of Bulgaria in Toronto

Velislava Panova pointed out that the Days of Bulgaria in Canada, which will take place on April 19, are organized for the third consecutive year. 

"In British Columbia, we are organizing them for the 5th time in a row, but for the first time they will be held in the city of Salmon Arm," Panova added and explained how they chose this particular city. "To my surprise, last year we discovered that one of the farms there produces Bulgarian-style yogurt. We were intrigued why they do it - if there are Bulgarians there, if they have Bulgarian roots. It turned out that this farm was bought more than 40 years ago by Danes who decided to bring the best things from Europe to Canada when they migrated. One of them was Bulgarian yogurt." 



Traditionally, a city from Bulgaria is featured during the Days of Bulgaria initiative. This year it will be Ruse. "We spread the Bulgarian culture here. We make Bulgaria visible in Canada," the Consul General pointed out.

Daniela Dobreva, vice-president of the Bulgarian-Canadian Society of British Columbia, noted that for more than 20 years they have been helping the integration of Bulgarians in Canada. According to her, more than 6,000 Bulgarians live in these areas. 

"We care about the greater visibility of Bulgaria in our province," she said, adding that these events create bridges between cultures, promote respect and tolerance and help raise general awareness of global issues and differences between nations.



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