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Bu
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Bu
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Ma
rkh
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re T
og
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er
Jo
urn
ey t
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xc
ell
en
ce
•F
ed
era
tio
n o
f C
hin
ese
Ca
na
dia
ns in
Ma
rkh
am
(F
CC
M)
co
nta
cte
d C
ity
sta
ff th
is S
ep
tem
be
r
•F
CC
M p
rop
ose
s to
de
ve
lop
th
e first S
uzh
ou
-sty
le C
hin
ese
ga
rde
n in
Ma
rkh
am
to
co
mm
em
ora
te D
r. N
orm
an
Be
thu
ne
•C
ity s
taff m
et w
ith
FC
CM
to
de
term
ine
th
e s
tate
of its p
rop
osa
l a
nd
req
uir
em
en
ts
•F
CC
M s
ee
ks m
un
icip
al su
pp
ort
in
th
e fo
rm o
f a
co
ntr
ibu
tio
n o
f th
e la
nd
on
wh
ich
th
e p
rop
ose
d g
ard
en
will
be
situ
ate
d
•C
on
cu
rre
ntly,
FC
CM
is s
ee
kin
g P
rovin
cia
l fu
nd
ing
fo
r th
e p
roje
ct
Ov
er
vie
w
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Bu
ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
•A
not-
for-
pro
fit
org
aniz
ation t
hat
cele
bra
ted
its
20
thanniv
ers
ary
this
yea
r
•M
andate
to p
rovid
e s
erv
ices t
o th
e C
hin
ese C
om
munity a
nd inte
gra
tion o
f
Chin
ese C
anad
ian
s into
ma
instr
eam
Canad
a
•F
CC
M h
as f
our
ma
in d
ivis
ions:
1.
Mark
ham
Chin
ese S
enio
rs A
ssocia
tion
2.
Chin
ese C
anadia
n S
port
s a
nd R
ecre
ation
Clu
b o
f
Mark
ham
3.
Chin
ese C
ham
ber
of
Com
merc
e in M
ark
ham
4.
Mark
ham
Chin
ese C
ultura
l C
en
tre
•O
rganiz
er
of th
e a
nnual Taste
of A
sia
event.
E
vent
was o
ne o
f th
e T
op 1
00
Fe
stivals
and E
vents
in O
nta
rio in 2
011 a
nd r
eceiv
ed $
15,0
00 C
ele
bra
te
Ma
rkh
am
gra
nt
in 2
01
2.
FC
CM
Sli
de
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Ta
ste
of
Asi
a,
20
11
Bu
ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
•B
orn
in G
ravenhu
rst,
Onta
rio,
Dr. B
eth
une
was a
fam
ous C
anad
ian s
urg
eon
and m
edic
al in
nova
tor
such a
s m
obile
blo
od
tra
nsfu
sio
n in a
war
settin
g
•F
rom
193
8 u
ntil his
death
in 1
939
, he
serv
ed t
he C
hin
ese a
rmy a
s a
do
cto
r in
the
Se
co
nd
Sin
o-J
ap
an
ese
Wa
r (1
93
7-1
94
5)
•C
hair
ma
n M
ao Z
edong
re
cogniz
ed
Dr. B
eth
une a
s a
nation
al hero
and d
evote
d
an e
ssay a
bou
t D
r. B
eth
une
that
was a
requir
ed r
eadin
g
•In
toda
y’s
Chin
a,
Dr. B
eth
une’s
contr
ibution
s c
ontinu
e t
o g
enera
te g
ood
will
for
Canad
a.
Dr
. H
en
ry
No
rm
an
Be
thu
ne
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de
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Dr.
Be
thu
ne
op
era
tin
g i
n C
hin
a
Bu
ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
•S
uzhou is a
city w
ith o
ver
2,5
00 y
ears
of his
tory
and s
ituate
d in t
he J
iangsu
Pro
vin
ce o
f C
hin
a. A
Suzhou g
ard
en is intim
ate
, sim
ple
, built
for
the
enjo
ym
ent
of a p
rivate
fam
ily a
nd “
se
eks t
o r
ecre
ate
natu
ral la
ndsca
pes in
min
iatu
re”
•N
ine o
f its c
lassic
al gard
ens (
from
0.2
to 5
.2 h
ecta
res)
were
adde
d t
o th
e lis
t
of U
NE
SC
O W
orl
d H
erita
ge S
ites in 1
997
and 2
000
Su
zh
ou
Ga
rd
en
s
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de
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Mo
un
tain
Vil
la w
ith
Em
bra
cin
g B
ea
uty
(0
.2 h
a)
Ga
rde
n o
f C
ult
iva
tio
n (
0.3
3 h
a)
Bu
ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
•P
roje
ct P
roponent
:F
CC
M
•P
roje
ct C
oncept:
Cre
ate
and o
pera
te a
n a
uth
entic S
uzhou
-sty
le g
ard
en
desig
ned t
o c
om
mem
ora
te D
r. B
eth
une
•P
roje
ct G
overn
ance:
FC
CM
is s
ettin
g u
p a
charita
ble
foundation t
o b
e
responsib
le f
or
all
aspects
of
the p
roje
ct
(desig
n,
constr
uction,
facili
ty o
pera
tions,
fund
rais
ing a
nd a
dm
inis
tration).
M
ark
ham
’s r
ole
is o
ne o
f b
ein
g a
Pro
ject
Contr
ibuto
r.
•P
roje
ct C
ontr
ibuto
rs:
Pote
ntial contr
ibuto
rs identified b
y F
CC
M inclu
de P
rovin
ce
of O
nta
rio, O
vers
eas G
overn
ment
(Jia
ngsu P
rovin
ce),
City o
f M
ark
ham
, and
Private
Secto
r.
FC
CM
is inte
reste
d in h
avin
g M
ark
ham
contr
ibute
the p
roje
ct
land,
no m
ore
than
one h
ecta
re in s
ize a
nd w
holly
ow
ned b
y M
ark
ham
. S
pecific
loca
tion h
as n
ot
been f
inaliz
ed.
Pr
oje
ct
Ov
er
vie
w
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ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
•P
roje
ct T
imin
g:
FC
CM
exp
ects
to
ha
ve
a p
rovin
cia
l d
ecis
ion
in
Q1
of
20
13
an
d o
ptim
istic to
sta
rt p
roje
ct in
20
13
or
wh
en
fu
nd
rais
ing
is
co
mp
lete
d
•P
roje
ct B
en
efits
:
•Tourism
–P
rovid
es a
destination a
ttra
ction
•C
ultura
l Aw
are
ness –
Explo
res c
ultura
l herita
ge o
f our
Chin
ese C
anadia
n
citiz
ens
•S
ocie
tal C
ohesio
n –
Str
ength
ens m
ulti-cultura
l unders
tandin
g a
nd h
arm
ony
•C
anadia
n H
isto
ry –
Hig
hlig
hts
Dr. B
eth
une c
ontr
ibutions a
bro
ad
•In
tern
ational R
ela
tions –
Cultiv
ate
s r
ela
tionship
with C
hin
a
Pr
oje
ct
Ov
er
vie
w
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ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
Cla
ss
ica
l G
ar
de
ns
in
No
rth
Am
er
ica
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Dr.
Su
n Y
at-
Sen
Cla
ssic
al
Ch
ines
e G
ard
en,
Va
nco
uv
er,
BC
La
n S
u C
hin
ese
Ga
rden
, P
ort
lan
d,
OR
New
Yo
rk C
hin
ese
Sch
ola
r’s
Ga
rden
,
New
Yo
rk,
NY
Mo
ntr
eal
Bo
tan
ica
l G
ard
en (
Th
e
Ch
ines
e G
ard
en),
Mo
ntr
eal,
QC
Bu
ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
•P
roje
ct p
rop
ose
d b
y F
CC
M is a
go
od
fit fo
r M
ark
ha
m in
th
at it:
•R
efle
cts
th
e c
ultu
ral co
mp
ositio
n o
f th
e c
om
mu
nity;
•S
up
po
rts c
om
mu
nity a
nd
org
an
iza
tio
n a
sp
ira
tio
ns in
th
e a
rea
s o
f
inclu
sio
n, su
sta
ina
bili
ty, co
mm
un
ity e
ng
ag
em
en
t, a
nd
city/c
ap
acity
bu
ildin
g; a
nd
•A
dd
s to
its
ove
rall
qu
alit
y o
f lif
e
•If a
pp
rove
d b
y C
ou
ncil,
City o
f M
ark
ha
m p
rop
ose
d p
art
icip
atio
n is lim
ite
d
to th
e c
on
trib
utio
n o
f la
nd
an
d s
ub
ject to
th
e d
eve
lop
me
nt o
f a
n
ag
ree
me
nt w
ith
FC
CM
th
at w
ill s
pe
cify a
nd
lim
it t
he
City’s
re
sp
on
sib
ilitie
s
an
d lia
bili
tie
s
Co
nc
lus
ion
s r
ea
ch
ed
by
Sta
ff
Sli
de
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Bu
ild
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re T
og
eth
er
Jo
urn
ey t
o E
xc
ell
en
ce
Th
an
k Y
ou
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