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President - Paul Cavaliere
Helping to preserve Edmonton’s Italian heritage gets into your bloodstream and is highly gratifying; this is why in its 45 year history, the National Congress of Italian Canadians, Edmonton District, has only had seven presidents of which I am the latest. I believe that the work of the Edmonton Region is even more important today as the Italian community has become part of the Canadian mainstream and the need to preserve culture and language is not as pressing for the younger generation.
For me, that is the reason to continue to plan and execute community-building activities that demonstrate Canadian diversity. We don’t want our children and grandchildren to forget the contributions of our forebears to building a strong Canada. In the next five years, we want to preserve and make accessible via the World Wide Web all of the research that we have supported over the years as a legacy for the next generation. It is clear that educational initiatives such as these are important if we want to pass on the pride in the Italian community’s achievements in helping to build a diverse Canada. Such resources must be readily available not only to members of the Italian community, our children and grandchildren, but also the community at large.