EDITOR'S LETTER

Dear Readers,

May is here with the 89th edition of MBE Business Magazine.

April was a rather blah month weather-wise in the city. We had one phenomenal week of weather in mid-April with temperatures reaching into the high 20’s with sunny skies. We figured we would skip spring altogether and go right to summer. Well, our dreams were just that – dreams! Since the taste of summer, the skies have been grey with rain and cool temperatures.

As we turn the calendar to May, there are some significant days in May but not many. The obvious ones are Mother’s Day and Victoria Day weekend. I will elaborate on those two and some others as well.

Monday May 8th is Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE Day, which celebrates the surrender of Nazi Forces to the Allies during World War II, May 8, 1945

Mother’s Day falls on the 2nd Sunday in May, corresponding to the 14th of May this year. Although not an official holiday, for Mother around the world, it’s a day to relax and be pampered. Be it breakfast in bed, flowers, cards or even gifts, no gift is too small. Husbands and kids are supposed to cater to the household's mother all day long.

Thursday, May 18th, Ascension Day, also known as the Feast of the Ascension, is a Christian observance that takes place on the fortieth day of Easter, a Thursday. It celebrates Jesus's ascension into heaven.

Monday May 22nd, Victoria Day is a public Canada-only holiday celebrated every year on the Monday before May 25th, giving Canadians a long May weekend. Some Canadians refer to it as the May Two-Four weekend.

The meaning of Victoria Day is to celebrate our British heritage and the life of Queen Victoria who ruled the British Empire between 1837 and 1901. It's also a great opportunity to celebrate being Canadian with events and activities across the country. The day in Québec is known as Fête de Dollard or National Patriots Day.

Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, is falling on May 25’s sunset is a major Jewish holiday observed every year fifty days after the Passover Seder. Shavuot encompasses two celebrations, the wheat harvest in Israel and God's giving of the Torah to the people of Israel on Mount Sinai.

In this issue, you will find contributing articles from the management team of MBE - Mr. Mansoor Naqvi, Mr. Mahmood Naqvi and Mr. Alamdar Hussain

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Publisher MB Enterprises

Editor-in-chief Aurora Zabala

Senior Editor

Peter Z. Vaisey

Managing Editors

Steve Montgomery

Mahmood Naqvi

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Cynthia Tolson

A. Khan

Production, Technology & Print

Simon Wilson

R.J

Advertising

S. Hassan

Shoeib Kamal

Administration

Alamdar Hussein

Erum Asghar

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