A taste of home for growing Calgary Filipino population

A taste of home for growing Calgary Filipino population

February 26, 2020 5:54 am MST.

It’s the third grocery store of its kind to open up in Canada and it’s here in Calgary. Sarah Freemark finds out from shoppers why the opening of a Seafood City gives them a sense of home and family as the Filipino population continues to grow in Calgary.

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