Darryl Coote

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Korea Expose

KOREA EXPOSÉ
06/14/2018
Yemeni Refugees Languish on South Korea's Holiday Island

Yemen, at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, has been embroiled in a bitter civil war since 2015. As the conflict ravages the country, many Yemenis have been seeking asylum abroad. To some Yemeni refugees, Jeju Island, one of South Korea's most popular tourist destinations, seemed ideal.

Postmedia

Goderich Signal Star
11/29/2016
Witnesses pull man from smouldering vehicle

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Goderich Signal Star
11/29/2016
Huron warns hospice network

Huron County was loud and clear Nov. 9 when it told the South West Hospice Palliative Care Network (SWHPCW) that if they are expecting the county to help cover the cost for new hospice beds in the region, they should think again.

Goderich Signal Star
11/30/2016
Medpot user wrongfully charged with DUI?

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Lucknow Sentinel
11/21/2016
H-K gives nod to $1 million drain project

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Kincardine News
12/17/2015
PM Chrétien touts virtues of atomic energy

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Goderich Signal Star
12/21/2016
Who was Mitchell Nelson?

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Now Toronto Magazine

NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free
03/09/2015
Toronto's North Koreans face deportation

Just one North Korean requesting refugee status was granted asylum in Canada in 2014, according to statistics from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. This figure follows a sharp decline over the past two years that has seen the number of North Koreans granted asylum drop from a high of 222 in 2012 to 21 in 2013.

NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free
03/24/2015
From rogue to Game-changer

Voting by 18- to 24-year-olds in the past four federal elections fell below 40 per cent, only breaching that mark in 2006 when 43.8 percent of eligible youth hit the polls, according to statistics from Elections Canada.

NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free
06/23/2015
Queen West vendors fear closure in face of development

From the early 1980s to the mid-90s, Queen West was the centre of Toronto counterculture. It was punk rock. It was eclectic. It was the place to be seen. Since then, stores like Gap, Lush, Adidas and Oakley have moved in. It's posh and slick with a manicured complexion having shed its raw, edgy skin.

NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free
03/23/2015
FLAP's fight for feathered friends on display at ROM

The bodies of more than 1,800 migratory birds killed in the past year from flying into Toronto buildings were on display Friday at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) to raise awareness of the issue that greatly affects bird populations worldwide.

Korea observer

The Korea Observer
07/28/2014
For South Korea's poor, cardboard is big business

Every day in Seoul's trendy upscale shopping district of Myeong-dong, fortunes are made from the sale of luxury goods and accessories to fashion-forward young men and women. Though for some who work here, the fortunes they seek could be called anything but, and made not from the sale of expensive wares but from the boxes ...

The Jeju Weekly

Jejuweekly
Jeju Smart Grid lacks street smarts? - JEJU WEEKLY

▲ How can a Smart Grid City as idealized in the maquette pictured above come about when the citizens it is supposed to provide energy to do not understand the system? Photo by Darryl Coote Located in the northeast of Jeju Island, the town of Gujwa-eup has been home to the Jeju Smart Grid Test Bed since the beginning of the national project in December 2009.

Jejuweekly
A temple without a god - JEJU WEEKLY

▲ A dang that resides within Mini Mini Land amid a plethora of diminutive replica international landmarks signifies the threat facing Jeju's traditional cultures. Photo by Yang Ho Geun Mini Mini Land, located in Gyorea SamDaSoo village, is a tourist attraction that capitalizes on Asia's obsession with kitschy photo opportunities.

Jejuweekly
Officer Quinn, cloned police dog - JEJU WEEKLY

▲ Gangsan, one of five clone dogs donated to the Jeju Police Special Forces Unit by disgraced stem cell researcher Hwan Woo Suk. Photo by Darryl Coote On March 16, 2007, nine-year-old Yang Ji Seung was abducted on her way home from a private learning institute in Seogwipo City.