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CENSUS 2011: Asia. Europe top list of homelanch‘. Since 2006 -â€" when Smufl'ville’s newhnmv boom slagwd m the perâ€" centage of immigrants living her? has gum from 18.2 to 28.26. accom- ing to «randy released data by listh ( Ianada. abulamfiw rmg ¢ um (Zlusc yum eyes, turn around three times and put your fingm on a map 0f the vmrid. Chances am the country you land «m was once home In cu'rrvm “Min‘hun'hfixoufiville residents. the number of recent immi- grants. penpk‘ who have mm'od here between and 201L'Ls 2.23 per cent of the town's total popula- tion. In 2006. it wag Ll per cent. pint-s. Serbia. kasnia I l leruw'ina. Kenya and Romania. to name just a few. 0f makka who mu'mly immi- grated. the mafority are from Asia. folka by the Americas. liumpc and China. A numb?! of mum! dents akin hail from lirazil. India. (iuba and lamaica. ()f Whm‘hunth-Stouffvfllc’s 3?.210 residents in 2011. when the crn'sus was done. 10.515 wen: immi- glans; ( )ther countries include Vietnam. Sn' Lamina. Africa. China. the Philip. Asia topped the its: 0f homelands (12.67 per can”. folkmed by Btu-ape (10.96 per cam). the United King- dom (3.6? per cent) and (3.56 per cent). ' Town has opened up to I immigrants i since 2006 n; Winn-hum:-swmtuck - € â€" .322”) rt'sidc'nls m 20H. 7' ‘ - ‘ ‘ I; ‘ "W Mm“°"° W'"””" when the‘ census was done. Students [amine Hon (left), 17. and Emily Battaglini, l7. chat about religion in fmnt of St. Mark Catholic Church in Stouffvilk- 'lhursday. [0.5 I “Try i,""1ixrunts_ M8 (m. Etme [5 ROM » BY SANDRA IOIAN Lack of religion’saddens’ministerial‘ Residents who Mentide dtemsehes as hav- ing no affiliation went from 18.16 per cent to 22.8 per cent. between 2001 and 201 1. according to Statistics Canada. “This is a sad statistic." said Pastor Peter Pd]- !am. acting president of the Stoufiville Ministe- rial Association and minister at Bloomington (kzspel Church. He added the numbers n-flert a failun' of the Christian church to effectively engage the community and communicate its faith experi- ence of Christ. “Secular humanism and its influmu'vs on science am eroding a much older and much lungcr history 0! faith and broader understand- ing 0f life." according to Mr l’allam. “While many might consider this paws. the church sees this is a loss to humanin and not a gain." The ministerial association lists 22 area chumhes nn its “white. “The Church is not going to die out. Chris- tianily is not going to die out. But nuw lht‘l’t’ is no societal pressure to be affiliated wnh a church" as there was in the 195m. awarding to Arnold Noufcldl-Fast. axsm‘iau' dean al 'I‘yndale Seminary. as well as faith and wit- nesv interim-chair for the Canadian (Zouncil of Churches. In 2001. 51 per cent of msidcms identified themselves with (he l’rmcstam church. In the 2011 census. it wax dawn m 22 per com and third behind (‘atlmliciixm (29.64 per mm) and Christianity (67 per cent). Once a pmdom'mantly Protestant unmnu nity. Whiichunth-Smufivilk- is no Inngvr. mu need tn look no further than your next “W'mm ’ door neighbour to know why there has been 3 Shift 79' us how yoa fee! 300m the census number: I More immigrants fmm nun - Iiurmx-um’l‘mt- letter to ma mm m [m Mason at ,mMmg com Protestant includes Anglican. Baptist. luthcran. Pentecostal. United and Presbyte- rian. Mr. Ncufckitâ€"Ihst said, extant munln'es are mmmg In Whnrhnn'h- Slouffvillc. Instead. ‘unmxgrams are from mnnlrivs of Christian faith. according In Mr NeutéIdI-I'ast. Mm Is a Mnuflnllo msidvnl. ho ()ur new nvtghlxmrx' are bringing diverâ€" sity of n'liginn into our community: inst as they are bringing dtwntty nft-thtm‘tty and lamguagu As a Christian. I am excited at tho nppommity tn lvam about the faith nf my now (L'madian ncighbourx and in tum \harr my awn with them." said Mr. l‘allant. Muslim fnlkrwvrs wvnt trum 0.7 pm will In 2.42 per (cm. The number ofrcsidcnts follow- ing the Sikh rcligkm wont {mm zvrn in 2001 In 165 In 201 l. "It gives the cmnmunity a diflvrcm flavour." Sandra Balm: