I'm Russian & fun to see where all the Russian in Richmond

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http://www.estateblock.com/
http://www.richmond-news.com/opinion/zo ... s-1.653688

Zooming in on culture zones
A new website has been launched to arm potential Richmond homebuyers with incredibly detailed visual information on the neighbourhood of their choice.

The site - estateblock. com - was launched in the summer, visually mapping all kinds of publicly-accessible statistics, such as education and income levels, crime rates, schools, daycares and transit options. But what might open up many people's eyes is the fine detail the site goes into under the "demographics" category, which delves down as deep as: citizenship and status; immigrants by country; language spoken and visible minority groups.
Each sub category breaks down the options to highlight the percentages of the chosen subject in a plethora of Richmond communities and highlights it by "heat" colours linked to percentages.
Estateblock founder Vadim Marusin believes the visual mapping tool sets them apart from the likes of realtor.ca.

There are no drawbacks to using the likes of crime rates and cultural demographics,
insists Marusin, despite concerns that such information can be sporadic and hinder multi-cultural integration.
"I don't believe (it's negative), the stats are all provided by the RCMP or Stats Canada," said Marusin.
"It is what it is, and people can make up their own minds. I'll be honest, we were not sure at first about creating the immigration category under the demographics.
"But once we talked to people at the government, nobody seemed to have any concerns. It's not telling people whether it's good or bad to live there, it's totally their choice.

"I'm Russian and I think it's fun to see where all the Russians live in Richmond. People are free to live anywhere, and if they want to live near people with the same cultural background, that's their choice."