Scrapbook 04

Newspaper clipping titled, "Trade deal with India would provide access to huge market", where the Surrey-based Coast Clear Wood's president, Tom Sundher, discusses the potential economic gains that would arise from free-trade agreements between Canada and India. more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Happy With the Arrangement", highlighting the story of Surjit Singh and Joginder Kaur Kalsi who had their marriage arranged when they were young, in a Punjabi village. They speak about how they believe an arranged marriage ensures a good marriage. However, the article further stipulates how according to studies done, many young South Asian Canadians are more… more

Newspaper clipping of seminar titled, "Amritsar's Urban Planning: Hopes and Challenges" held at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in which several teachers as well as students of the University of the Fraser Valley, Canada, participated in a debate with Deputy Commissioner, K S Pannu, asking questions regarding the development of Amritsar "Guru Nagari" and discussed… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "The Way We Are" written by John Ralston Saul in the Vancouver Sun. The article discusses how despite Canada's success in terms of immigration and citizenship through building a stable and non-monolithic society from the start, many do not understand the whole process and cannot recognize how the country fails in certain regards. The article further… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Delegates Discuss Indo-Canadian Cooperation" details the events of a two-day seminar "Cooperative development, peace and security: Indo-Canadian cooperation" organized at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) in Sector 19, Chandigarh on 17th December, 2009. The purpose of the seminar was to promote connectivity between… more

Newspaper clipping titled, Satwinder Bains director, Center for Indo-Canadian Studies, written by Ajit Jain in India Abroad published on 24th November, 2006 highlighting the inauguration of Satwinder Bains as the Director of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, University of the Fraser Valley.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Immigrants will make India a key market for Canada, expert says," written by Peter O'Neil, and published in the Vancouver Sun. The article details how in the near future, Canada would be accepting more immigrants from India than any other country. The article highlights how this could affect trade and markets as this immigration trend could lead to… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Sikh funeral in Christian church denied," written by Neil Corbett in the Abbotsford News. The article details an incident of Abbotsford's Sevenoaks Alliance Church refusing to allow a Sikh funeral for Jasmer Singh 'Sher' Braich, to take place there. The article includes a discussion with Charan Gill, the CEO of Progressive Intercultural… more

Photo collage taken on Punjabi Day 2010 at the University of the Fraser Valley.