2.2 Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project

Agenda for Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project Phase 2: family history across the regions community consultation session. The session was held on October 16, 2017 between 12:00 and 3:00pm at the Paldi Sikh Temple in Duncan, B.C. The main attendees include representatives from the Royal BC Museum, South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, and community facilitators and… more

A statement describing the significance of Paldi as a key South Asian Canadian historic site. Includes a detailed history of Paldi, its values, community, the Mayo Lumber Company, and a list of sources.

A brief history of Paldi and the significance of the Paldi Sikh Temple for the community.

Draft Paldi panels. Includes draft text for 7 panels with the following chapters: 100 years of the Paldi Gurdwara, Mayo Siding: A Logging Town, A Multicultural Community, Logging by Rail, The Jor Malla, Families of Paldi, and the Townsite of Paldi, B.C.

A writing by Mahinder Kaur Doman Manhas remembering the hardships and struggles of the early settlers in Canada. She is expressing her gratefulness for the freedom, fortune and inheritance provided by the pioneers who immigrated to Canada.

Narrative describing the history of Paldi Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) and its importance for the community.

Email from Ajit (Duck) Singh Dalep and Sharon Dalep to Joan Mayo providing a detailed family history of Dalep family in Paldi.