Sikh police officers
2020_01_002_002.pdf
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Creator: Grivel, Robert
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This document contains a Community policing report written by Administrator/Clerk Robert Grivel in correspondence to Staff Sgt. Carl W. Busson and was copied to Constable Baltej Singh Dhillion. Content of correspondence includes Grivel's acknowledgement of the Busson's team work to promote a "crime prevention" attitude at the Quesnel detachment.
2020_01_002_001.pdf
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Creator: Prevost, R.
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Correspondence written by R. Prevost that were sent, or copied, to Baltej Singh Dhillon, the Calgary Sun, the Council of Sikh Organizations, and Harvey Andre, M.P. for Calgary Centre. Content of correspondence includes Prevost's prejudiced belief against Sikhs and the impact of the overturn of the R.C.M.P. turban ban.
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Creator: CKVU-DT
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News coverage on U. TV (since rebranded as Global Vancouver) on Baltej Singh Dhillon shortly after he became a RCMP officer in Quesnel.
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VHS tape of Baltej Singh Dhillon at a banquet/seminar put on by the Sikh Education & Research Centre of Windsor. Footage of the banquet and the singing of shabads goes until 1:53:11. The remainder of the tape is composed of various news coverage of Baltej Singh Dhillon and the ensuing court battle to allow RCMP officers to wear turbans in uniform.
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Photograph of Constable Baltej Dhillon giving a speech at an awards and dance event hosted by the Gujarati Society of British Columbia, hosted at Burnaby South Secondary School in Burnaby, B.C.
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer of almost 30 years, a politcian, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Costable Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practise his faith while serving Canada. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. In 2013, Mr. Dhillon led the Sikh Leadership and Police Committee on Gang Violence to support youth prevention strategies within the Sikh Community. Since retiring from the RCMP in 2019, he has worked as Program Manager for the Crime Guns Intelligence and Investigations Group with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, the province's anti-gang agency. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as an independent senator on February 7, 2025.
Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available.
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer of almost 30 years, a politcian, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Costable Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practise his faith while serving Canada. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. In 2013, Mr. Dhillon led the Sikh Leadership and Police Committee on Gang Violence to support youth prevention strategies within the Sikh Community. Since retiring from the RCMP in 2019, he has worked as Program Manager for the Crime Guns Intelligence and Investigations Group with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, the province's anti-gang agency. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as an independent senator on February 7, 2025.
Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available.
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Photograph of Constable Baltej Dhillon receiving an award from Asha Lohia at an awards and dance event hosted by the Gujarati Society of British Columbia, hosted at Burnaby South Secondary School in Burnaby, B.C.
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer of almost 30 years, a politcian, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Costable Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practise his faith while serving Canada. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. In 2013, Mr. Dhillon led the Sikh Leadership and Police Committee on Gang Violence to support youth prevention strategies within the Sikh Community. Since retiring from the RCMP in 2019, he has worked as Program Manager for the Crime Guns Intelligence and Investigations Group with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, the province's anti-gang agency. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as an independent senator on February 7, 2025.
Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available.
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer of almost 30 years, a politcian, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Costable Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practise his faith while serving Canada. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. In 2013, Mr. Dhillon led the Sikh Leadership and Police Committee on Gang Violence to support youth prevention strategies within the Sikh Community. Since retiring from the RCMP in 2019, he has worked as Program Manager for the Crime Guns Intelligence and Investigations Group with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, the province's anti-gang agency. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as an independent senator on February 7, 2025.
Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available.
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Photograph of Constable Baltej Dhillon receiving an award from Asha Lohia at an awards and dance event hosted by the Gujarati Society of British Columbia, hosted at Burnaby South Secondary School in Burnaby, B.C.
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer of almost 30 years, a politcian, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Costable Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practise his faith while serving Canada. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. In 2013, Mr. Dhillon led the Sikh Leadership and Police Committee on Gang Violence to support youth prevention strategies within the Sikh Community. Since retiring from the RCMP in 2019, he has worked as Program Manager for the Crime Guns Intelligence and Investigations Group with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, the province's anti-gang agency. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as an independent senator on February 7, 2025.
Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available.
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer of almost 30 years, a politcian, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Costable Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practise his faith while serving Canada. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. In 2013, Mr. Dhillon led the Sikh Leadership and Police Committee on Gang Violence to support youth prevention strategies within the Sikh Community. Since retiring from the RCMP in 2019, he has worked as Program Manager for the Crime Guns Intelligence and Investigations Group with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, the province's anti-gang agency. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as an independent senator on February 7, 2025.
Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available.