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Quesnel

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Scrapbook details Dhillon's career with the RCMP and includes a range of positive and negative news clippings covering the overturning of the RCMP turban ban.
Audio file
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Audio interview with Gurdial Singh Talhan conducted by SB. Gurdial Singh Talhan is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1977. He discusses his first job in Canada at a lumber mill. He further discusses his immigration to Canada, working in sawmills, treatment by his supervisors, weather, and wages. He also mentions how living expenses have increased in comparison to the past.
2022_16_14_005.pdf (120.58 KB)
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Transcription of interview with Gurdial Singh Talhan who discusses his immigration to Canada, working in sawmills, treatment by his supervisors, weather, and wages. He also mentions how living expenses have increased in comparison to the past.
2022_16_14_004.pdf (88.44 KB)
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Gurdial Singh Talhan's narrative discusses his work in lumber mills, the labour conditions of sawmill work, and sawmill unions. He discusses how most of the sawmill workers he worked with were also South Asian, but there were other workers from the Chinese, Japanese, and European White settler communities. He also speaks about the cost of living and how the prices for everyday items have increased and how he believes society has changed over time.
2020_01_002_071.pdf (127.81 KB)
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Correspondence from D.G. Butt to the Quesnel Detachment. Contents include validating the Cross Cultural Communciation Series - The Sikhs, which had been worked through by Baltej Singh Dhillon. Dhillon was given credit for the course on his P.A.R.A.D.E. document.
2020_01_002_070.pdf (128.93 KB)
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Correspondence from Vivian Flett, Manager at Woodland Park, to Sgt. Bob Bouck. Contents include thanks to Baltej Singh Dhillon, L.J. Robinson, J.R. Paulin and Kevin Keane for helping with their drug issue and quieting down Woodland Park.
2020_01_002_069.pdf (180.51 KB)
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Correspondence from Char Sydenham to the Staff Sergeant at the Quesnel Detachment. Contents include letter of thanks to Kevin Keane, Ted Popik, Baltej Singh Dhillon and Sherry for their work with Quesnel's Crisis Line.
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This document contains a correspondence from Teresa Mallan to the news desk about a story on Baltej Singh Dhillon. The contents include Dhillon's fight to overturn the RCMP turban ban and a recent fraud case he worked on. Additionally, there is a newspaper article included from The Province newspaper detailing a year-long investigation into false ICBC claims taking place in Quesnel.
2020_01_002_058.pdf (661.15 KB)
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This document contains a Performance Log written by S.A. Wallen about Baltej Singh Dhillon and a letter of thanks from Char Sydenham, the Program Director at the Quesnel Crisis Line, thanking RCMP officers Baltej Singh Dhillon, Kevin Keane, Ted Popik and dispatcher Sherry.
2020_01_002_057.pdf (181.48 KB)
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This document contains a Performance Log written by Bob Bouck about Baltej Singh Dhillon in November of 1992. Contents of Performance Log includesmention of Dhillon's community service and overall conduct.