- 1907 — Braim Singh and other new immigrants start the Khalsa Diwan Society to help each other and build the first Sikh temple in Canada on West 2nd Avenue in Kitsilano.
- 1908 — After about 5,000 Sikhs settle in B.C., a loud public backlash prompts Canadian officials to change the law prohibiting further immigration from India.
- 1914 — Braim Singh and other Sikh pioneers donate thousands of dollars for the legal fund of those aboard the Komagata Maru. The ship is full of would-be immigrants who Canadian officials send back after two months afloat in Vancouver harbour. Braim Singh decides to return to India as well and finds his wife and son have died. He remarries Joginder Kaur and their first son Nagar Singh or Norm and daughter Dalip Kaur or Deepo are born in the village of Sangha Khalsa.
- 1925 — Braim Singh and his young family return to his adopted land — Canada — and their second son Tom is born in Ladysmith.
- 1926 — The Sanghas build their first house in east Vancouver, on the corner of Penticton and East 21st. Five more children and some of their grandchildren are born in the two-bedroom bungalow.
- 1941 — The Sanghas open a business called Best Lumber on Kingsway and it thrives, employing many new Sikh immigrants.
- 1940s — Norm Sangha and other Sikh pioneers travel to Ottawa several times at their own expense to lobby for franchisement.
- 1947 — Indian immigrants finally win the right to vote in Canada — 50 years after the first arrived in B.C.
- 1950-70 — Immigration boomed after the war and many Sikhs came to Canada, settling in major centres across the country. Norm Sangha meets Satwant on a trip to India and they marry. She immigrates to Canada in 1960. The Sanghas and other community leaders lobby for the right to sponsor relatives to Canada.
- 1973 — Braim Singh dies at age 92 more than 67 years after he first arrived in Canada. He wore his turban until the day he died. His wife Joginder passes away three years later.
- 1994 — Norm Sangha is recognized by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses with the Good Neighbour Award for his generous contributions to the community. He has help build the Ross Street temple, the New Westminster temple, the No. 5 Road temple and done charitable and political work in the broader community as well.
- 1999 — Braim Singh’s eldest son Norm Sangha passes away, as do Norm’s brothers Bob and Kie. Brothers Johnny and Jum died in 1968 and 1993 respectively and Frank passes on in 2004.
- April 30, 2006 — Tom, the last living son of Braim, passes away after a lengthy illness.
- May 28, 2006 — The large pioneer family — now with five generations of Canadians — proudly celebrates its first 100 years in this country. There are now more than 200,000 Sikhs in B.C.
