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World Sikh Organization sues CBC for defamation, libel and slander

Documentary ‘contained significant and numerous factual misrepresentations,’ lawsuit argues
July 11, 2007
San Grewal
Staff Reporter
In response to what it describes as a “dishonest and highly offensive” characterization made by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a $110 million civil lawsuit was filed today on behalf of the World Sikh Organization against the national broadcaster.
The lawsuit, filed in the [...]

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B.C. politician helps disabled man seeking to dodge deportation

Linda Nguyen, CanWest News Service; Vancouver Sun
Published: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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VANCOUVER - A former B.C. cabinet minister has volunteered to be part of a medical team looking after a severely paralyzed man avoiding deportation by seeking sanctuary in an Abbotsford Sikh temple.
Dr. Gulzar Cheema said 48-year-old Laibar Singh was in “good spirits” Monday.
“He’s in [...]

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Laibar Singh in Sanctuary in Gurudwara

Chantal Eustace, Vancouver Sun
Monday, July 09, 2007
Laibar Singh’s eyes flickered and watered on Sunday as a crowd of shouting supporters circled his wheelchair outside an Abbotsford Sikh temple where the paralysed refugee claimant sought sanctuary on the weekend. Singh, who entered the country with a fake passport four years ago, had been scheduled to be [...]

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Go-kart operator compensates Sikh in turban-helmet dispute

Go-kart operator compensates Sikh in turban-helmet dispute
Dakshana Bascaramurty
CanWest News Service
Sunday, July 08, 2007
TORONTO - A major amusement park in suburban Toronto has paid compensation to a Sikh man after he complained he was discriminated against for refusing to take off his turban and wear a helmet to drive a go-kart.
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland has since asked [...]

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CBC’s Most Defamatory, Fraudulent & Innaccurate Report on Sikhs Ever

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!
Yesterday, on the National on CBC, Terry Milewski presented a carefully threaded web of lies, inconsistencies, and prejudiced statements to effectively shut down the annual Vaisakhi celebrations, prevent Sikhs in Canada from having a political voice, stereotype the Sikh community as a violent and hate-filled group, and put [...]

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Sikhcess™ Delivers More than 12,000 Food Packages to Vancouver’s Homeless in Six Months

‘Feed the Homeless Campaign’’ shatters all-time record in June 2007 by
distributing 3,500 food packages to homeless on a single night.
VANCOUVER, BC – June 27, 2007: Sikhcess™, a community organization dedicated to
highlighting Sikh achievements and promoting the basic Sikh principles of public service,
today announced that on Sunday, June 24, 2007, local volunteers successfully prepared,
packaged, and delivered [...]

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Sikh Spirit 2007: Living on the Edge

The UBC and SFU SSAs would like to invite all its members to join us this year for our first annual summer camp….
Sikh Spirit 2007: Living on the Edge

What is the theme? Miri Piri
Who is it for? Young adults (16+)
When is it? July 16th-21st, 9am-4pm
Where is it? Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar, New Westminster
Who will be [...]

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Feed the Homeless Campaign - June 24

Please join us on Sunday, June 24th to do selfless service for the wellbeing of the homeless persons in the Vancouver Eastside
Date: Sunday, June 24th 
Drop-off point: Khalsa School, 124th Ave, Surrey 
Donation Items: Please drop off bottles of water, cookies, cakes, nutritional bars, and clothes (socks, blankets). All food donation must be vegetarian.  [...]

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NAGAR KIRTAN - June 17th - Shaheedi Divas, Sri Guru Arjun Dev Sahib Ji


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Gurgadi Divas

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!
Congratulations to all of the Khalsa Panth on the Gurgaddi Divas of the master of Sikh temporal & spiritual lifestyle balance (Miri Piri Day Maalak) Satguru Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji.

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