Shirin Ariff is an inspirational speaker, author, and women’s empowerment coach committed to helping women find their strength. After braving immigration to Canada and surviving thyroid cancer, Shirin understands adversity. Despite the lemons that life handed her, she dug deep and found resilience. Today, she empowers other women to become their own North Stars.
This phase of her life—being a young urban professional, a Research Scientist living on Canada’s West Coast in one of the world’s most beautiful cities—was the result of having overcome no small amount of hurdles.
550th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev celebrated by Gurdwara Brookside Surrey. Volunteers participated in planting 550 Trees
in Delta.
DIVERSEcity receives donation from New Horizons Village Society to build on programs for youth and seniors, including intergenerational programs that connect both groups
Holding a strong belief in giving back and supporting their local community, King’s Auto Lease raised $70,000 from their 4th annual King’s Auto Gala – “A Night for Richmond”.
Ricky Kej collaborates with Senegalese musical legend Baaba Maal – famously the voice of the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Black Panther’
SHIAMAK Vancouver’s Winter Funk kicked the cold weather blues to the curb as hundreds of students of all ages showed off their Bollywood moves. With the theme ‘Rhythm Nation’, world beats took centre stage and months of hard work paid off.
The SOCAN Foundation has unveiled a new Equity X Production Mentorship Program for new music producers, developed as a result of research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that identified a significant disparity between the number of men and women working in the field.
Asian Television Network International Limited, Canada’s largest South Asian Producer & Broadcaster, is pleased to announce the launch of its Flagship Series, ‘ATN’s Tribute to 100 Years of Indian Cinema’ on Prime Video in the U.S. & UK.
Surrey- PICS Golden Glam-Ma Pageant 2019, organized by Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS), in support of PICS Diversity Village, a complex care home to be built in Cloverdale was a resounding success. PICS Society was able to raise over $200,000 with over 500 attendees at Taj Park Convention Center in Surrey.
The KidsPlay Foundation journey, over the years, has seen many difficult struggles, faced adversity, and multiple overwhelming obstacles, but at the same time, there have been tears of joy, acts of remarkable kindness, and beautiful examples of humanitarianism.
Ian Williams has been named the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction, published by Random House Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank.
On November 17, Scotiabank is inviting Canadians everywhere to submit their footage to be part of Hockey 24, a unique documentary that will capture a day in community hockey in Canada.
Youth players from across Canada hit the ice for the only hockey + diabetes tournament in the world.
