More families in B.C. benefit from $10-a-day child care
More families in B.C. will save thousands of dollars per year as more than 1,375 child care spaces move into the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program in January.
Community Happenings
Reminder to have your say about app-based ride-hailing, food-delivery work
Time is running out to share your thoughts about app-based ride-hailing and food-delivery work in B.C.
2021 Canada’s Volunteer Awards Recipient
Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Canada’s Volunteer Awards in the Social Innovator category for British Columbia and the North Region.
Surrey resident Rochelle Prasad puts Surrey on the map nationally and internationally once again.
Ms. Prasad has been recognized by the government of Canada in the 2021 Emerging Leader category for BC and the North.
12 Scams of Christmas: What to watch out for this Holiday Season
With 2022 quickly winding down, Better Business Bureau has compiled our naughty list of the Top 12 Scams of Christmas. When shopping or donating this holiday season, watch out for schemes trying to swipe your cash or steal your personal information.
Zakir Hussain & Masters Of Percussion On March 19, 2023
Tabla Wizard Zakir Hussain, one of the most loved & celebrated Indian Classical artist, is coming back to Vancouver with his well admired curated, produced & conducted series ‘ Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion’, accompanied by some of the finest artists of Indian music and world percussion to tour North America & Europe.
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Fundraising Gala Dinner
Vancouver hosted its annual Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Fundraising Gala Dinner on November 20, 2022 at the Taj Park Convention Centre to help build the Karachi Hospital that is nearing completion and due to start operations in December 2023.
Dr. Ambedkar portrait formally gifted to the Center for India and South Asia Research (CISAR) at UBC on the Dr. Ambedkar Death Anniversary – December 6
Vancouver – on the 66th death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, family of the late artist Shital Anmol, officially gifted a portrait of Dr. Ambedkar to the Centre for India and South Asia Research (CISAR) on December 6 at a ceremony hosted by Chetna Association of Canada in partnership with the CISAR and Ambedkarite International Coordination Society (AICS).
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation celebrates a transformational $30-million donation from Jim Pattison
Thousands of generous donations come together to elevate BC’s leading critical care hospital, through the new Acute Care Tower
SFU hosted Annual Diwali Gala
On October 19, 2022, Simon Fraser University was pleased to host its 13th SFU Diwali Gala
KVP Heritage & KVP Entertainers Celebrate Hindu Heritage month on Nov 25th 2022 at Khanna Banquet Hall, Surrey
Photo: AZIZ LADHA PHOTOGRAPHY
Worldwide Premiere of Emergence: Out of Shadows
The film was an official selection at nearly 50 film festivals including Out On Film in Atlanta which is an Academy Award qualifying festival, Frameline in San Francisco
Big-Hearted 12-Year-Old Raises Over $21,000 for Richmond Hospital Foundation
Inspired to show his support for the hardworking Richmond health care team, 12-year-old Tiger Guo and his family organized a charity concert on October 8 at the Norman Rothstein Theatre and raised over $21,000 to improve health care in Richmond.
Image China: East/West Symphonic Concert Presented with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra was a Cross-Cultural Tour de Force
When the dulcet tones of Ms Wu Man’s Pipa permeated Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre at Image China: East/West Symphonic Concert, the audience was startled and astonished.
Dr. Balbir Gurm receives community award for NEVR
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) nursing instructor Dr. Balbir Gurm received the Excellence in Community Engagement Award at the 2022 Drishti Awards on Friday night (Nov. 18).