Community Happenings
The 28th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive Begins November 14
The REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive will combine its traditional collection and distribution of warm clothes and blankets this year with an online fundraiser for partner charities.
The REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive will run from November 14 to 21, 2022.
Fruiticana Diwali Free Giveaway 2022
The Ninth Annual Fruiticana Diwali Free Giveaway 2022 has started. It has been more than 28 years now that Fruiticana has served the community with its fresh and high-quality produce.
BC-India Business Network Celebrates Diwali
The grand Diwali gala was celebrated on Oct 15 at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, and attended by 300+ guests including Chief Guest Hon. Minister Ravi Kahlon, Ministers Harry Bains and George Chow, MLA and Parliamentary Secretary Rachna Singh and MLA David Eby. The Founder and President Emeritus Vivek Savkur, received special recognition from BC’s Premier Hon.
Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2022
The Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF) will return this November with a fantastic array of films, workshops and panel discussions to entertain and educate film enthusiasts in the Lower Mainland and attendees from across Canada and the world. VISAFF will run from November 9-13 and has a lineup of over 75 films, including 11 features and 8 documentaries.
Diversecity Entrepreneur & Small Business Fair
Helping newcomers, BIPOC, women and emerging entrepreneurs plan, launch and grow their business
Dr. Ambedkar Symposium On Emancipation, And The Equality Day (April 22 And 23, 2023)
On October 14, the date now popularly known as the Diksha Day when the Architect of Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism in 1956, representatives of AICS and Chetna Association of Canada announced their plans for hosting a symposium on emancipation and celebrating Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Day of Equality on April 22 and 23, 2023 in Vancouver, Canada.
DRISHTI AWARDS GALA 2022
Taking place on Friday, November 18, the 8th Annual Drishti awards gala will be the recognition event of 2022.
Diwali Fest 2022
Diwali Fest originated in 2004 as the Vancouver Celebrates Diwali Festival, and has since evolved to become one of the largest Diwali-themed events in the Lower Mainland.
Vancouver-Based Global Punjabi Book Prize Releases Finalists Vying For Awards Valued At $45,000
The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature has announced the 2022 finalists for its awards valued at $45,000 CDN, cumulatively.
Elite Wealth Management Raises Over $43,000 For Richmond Hospital’s New Medical Imaging Centre
With a strong belief that health is wealth, Elite Wealth Management is lending a generous hand in transforming patient care by raising over $43,000 to fund state-of-the-art medical imaging technologies for Richmond Hospital’s future medical imaging centre.
City Of New Westminster Unveiled The Komagata Maru Interpretive Sign
Raj Singh Toor and Mayor Jonathan X. Coté Unveiling Komagata Maru interpretive sign
KVP Heritage & Time Will Tell Arts Society Presents Trichy Sankaran @ 80!
British Columbia is blessed to experience the living legend of Indian Classical Music , the Mridangam Maestro SRI TRICHY SANKARAN , in concert with some of India’s leading musicians in a rare Carnatic Kutcheri (South Indian Classical Music Recital)
SFU Diwali Gala Wednesday, October 19
Simon Fraser University President Joy Johnson invites you to celebrate the festival of Diwali and the University’s engagements with the South Asian community locally and in India.
Vancouver Fall Home Show Returns For Its 40th Year With Canada’s Favourite Designers, Renovators And Experts
This season’s top trends to transform every home will be on display at the Vancouver Convention Centre – West for four days only – October 20-23, 2022