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Sukhi Bath: Surrey’s Biggest Hero  On the exterior, Sukhi Bath may look like the ordinary suit wearing, business owning,  corporate mogul counting the zero’s on the ends of his bank statements. With one sit-  down conversation, however, my entire perception of him changed. Sukhi Bath is the ultimate paradox: a successful business man with the softest of hearts.  “Mere thou …

Travel into Inkquisitive’s mind to swim along a sea of rainbows and let his colors dance down the spine of your imagination. The unique artist, Amandeep Singh, better known in the art world as “Inkqusitive,” holds a Master’s degree in Illustration. He credits his dad, a calligrapher, as a major source of his art inspiration. He recalls watching his dad in …

Whether it be at a wedding function, a family BBQ or during that two minute commercial from your mom’s favourite Indian Drama, the “Puth, what are you doing with your life?” is the most common question kids will get these days. Our typical, and apparently very non-sufficient, answer is simply “I don’t know.” Our parents’ glazed, high expecting eyes are …

With the high price of hall rentals, catering and entertainment for such large families, it is no surprise that Indian weddings are notoriously known to be expensive. It used to be that an Indian wedding would cost the down payment on a really nice car, now one would cost the down payment on a really nice house. In just 10 …

My sit down conversation with a young girl whose careful words and chilling memories paint the picture of what it’s really like to date a drug dealer in Surrey (note: names have been excluded for privacy protection). How would you describe [him] as a boyfriend? (Smiles) He was everything you could ever want in a boyfriend. He was smart, he …

Vancouver police have noticed a great increase in assaults and robberies targeting Vancouver residents, especially those in wheelchairs. They decided to pull a page out of everyone’s favourite cop book as their line of attack: an undercover mission. Police officer Mark Horsley strapped on a wheelchair and headed to five high risk areas in the Downtown Eastside. He told residents …

During mid 1970s, I did some work on “The Survey of Factors Encouraging and Constraining Citizenship Registration” investigating the issues that would encourage or restrain individuals in the “East Indian Community” to apply for Canadian Citizenship. The project had been sponsored by the Government of Canada. It was a great opportunity to learn about my culture, its psychology and issues …

A large conference on ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ convened in Washington, bringing together political and diplomatic representatives from over 60 countries, law enforcement officials, religious leaders and experts. The meeting constituted a reaffirmation of the need for an effective multilateral strategy to counter and prevent violent extremism in today’s increasingly challenging environments. At the same time, it hinted at a very …