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THE following have filed their nomination documents to run in the 2018 Surrey city election, seeking an elected local government position for the next four years.   Candidates for Mayor   Tom Gill (Surrey First) Pauline Greaves (Proudly Surrey) Bruce Hayne (Surrey Integrity Now) Rajesh Jayaprakash (People First Surrey) Doug McCallum (Safe Surrey Coalition) Francois Nantel (Independent) Imtiaz Popat (Progressive Sustainable …

SAFE Surrey Coalition’s mayoral candidate Doug McCallum says that as mayor one of his highest priorities will be public safety and that he will immediately start the process for creating a new Surrey Police Department. “My goal is to find the most innovative and effective programs from around the world and implement them. All of us on the Safe Surrey Coalition commit …

IN the early stages of the mayoral campaign, former MP Kennedy Stewart has a lead over closest rivals Hector Bremner and Ken Sim. Those are the findings of Mainstreet Research’s Vancouver poll fielded September 4 and 5. The polls surveyed 862 Vancouver residents and has a margin of error of +/- 3.34% and is accurate 19 times out of 20.”Stewart …

THE Consulate General of India in Vancouver is hosting a day-long cultural event – ‘Namaste Canada 2018’ – in cooperation with more than 20 Indo-Canadian associations and cultural societies on Saturday, September 1 at Burnaby’s Michael J. Fox Theatre from 2 to 8 p.m.  It’s a free event and everyone is invited. Consul General Abhilasha Joshi met with the media and …

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Actress Radhika Apte, who is being trolled for frequently featuring in the Indian projects of Netflix, doesn’t think her association with the streaming platform has been long and that the three series getting released around the same time was just a coincidence. Radhika had three releases — “Lust Stories”, “Sacred Games” and “Ghoul” — this year …

By Surbhi Gogia Jaspreet Singh Kalara, the 18-year-old boy from Ludhiana, Punjab, has got a body that can stretch like a rubber and is flexible beyond any human imagination. When he starts twisting and turning his body parts, it appears as if there are literally no bones inside his structure to obstruct him. Be it rotating his face 180 degree …

The South Asian community is at a higher risk of suffering with stroke. But lack of awareness makes it difficult for people to even detect when the stroke strikes. Read to know what you can do to save your loved ones By Surbhi Gogia Dr. Preet Chahal is an attending Neurologist at the Royal Columbian Hospital and is a part …

By Surbhi Gogia The city of St. Louis has always grabbed attention for its very successful baseball team of Cardinals. However, this major US port built along the western bank of the Mississippi river is home to a lot more tourist attractions and wonderful expeditions that many are unaware of. For what was supposed to be just a small family …

‘Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam.”       –Bhagavad Gita; Ch. 2; 50   By Suresh Kurl “Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam” refers to the therapeutic and philosophical conversation that took place between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, his cousin, friend and his follower, on Karma-yoga. The background is this conversation is on the succession of the Hasthinapur dynasty, and the question is, “Who has the right …

Recently out of close to 100 nominations, the Surrey Board of Trade profiled Surrey’s Top 25 under 25 Award Winners. The winners were chosen based upon their business or community achievements, leadership ability, community involvement, professional achievements and uniqueness of their business or community projects. “To hear the winners speak of their journey in the community and entrepreneurial work represents …