Govind Deol Of Surrey Among 36 Winners Of The $100,000 Loran Award

Govind Deol, who was one of five South Asian students from across Canada to win the $100,000 education prize, was selected as a finalist from the 5,194 candidates, “based on evidence of character, c...

BE A SAYMH AMBASSADOR: Youth Aged Between 16 And 29 From Fiji OR Caribbean Community Sought

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for personal and professional growth, skill building, and community service. SAYMH trainees will participate in a Mental Health Ambassadors retreat in May, featurin...

Girl Guides Of Canada Exploring Diversity And Inclusivity At Special Surrey Celebration This Saturday

Celebrated since 1926, World Thinking Day is a day of international friendship. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect girls and young women and be connected to all 10 million Girl Gu...

Strong Start To BC Housing Markets In 2020 As January Sales Up Nearly 24 Percent

The average MLS residential price in BC was $725,370, a 9.1 percent increase from $664,633 recorded the previous year. Total sales dollar volume in January was $3.2 billion, a 35 per cent increase ove...

HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN: Richmond’s Unique Religious-Interfaith Hub Gets Film Treatment

By Balwant SangheraRichmond’s Highway to Heaven (H2H) is a very unique place. This small stretch of Number Five Road in Richmond has more than 20 places of worship of different religious denominatio...

Investment Banker David Sidoo’s Advantage Lithium Makes $69 Million Deal With Orocobre

Former CEO and current board member of Advantage Lithium David Sidoo built Advantage Lithium from a $1 million market cap to a $69 million take out. He put all of the management in place, including th...

Trudeau Government Changing Stress Test Rate For Insured Mortgages

The new minimum qualifying rate will be the greater of the borrower's contract rate or the weekly median five-year fixed insured mortgage rate from mortgage insurance applications, plus two percentage...

NDP Doles Out Another Balanced BC Budget With Surpluses As It Keeps Track On An Early Election

Budget 2020 is a balanced plan focused on the priorities of British Columbians with increase in taxes for the wealthy one percent. Budget 2020 creates a new tax bracket for the top 1% of income earner...

Exceptional Athlete Brandon Bassi Who Died In A Tragic Car Accident In Surrey Honoured In B.C. Legislature

The memory of an Indo-Canadian teen from Delta was honoured in the speech from the throne at the B.C. Legislature this week, with Lieutenant-Governor Janet Austin recognizing Brandon Bassi as a leader...