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From YouTube: APRIL 5 2023 Statements George Chow
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Vancouver
freezer
view
Mr
Speaker
April
is
sick,
Heritage
Month.
It
is
an
opportunity
to
honor
the
sick
community
and
to
celebrate
the
significant
contribution
that
Sikhs
have
made
to
Village
Columbia
and
to
Canada
the
course
of
the
one
Society
in
my
riding
of
Vancouver
Fraser
view
is
a
Pioneer
sick
organization
that
was
established
115
years
ago
in
Vancouver
on
West
12th
Avenue
near
burrow
Street.
It
played
a
vital
role
in
shaping
the
social,
cultural
and
economic
Fabrics
of
the
sick
community.
A
In
Vancouver
and
Beyond,
the
same
Community
has
been
settling
in
the
Vancouver
South
area,
around
Main
Street
and
49th
Avenue
in
large
numbers.
Since
the
1960s,
the
area
flourished
economically
and
culturally
to
become
the
Punjabi
Market
on
Main
Street.
That's
the
community
group
The
Society
decided
to
really
okay
and
hire
well-known
architect.
The
late
Arthur
Erickson
to
design
the
Royal
Street
Temple,
which
opened
in
1970
I,
was
introduced
to
the
Rossi
Temple
by
the
late
Jim
green
former
Vancouver
City
councilor
and
Community
leader
of
downtown
Eastside
Jim,
taught
us
how
to
act
in
the
temple.
A
Seriously,
the
free
lunch
is
the
longer
or
the
community
kitchen
that
was
introduced
by
Guru
nanak
founder
of
Sikhism
because
of
his
belief
in
the
Oneness
of
humanity.
Meals
are
offered
free
to
anyone,
regardless
of
their
religion,
gender,
ethnicity
or
World
status.
Prior
to
covid-19.
The
society
would
offer
free
meals
in
downtown
Eastside.
A
The
society
has
12
000
members.
He
runs
the
Punjabi
language
school
and
helps
seniors
file,
income
taxes
and
fill
out
government
forms.
It
has
a
kumakara
Maru
Museum
and
a
community
policing
Center
that
opens
on
weekends.
The
society
also
organized
Sports
tournaments,
women's
only
yogurt,
cowhouses
and
computer
literacy
classes.
The
society
organized
the
first
razaki
parade
in
North
America
in
1979
in
Vancouver
and
made
it
an
annual
event.