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RAMINDER BADH: ‘THIS IS MASS MURDER … WHAT ARE WALLY OPPAL, GORDON CAMPBELL, STEPHEN HARPER DOING ABOUT RECKLESS DRIVERS?’

He just can’t understand the horrific tragedy that befell his Surrey family early Saturday morning just after his youngest sister Rupi’s engagement party when the BMW she, her older sister Varinder and parents Dilbag, 61, and Bakshish, 60, were travelling in was rear-ended by a speeding Acura, sending it careening into a power pole on 128th Street in the 8500-block.

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#1. INDO-CANADIAN KID SEIZED BY POWERFUL IN-LAWS IN PUNJAB
#2. WHAT’S WRONG WITH JAZZY B? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
#3. GUTLESS STEPHEN HARPER IS U.S. PRESIDENT’S CHIEF POODLE
#4. KHADR: WHAT WAS HIS MOTHER DOING?
#5. LAIBAR SINGH FARCE GOES ON
#6. SKYTRAIN SECURITY: WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED?
#7. BRUCE ALLEN CONTROVERSY: LET’S MOVE ON
#8. BASI-VIRK CASE: WHAT ARE GOVERNMENT, PROSECUTION REALLY AFRAID OF? [Full Story]

U-15 GUILDFORD RANGERS WIN PROVINCIAL ‘A’ FOR SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS
On July 6, the U-15 Guildford Rangers Boys’ soccer team won their second Provincial “A” title in three years. The team entered the Provincial tournament in Prince George, seeded third behind Richmond Selects and the Vancouver Selects. [Full Story]

PENNY PRIDDY – REAL FRIEND OF INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY – ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM POLITICS
It’s easy for anyone of any political party to support the Indo-Canadian community nowadays. But there was a time not too long ago when it took real guts to do so – and that is when Penny Priddy stood firmly by us, whether it was the turban-wearing controversy at the Royal Canadian Legion or the teaching of the Punjabi language in Surrey schools or any other issue that affected our community. [Full Story]

‘KING RALPH’ GIVES SURREY BOARD OF TRADE VALUABLE NUGGETS
Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein was in Surrey this week addressing the Surrey Board of Trade members at a luncheon. Klein grew up in the Whalley area of Surrey before he moved to Alberta where he soon acquired the nickname ‘King Ralph.’ And he did come across as someone who doesn’t give a damn about popularity votes and is only focused on getting the job done. His manner may be gruff and tough, but it worked, as under his leadership Alberta retired a $23 billion debt. [Full Story]

CRIME WATCH

#1. SOUTH ASIAN ARRESTED IN VANCOUVER SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

#2. MORE THAN $1 MILLION SEIZED AT BORDER FROM SURREY MAN

#3. ASIM CHAUDHRY STILL MISSING

#4. ‘RESTAURANT WATCH’ PROGRAM FOR VANCOUVER

#5. RCMP NEED HELP TO ID SUSPECTS IN STABBING CASE

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GURNAM SINGH SANGHERA’S THESIS ON INTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS FROM A SIKH PERSPECTIVE
Surrey’s Gurnam Singh Sanghera recently completed his thesis titled “An Analytical Study of Inter Religious Relations - A Sikh Perspective” at Patiala’s Punjabi University’s Department of Religious Studies in the faculty of social sciences. [Full Story]

THE IMPORTANCE OF NETWORKING
In order to get a summer job, you need to know where to look. Networking can help you to find job opportunities. Networking can be described as talking with people who can help you reach your career goals, and it can be formal or informal. An informal chat with a neighbour or a formal scheduled meeting with a company manager are both examples of networking. [Full Story]

NEW DEMOCRATS’ 10-POINT PLAN FOR SKYTRAIN SAFETY
This week I, along with MLA Adrian Dix and many volunteers, was at the Edmonds SkyTrain station calling for more SkyTrain police, security cameras, better lights and turnstiles as measures to increase security at stations throughout the lower mainland. [Full Story]

#1. MIRI PIRI CELEBRATIONS

#2. A BOLLYWOOD EVENING UNDER THE STARS

#3. SAWAN MELA ROCKED VANCOUVER’S SUNSET COMMUNITY CENTRE

#4. THREE INDO-CANADIANS AMONG 19 WHO GRADUATED FROM STUDENT’S POLICE ACADEMY OF DELTA POLICE

#5. EVEN WITH CANADIAN DEGREES NEWCOMERS HAVE LOWER EMPLOYMENT RATES

#6. 2ND ANNUAL SIKH YOUTH CAMP TEACHES GOOD RELIGIOUS VALUES

#7. MAKE SKYTRAIN SAFER, URGES NDP AS ASSAULTS CONTINUE

#8. NDP: OPPAL SHOULD STOP FURTHER DELAYS IN B.C. RAIL CASE

#9. MUSLIM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS FOURTH YEAR

#10. INTER SPIRITUAL CENTRE – A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR ALL FAITHS

#11. COMMITTEE DISAPPOINTED AT RULING ON BRUCE ALLEN’S COMMENTS

#12. URGENT ACTION NEEDED FOR PLANET, GREEN SHIFT DELIVERS

#13. INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO SALE OF VEHICLES BY ICBC RELEASED

#14. SURREY CELEBRATES 3RD ANNUAL NATURE MATTERS SUMMERFEST

#15. GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC ACCOUNTS SHOW B.C.’S ECONOMIC STRENGTH

#16. NDP: GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IGNORES REAL PROBLEMS

#17. AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT SLAMS CAMPBELL GOVERNMENT

#18. STATEMENT BY RICH COLEMAN ON AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT

#19. ABBOTSFORD: BOB RICH SWORN IN AS POLICE CHIEF CONSTABLE

#20. LAYTON PLEDGES $206 MILLION FOR VANCOUVER TRANSIT

#21. LANGLEY: INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL BRINGS CULTURES TOGETHER

#22. DAVID EMERSON TO ATTEND BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES

#23. 1,000 PEOPLE RAISE $610,000 IN UNDERWEAR AFFAIR FOR CANCER

#24. LIBERALS: STOP CONSERVATIVE MP’S FROM SPENDING REBATES

#25. LIBERALS: CONSERVATIVES OUT OF TOUCH WITH GLOBAL REALITY

#26. TAXPAYERS BODY: INSTITUTIONALIZED DAYCARE IN THE SPIN CYCLE

#27. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DEATHS DOWN BY 52 PER CENT

#28. NATIONAL CRIME RATE DOWN FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

#29. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOVES TO IMPLEMENT OUTSTANDING TAX MEASURES

#30. UNPRECEDENTED LAND RIGHTS SALE SHATTERS RECORDS

#31. KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BECOMES CROWN CORPORATION

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