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Vol 21 - Issue 37
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Brenda Locke new Mayor elect vows to stop Surrey police service and keep RCMP Surrey mayor-elect Brenda Locke made the morning show rounds Monday, revealing she has already asked the Surrey Police Service to stop spending money, a first step in her campaign promise to return to the RCMP. Locke’s new party, Surrey Connect, won four seats on the eight-person council and so has a slim majority to push through their promise to halt the transition to a Surrey Police Service. Locke told CTV that she talked to city staff on Sunday, the day after her election win, and told them to be ready to work on stopping the move to a municipal police force. “I have now asked (staff) to let the Surrey Police Service know that they are Continued on page Continued on6page 6
Over 90,000 pension beneficiaries found dead in govt survey in Punjab As many as 90,248 pension beneficiaries were found dead in a survey conducted by the Punjab government. “On the orders of Minister for Social Security Dr Baljit Kaur, the department conducted verification of pensioners drawing various kind of pensions from the state exchequer. Among those verified, 90,248 pensioners were found dead,” a state government statement said. Districtlevel officers have been directed to deposit
the amount which is not distributed yet into government treasury by October 21, the statement quoting Dr Baljit Kaur said. Looking back on the coronavirus pandemic across the world The department give pensions to the elderly, widows, dependent children and the disabled.
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David Eby to be next premier as NDP disqualifies Anjali Appadurai from leadership race Former Attorney General David Eby will be British Columbia’s next premier. The BC NDP executive council disqualified Anjali Appadurai on Wednesday night from running in the upcoming leadership race. After a nearly four hour meeting, the executive reached the decision. The party’s chief electoral officer,
BC set a record in 2021 for its population growth Last year, 100,000 people moved to B.C. – a new record, according to the province. B.C. saw its highest level of net inter- national immigration since it started keeping records in the early 1950s, according to Statistics Canada data, and interprovincial in-migration hit a six-year peak. The flow of people from other provinces was at its second-highest level since the early 1990s, when, for four consecutive years, approximately 40,000 people moved to the province from other parts of Canada. Additionally, net international immigration more than doubled over the past year, jumping 161.4 per cent to 59,665 people in 2021 from 22,819 in 2020. B.C.’s net immigration in 2021 was 30 per cent higher than its previous 1996 peak of 45,749.
Elizabeth Cull, recommended the party executive disqualify Appadura following an extensive investigation into complaints brought forward around the sale of new party memberships. “The BC NDP Executive has voted to support the Chief Electoral Officer’s recommendation to Continued on page 7
Indian-Americans dance to Bollywood tunes in desi wedding blocking NY road Desi weddings are always a grand affair. The gala ceremonies are full of colour and energetic performances from guests, dancers and also the bride and groom. Never short of drama, big fat Indian weddings Sometimes go overthe-top to create epic moments of laughter. n most Indian weddings, the most awaited and celebrated part of the Continued on page 6
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