Close X
    Thursday, September 19, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    Largest Vaisakhi parade back in Surrey after 3 years, attended by an estimated 700,000

    Darpan News Desk Darpan, 24 Apr, 2023 04:21 PM
    • Largest Vaisakhi parade back in Surrey after 3 years, attended by an estimated 700,000

    One of the most anticipated multicultural events of the Lower Mainland the Surrey Vaisakhi Parade was celebrated over the weekend after a 3 year pandemic hiatus. 

    Canada’s largest Vaisakhi Parade outside of Punjab, India took place on Saturday, April 22, in Surrey, and was attended by 700,000 people. 

    Vaisakhi is a significant festival in Sikhism and Punjab, commemorating the harvest season and the birth of the Khalsa, the community of baptized Sikhs. The festival has gained prominence in Canada, especially in British Columbia, home to the largest Sikh population outside of India.

    Surrey residents were excited to be a part of the parade once again and dressed up in colourful traditional attire. 

    The parade route started at the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar, one of the largest Sikh temples in North America, on 128th street and 85th Ave, and wound through the streets of Surrey, attracting participants and spectators from all over the Lower Mainland and beyond.

    Road closures were in place from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm on the day of the parade. 128th Street was closed and detours were in place between 72 Avenue to 88 Avenue, and Scott Road to King George Boulevard.

    The colorful and vibrant community event started building around 8:30am and saw volunteers and local businesses enthusiastically handing out treats and food to attendees in order to make it an enjoyable and memorable experience. 

    To ensure the event ran smoothly  Surrey Fire Service, Surrey RCMP, Surrey Police Service, Surrey Bylaws and BC Ambulance Service were also on scene.

    High profile politicians such as Premier David Eby, Opposition leader of the BC United Party, Kevin Falcon, and MLA Jinny Sims were in attendance at the parade. 

    The Darpan Magazine team was at the parade in full force and parade goers were eager to pick up a copy of the special Vaisakhi issue of the magazine. 

    Darpan Magazine hopes to see more of you take part in the Vaisakhi celebration next year. 

     

    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    B.C. old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'

    B.C. old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'
    Gordon Comer with the prosecution service says they’re reviewing other cases affected by a court ruling back in February that acquitted protester Ryan Henderson on contempt charges due to the R-C-M-P’s failure to properly read an injunction to Fairy Creek blockaders. 

    B.C. old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'

    Male suspect allegedly stabs another male passenger in the abdomen on SkyTrain travelling to Surrey Central Station

    Male suspect allegedly stabs another male passenger in the abdomen on SkyTrain travelling to Surrey Central Station
    While the train was in motion, there was an alleged verbal interaction between the victim and a nearby male passenger, which resulted in the male passenger pulling out a sharp object and stabbing the victim in the abdomen.

    Male suspect allegedly stabs another male passenger in the abdomen on SkyTrain travelling to Surrey Central Station

    Weekend home invasion investigation continues: Ridge Meadows RCMP

    Weekend home invasion investigation continues: Ridge Meadows RCMP
    Ridge Meadows R-C-M-P say they were called to a home at 1:30 in the morning on Saturday on Garden Street after receiving a report of a home invasion they say was targeted. R-C-M-P say officers held the scene as they awaited a search warrant, which was executed by the detachment’s Investigative Support Team. 

    Weekend home invasion investigation continues: Ridge Meadows RCMP

    Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

    Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could
    A Vancouver police officer told a British Columbia coroner’s jury that he punched Myles Gray in the head as hard as he could several times because he didn’t think anything else would work to subdue the man, other than shooting him.

    Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

    Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner

    Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner
    The challenges of confinement also made parents less strict about managing children's screen time, she said, calling for "more preparation, education, support and scaffolding that goes into young people's use of digital technologies."

    Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner

    Many passport renewals on pause during federal public service workers' strike

    Many passport renewals on pause during federal public service workers' strike
    More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country's biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline.

    Many passport renewals on pause during federal public service workers' strike

    PrevNext