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OKANAGAN ORGANIC WINE in INDIA Kelowna organic wineries aim at expanding their reach in the Indian market

By Rajeshwari Rajimwale

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alala Organic Estate Winery and Summerhill Pyramid Winery are the two pioneer wineries from B.C. region to have exported organic wine to India.

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hese two wineries are not only the pioneers in exporting B.C. wine to

India but also in organic wine.

“Wine culture in India has changed over the years,” said Karnail Singh Sidhu, owner of Kalala Organic Estate Winery. “I have been doing research in this field since 2003. At that point wine was not so much in demand. Wine was initially considered a drink mostly for women. But I saw a drastic change in the wine scene during the 20092011, when I attended the Mumbai and Bengaluru Wine Festival.” continued on page 3

Winemaker Eric Von Kroshk at Summerhill Pyramid Winery

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Between the two wineries, Kalala Organic Estate Winery and Summerhill Pyramid Winery, they have approximately exported about 1,200 bottles to Bengaluru (earlier known as Bangalore), Karnatak, India.

“When I was back in India I always saw hard liquor being commonly used,” said Sidhu. “But after I attend the Bangalore International Wine Festival 2011, I was really impressed by the demand for wine in India. The younger generation and upper middle class are more interested in wine. Media in India has helped in generating the awareness and bringing about the change.”

B.C. Premier Christy Clark formally introduced organic wines and wines from Kalala Organic Estate Winery and Summerhill Pyramid Winery at a ceremony in Bengaluru, as a part of her trade mission to China and India.

“India is a challenging market. But our unique strength is the fact that we supply organic wine,” said Ezra Cipes, CEO of Summerhill Pyramid Winery. “Doctors these days suggest drinking wine. Benefit of our winery is we provide wine connoisseurs an organic option.”

Both Sidhu and Cipes are happy for their association with Kanaka Nagaraj Sabapathy, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Pyramid Wine Exports

“When I was back in India I always saw hard liquor being commonly used,” said Sidhu. “But after I attend the Bangalore International Wine Festival 2011, I was really impressed by the demand for wine in India.”

Ltd, an export company pioneering the export of certified Canadian organic ice wines and wines from British Columbia to India. Sabapathy has done research for years on exporting wine. He is the viticulturists contact for Indian market and distributors. continued on page 4

Kasnail Singh Sidhu, owner, Kalala Organic Estate Winery

Ezra CIPES, CEO, Summerhill Pyramid Winery

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Sabapathy finished his masters in industrial microbiology with specialization in fermentation technology. “I was always interested in wine making,” said Sabapathy. “But in 1975, there was no indication of India becoming a wine destination. I was working in India as a wire service journalist. I immigrated to Canada in 1999. During my visits back home I kept noticing the gradual change in the wine scene in India. That’s where

the idea of forming Pyramid Wine Exports Ltd. came.”

tremendous support in creating awareness.”

demand for organic food products amongst Indian consumers.

The export company has a five year contract with the two Kelowna -based wineries. And after their initial launch in Bengaluru, they plan to expand their horizons in Indian cities like Mumbai, Kolkata and Chandigarh.

Sabapathy said as an initiative to reach out to maximum number of wine connoisseurs, his company is planning to launch Vineyard Vistas Inc. The company will pioneer wine tourism. “ We will arrange tours for Indian tourists to Okanagan wineries,” said Sabapathy.

More and more Indians are adapting organic food products for a healthy lifestyle.

“In India we cannot advertise directly for wine,” said Sabapathy. “That is the biggest challenge. The province of Karnatak, in India has shown

Talking about changing trends, Sabapathy said that there is a higher

“Two third of the population is changing their lifestyle to make it more organic in India,” said Sabapathy. “Organic wine from Okanagan will easily fit in this trend and we hope will be welcomed by wine connoisseurs.”

About Kalala Organic Estate Winery

About Summerhill Pyramid Winery

Kalala Organic Estate Winery derives its name from a legendary story of how the village in India came to be. The story says that long ago, in Northern Bharat, India, farmers were tending to their animals when they came across a wolf and lamb sitting together in a beautiful valley. This peaceful coexistence was so inspiring that they moved their village to this very spot, in hopes that the same harmony would be reflected in their village, and named it “Miracle Place”, or “Kalala” in Punjabi. Karnail Singh Sidhu, proprietor and managing director of Kalala Organic Estate Winery, felt that this was reflective of the Okanagan Valley and his pursuit to grow grapes in harmony with nature. So in a tribute to his home town, he named the winery after this miraculous place.

The Cipes family bought Summerhill Vineyard from the Thomas family in 1986, and moved to Kelowna from New York the following year. At that time, Summerhill, along with much of the valley’s vineyards, was planted with table grapes and hybrid wine grapes. It also had one experimental block of Riesling planted by Professor Becker of the Geisenheim Institute in the 1970s. Almost as soon as the Cipes family arrived, the vineyard was transitioned to organic maintenance and the rest of the vineyard was replanted with vinifera imported from France and Germany.

They produce a number of award -winning wines that are available for tasting in the wine shop. The wine shop is currently located directly within the wine making facility so you will have an authentic tasting experience. The winery has seventeen planted acres on the Westbank property with breath taking views of the lake. Walk the vineyards, learn about organic viticulture and winemaking, and try some of the wines in our portfolio.

(Source Kalala Organic Estate Winery)

Summerhill’s first experimental crush of wine was in 1990. This was the same year as the formation of BC VQA, in which the Cipes family took an active role developing.

Preliminary meetings to form VQA were hosted by the Cipes family at the Summerhill Vineyard. In fact, Stephen’s New York business sense drove the tiny Okanagan wine industry forward in those early years by focusing on making traditional method sparkling wine, producing the most expensive wines the valley had seen to that point, creating the region’s first destination tourist attraction, and by bringing international attention with write-ups and glowing wine reviews in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. His vision was that the pristine Okanagan valley, the northernmost desert viticulture region in the world, had the potential to make the finest wines in the world and bring pride to all Canadians.

(Source: Summerhill Pyramid Winery)

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City of Bhangra Festival rockS Vancouver Vancouver and Surrey recently welcomed local and international talent at the ninth annual HSBC City of Bhangra Festival.

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he HSBC City of Bhangra Festival that took place May 30th to June 8th, 2013 was attended by thousands of bhangra enthusiasts.

Festivities this year highlighted a line-up of 11 independent events, hundreds of performers, and international artists from the U.K., New York and India.

City of Bhangra Festival was started by Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration (VIBC).

“VIBC, a non-profit organization, was founded in 2004 by a group of friends,” said Sukhi Ghuman, one of the founding directors of VIBC. “Our aim is to fortify the community and appeal to a diverse group of audiences through bhangra.”

VIBC has a board of 11 directors,

four committees and about 150 volunteers. The City of Bhangra Festival is a platform for budding Bhangra artists and an opportunity for established performers.

As a popular form of Punjabi folk music, bhangra has its origins during the 1400s in Northern India, when farmers would celebrate harvest season with music and dance. Over the years people from Punjab have migrated from their homes to different countries. But they have always taken care that they keep their culture and heritage alive in themselves.

“The highlight of the event was crosscultural festivities. Downtown bhangra event saw 10,000 people attending in two days,” said Ghuman.

The festival hosted art exhibitions in Vancouver and Surrey. There were free outdoor concerts and dances by local teams, as well as international teams

from California, New York and India.

Some of the performers who made their presence felt at the festival were Punjab’s raw folk singer Saini Surinder, producer and musician Gupsy Aujla from the U.K. bhangra scene, DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid from Portland, Ore., and Oxford’s teenage performer D-Sarb.

“Vancouver is one city where talent internationally and locally have always found place. VIBC aims at being a leader in stewarding this art form to make our region Bhangra’s new capital: a destination of choice for performance; and a forum for discourse on the future of Bhangra. VIBC also works hard at creating cross cultural collaborations showing regardless of race or ethnicity, we can all come together and celebrate through this beautiful art form.”

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Gur Singh Survival Dinner Seventh Celebrating Survival Dinner raises awareness for brain injury survivors

by Rajeshwari Rajimwale

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rain injury happens unexpectedly. It is considered a lofe altering condition and a major challenge for survivors trying to get back to normal life.

Progress in the medical field has considerably helped in lowering the death rate due to brain injury. But the fact remains, survivors still have to face challenges on the financial and more importantly,the emotional front.

“The biggest challenge for brain injury survivors is facing the social consequences,” said Dr .Gur Singh, a retired neurosurgeon and founder of the Gur Singh Invitational Golf tournament.

“Survivors realize the effects of injury and the fact that they are dependent on others for even the smallest functions of their day-to-day life activities. This causes severe depression amongst them.”

Dr .Singh moved to North America in the 1961. Six years later, he shifted to Kamloops. Dr. Singh was a practicing neurosurgeon at the Royal Inland Hospital, until his retirement.

seventh year of the dinner. “The dinner is a platform to raise funds,” said Dr. Singh. “This year alone we raised $55,000 approximately which will be donated for the cause.”

The theme of the dinner this year was Princely India. It was an amalgamation of Indian cuisine and entertainment.

The highlight of the evening was the live auction. The dinner saw a huge turnout in support of the cause.

“It has been an absolute pleasure in associating with the Gur Singh Invitational Golf Tournament and the Celebrating Survival Dinner,” said Terry-Lynn Stone, executive director, Kamloops Brain Injury Association.

KBIA helps survivors and their families by offering specialized programs and life skills education.

“Look at survivors as real people,” said Stone. “Treat them like individuals.

Don’t sympathize or pity them. Learn to empathize with the survivors.”

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“As a retired neurosurgeon, I saw the need of helping brain injury patients,” said Dr .Singh. “In 2003 with the support of the Kamloops Brain Injury Association (KBIA), I was successful in starting the Gur Singh Invitational Golf Tournament. The tournament is a fundraising event for the survivors. What started as a conversation with one of my friends has seen great success over the years. We are now into 10th year of this fundraising tournament.”

As a part of the fundraising, Dr. Singh and his team also host a yearly ‘Celebrating Survival Dinner’. This is the

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Municipal Council 101 H

ave you ever wondered what a city councillor does? It’s a pretty incredible job with some interesting challenges.

though, if you want to dive into details into a particular issue or you like to help implement projects. In my view, most council work is on broad policy and there typically isn’t enough time to really get into deep detail on any one issue.

When I was first elected in late 2005, I was amazed by the diversity of issues council deals with: roads, crime rates, dogs, taxes, community planning and zoning, transit, bike and pedestrian paths, climate change, parks, and the list goes on and on.

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If you are interested in a diverse range of issues, as I am, being a council is kind of like a dream job. It can get frustrating,

As a councillor, you often have the honour of being invited to lots of wonderful community events. One night, it might be an art opening. On another, it might be a public meeting on a topical community issue. On another, it might be someone’s 102 birthday. It’s impossible to get to every event, but it is such a joy to see what great work gets done in the community.

Sometimes, council is asked to deal with a really tough issue. A good example of such an issue is a neighbourhood dispute over a dog. The dog owners love their dogs and their neighbours are concerned about noise or aggressive behaviour.

There is often no really good way to navigate these situations and someone is going to leave the council meeting very angry and upset.

In situations like these, I try to absorb all the information about the issue, listen to what my council colleagues are saying, and then be as true to what I feel the community at large would want me to do in the situation. Sometimes, that

becomes a relatively easy decision.

Other times, not so much.

Thankfully, these tough issues are mixed in with many positive incredible opportunities to serve. When you see a child learn to swim, or help make it easier to build seniors housing, or work with a community group to get a policy written and implemented - and you had a small part in making all those things happen, it feels really good.

If you have an interest in finding out more about city councils, I would be happy to chat. My email is asingh@ kamloops.ca and my phone number is 250 574 3509.

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Trash is not ugly Recycling your waste to a more creative use ow would it look if the worn out motherboard of a computer becomes your coaster or the headlight of a bike turns into your desk lamp or tire tube used as a wallet and the door of an old refrigerator as the centre table of your room? This is not wild imagination but creative ways of using scrap and making it look chic.

Recycling and reuse have become quite a trend as many entrepreneurs found innovative ways to make "ugly look beautiful". Now, upcycling is fast catching up. It involves converting discarded material or waste into useful products or something that is eyecatching and user-friendly.

"There are two aspects to recycling: downcycling and upcycling. Downcycling is recycling an existing product to make the same product out of it, which is of lower value and quality. Through upcycling you move up the value chain and come to realise that trash is not ugly," said Madhvi Khaitan, founder and director of WorkshopQ. She along with Radhika Khaitan (not kin) began their online portal in April 2010 driven by the bug of creating awareness and contributing to the environment.

They churn out quirky and innovative products like trays, coasters, photoframes, placemats, pen stands, card-holders, tissue boxes, lamps, chandeliers, mirrors and office accessories all from scrap.

Radhika said their emphasis is on the utility of the product. "We have to think out-of-the-box to lure people," she said.

According to Natasha Bohra, founder of Chromakey, scrap needs a lot of treatment and thinking. "The designers have to experiment and come up with the final product after many hits and misses. The competition is growing in this niche segment; so brainstorming is necessary," said Bohra over the phone from Mumbai.

"Usually we throw away scrap but if one looks at it in a creative manner it can be turned chic.

This is what we are doing. Making ugly look beautiful," she added.

Taking this green movement a step forward is Vimlendu Jha, who has opened an office entirely made out of waste.

Jha is the founder of Swechha, an NGO involved in environmental and social development issues and greenthegap.com, its eco-fashion arm. "Save is just a word that is restricted to our heads.

How many of us are actually making efforts to clean our environment? When you think of scrap, you think of a dustbin and the foul smell that comes along with it. So, the challenge for us is not to make a product, but to think about its utility," said Jha whose greenthegap.com acts as a platform for other eco-friendly websites to market their products.

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Everything in Jha's new office, ranging from storage space and partitions to lamp shades, is made out of trash. From cassette covers and paint boxes, to bicycle and motorbike parts, the NGO has used them all for decoration.

Thanks to the organised scrap market in the country, there are no hassles in sourcing raw material.

"There are waste dealers in Malviya Nagar and scrap markets in Seelampur and Sadar Bazar.

If one needs to buy tyres in bulk, that too is easy. Basically, there are different markets for different materials," Jha explained.

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Canadian Immigration Proposed changes for the Family Class Family reunification a cornerstone of Canada’s immigration program

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hen the sponsorship of parents and grandparents was suspended a couple of years ago, it was a shock to many people. In May this year, Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) announced that the program will re-open in January 2014 to the great joy of many who wish to bring their family members to Canada permanently.

As usual with Citizenship and Immigration, there are changes to the program. The Super Visa will become a permanent feature of Canadian immigration. With a Super Visa, families can obtain a 10 year multiple entry visa allowing visa holders to remain in Canada for up to two years at a time. There is an average 86 percent approval rate on Super Visas according to CIC, and over 15,000 Super Visas have been issued since

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December 2011. Many elderly parents and grandparents find the Super Visa to be a reasonable alternative to permanent resident applications as they may not wish to be away from their country, neighbourhood, food, language, friends and climate on a permanent basis. Some find that since their sponsors in Canada work full time and their grandchildren either don’t speak their native language or don’t have time for them it can be an isolating experience for elderly relatives. They enjoy the freedom afforded to them by the Super Visa to come and go from Canada without the hassle of applying for a new visa for every visit.

Under the new program for permanent sponsorship of parents and grandparents, there will be a greater onus on sponsors to ensure that they have the financial means to sponsor their family members over a long period of time. The minimum necessary income (MNI) plus 30

percent will be required to sponsor relatives in this category. Sponsors will be required to demonstrate that they (and their co-sponsors who are typically their spouses) meet the new income threshold for three consecutive tax years prior to submitting the sponsorship application. The only evidence acceptable to prove MNI will be notice of assessment documents issued by the Canada Revenue Agency. This measure has been taken to prevent fraudulent income claims and to make it easier for visa officers to evaluate sponsor income.

The sponsorship period will be extended from 10 years to 20 years.

Sponsors and co-sponsors will be responsible for repaying any social assistance paid to the sponsored relatives during the sponsorship period. This measure is intended to ensure that there is no financial burden on Canadian taxpayers under this program.

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s the population of North America ages, with baby boomers retiring and more and more people needing health care, the demand for nurses will go up and an increasing number of positions will be available.

Nursing is a profession that can offer great personal fulfilment, as well as good wages and the opportunity to work full or part-time.

In the Thompson-Okanagan, nurses can expect to make an average of $34.30 per hour, and employment prospects in the region are expected to be good.

Hospitals are the main employers of registered nurses (RNs), and opportunities also exist in community health and long-term care and nursing homes.

Interior Health Authority (IHA) is the largest employer of RNs in the Thompson-Okanagan and the Kootenay areas. Not only does IHA operate hospitals throughout the region, but also community health

centres, residential assisted-living facilities, mental health housing, and primary health clinics.

According to the government of Canada’s Working in Canada website, employment for nurses tends to be in full-time, regular positions, however in the future employment on a casual basis is expected to increase.

Alia Simpson graduated nursing school in Kamloops in 2009. She said, “We got hired right away.”

Some of her former classmates got temporary work immediately and were able to transition into permanent positions. Simpson herself works parttime, as that was the only job available when she started. She picks up extra shifts when she can.

To become a nurse, there are certain aptitudes a person has to have.

Interpersonal communication and teamwork are essential qualities. A nurse also has to have good dexterity in their hands, and be strong enough to lift people on a regular basis.

The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia website also

recommends prospective nurses be sure they can deal with bad smells, bodily fluids, distractions, noise and unpredictable behaviour.

Simpson says she actually thrives on the unpredictability of her job.

“Depending on the type of scenario, the patient can be stressful depending on how sick they are. Things change [in the recovery room] quite quickly,” she said. “You monitor them every five, 10 minutes.... Part of the fun of being a nurse is the stress – it makes you exercise your brain.

“It’s different every day.”

Simpson for one said she’s in it for life.

She makes good money, she said, has a good pension and job stability to boot.

She likes that as a nurse, she can switch from department to department and learn new things.

She can even go back to school and upgrade and move to different places within nursing.

To become a nurse in B.C., a student must complete a recognized RN program. They must then pass the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination, and demonstrate good

Finally, the maximum age of dependents included in the application will be set at 18 years of age and under. There will be an exception for individuals, regardless of age, who are financially dependent on their parents due to a mental or physical disability.

There will be a cap of 5,000 parent and grandparent applications accepted in 2014. CIC expects the changes in the program to speed up family reunification and to cut the backlog of those waiting to have their applications processed in half. The backlog is expected to be reduced to about 80,000 applications by the end of 2013. There is no indication in the information published by CIC how long they expect applications accepted under the new program to take for processing. At present, processing for parents and grandparents takes several years depending on the country of origin.

character, a fitness to engage in practise and a criminal record check.

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Rhonda Williams is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant.

She has worked as an immigration consultant since 1996. Prior to that time, Rhonda worked as a Canadian Visa Officer in India and Thailand for several years. Rhonda also teaches in the UBC Certificate in Immigration program and is on the Board of Directors of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council. She is a frequent guest speaker on immigration across the country.

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Creating a more welcoming and inclusive community for immigrants Welcoming Communities Program helpS immigrants settlE down in the community

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t the start of 2013, Kamloops Immigrant Services – in partnership with the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society – was successful in a bid for funding to develop a local Welcoming Communities Program. Two individuals to oversee the coordination of the program over the course of the year, Allysa Gredling and Geoffrey Otto.

With the support of the following seven community resources, an action plan developed for moving forward: Women’s Enterprise Centre, Community Futures Development Corporation of the Central Interior First Nations, City of Kamloops, Thompson Rivers University World, Venture Kamloops, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and Open Door Group.The goal is to increase the capacity of Kamloops to be welcoming and inclusive of new immigrants with a focus on employers, businesses and other service providing organizations.

To get the program started within the community, the team hosted an Opening Community Dialogue

on June 5, 2013 which was attended by approximately 55 people. The goal of this event was to identify key priority areas, as seen by the community, to build capacity within. This program event was attended by the whole community, including: business owners, employees, non-profits, front-line workers, management, immigrants, aboriginal peoples, residents and any other community members who were interested in participating. Coun.Arjun Singh facilitated the day’s events which included a locally informed panel as well as small group discussions.

Now that the dialogue has been completed, a set of free workshops will be made available to businesses, non-profits, and other employers in Kamloops.

These workshops will be informed by the knowledge collected through the Opening Community Dialogue and are planned for the fall and winter of 2013. Our hope is that the workshops will help create a more welcoming and inclusive community for immigrants who are interacting with these local services as well as to support and encourage employers who may not have considered hiring from the immigrant community before.

as well as to collect thoughts for a follow-up recommendations paper. The purpose of the paper will be to provide feedback on areas for further work that could be carried out by any interested community groups based on funding and capacity.

There will be other informational resource materials developed that will be available to the entire community through hardcopies located at

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Kabaddi tournament

Kabaddi news from Punjab

in Oliver a platform for cultural bonding

• Punjab Government to oraganise the fourth edition of World Cup Kabaddi in November

By Rajeshwari Rajimwale Photos By Aj Nijjer

Kabaddi club. In the end the joint venture won by 14 points.

• Participation from countries like Europe, Africa, America and Austrila to bump up the status of the sport

kanagan Punjabi Cultural Society (OPCS) marked the beginning of a new cultural era by organizing the regions premier cultural event. The event saw thousands of enthusiastic supporters cheering for their favorite team for the Kabbadi tournament, highlight of the day’s activities. This was the second year of the tournament.

Celebrations of the day were marked by enchanting bhangra performances by the Punjabi Bhangra group from Surrey.

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“Surrey and Vancouver host a multitude of IndoCanadian cultural events,” said Balwinder Singh, one of the organizers. “The Okanagan region lacked a cultural event which will give IndoCanadians in this region a chance to bond, as well give other people from the community the chance to understand our culture.”

The event kicked off with a soccer tournament for young children. The match played between Oliver and Kelowna, was won by the former with 3-2 score. After the engaging soccer tournament, the day was marked with the highlight - kabbadi tournament.

• Approximately 25 countries are estimated to participate

• For attracting more youth towards sports the government has announced incentives. Three per cent quota in government jobs and category A jobs for 10 eminent sports personalities.

No Indo-Canadian celebrations are complete without lip- smacking delicacies. Amazing jalebis (desserts) and other food items were prepared by a professional chef and team from the Lower Mainland at the local temple.

During the tournament, the women made a circle besides the playground and engaged themselves in the traditional dance form Gidda.

Winner: Desmesh+ Shaheed Bhagat Singh Kabaddi Culb Final Match: Desmeah + Shaheed Bhagat Singh Vs Youth Kabaddi Club Prince George Semi Final 1: Youth Kabaddi Club Vs Young Sports + Sher-e-Punjab Kabaddi Club Semi Final 2: Vancouver Kabaddi Club Vs Desmesh + Shaheed Bhagat Singh Kabaddi Club Best Raider: Ranjit (Rock) Singh Best Stopper: Aman Johal $6,000 - Final prize • $5,000 - Second prize • $2,500 - Each to the semi finalists

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Guests of honour at the event included Linda Larson, MLA Oliver, Gurpreet Singh Maluka, vice president Youth Akali Dal and Devi Dayal pioneering Kabaddi in Punjab.

“For the coming years we plan to make the event a two-day,” said Singh. “We plan to have the soccer tournament and the kabbadi tournament on two separate days. Sports has always been a bonding platform for us. This will help people from various communities to engage with each other.”

Mithapuria, Kuljeeta Malysian, Kinda Biharipuria, Gurpreet Harj Bur,Labhi, Jassa Sidhwan, Sunny Kandola, Ravi Harkowalia, Pappu Chuarchak, Baljit Sadio, Sandeep Gurdaspuria, Meek Seattlewalla, Donte, Bura, Pamma Palwan, Pinda Gidderwindi and many more Canadian born players 5. Young Sports and Sher-e-Punjab Kabaddi teams played: Kabaddi Club 1. Vancouver Kabaddi Club 6. Kama Gata Maaru + Punjab Sropts 2. Shan-e-Punjab + Kularany Kabaddi Club 3. International Kabaddi Club Abbotsford 4. Youth Kabaddi Club Prince George

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Kabbadi has its origin in Tamil (South Indian dialect) which means ‘kai’ – hand and ‘pidi’ catch or more literal ‘holding hands’.

Kabbadi matches between different groups were really engaging. The final match was played by joint teams of Dasmesh Kabbadi Club and Shaeed Bhagat Kabaddi Culb against defeated Youth

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Big Fat Indian Wedding!

Jas Sangha walkS us through her dream wedding How did you and your husband meet?

Shopping for bridal clothes:

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I am a legal assistant and my husband; Munesh Saini is a heavy duty mechanic. We both met at a lounge in Vancouver. We were both there with our friends. Munesh first approached me and we struck up a conversation and the rest is history.

I went to shop in India with my mom, aunt, cousin and grandmother for five weeks. My family in India is familiar with all the stores popular for wedding attire. We shopped in Delhi and Punjab. I thought shopping in India was great because it gave us a variety and we had to shop for all our cousins and other family members we were sure to get different stuff for everyone.

We had our reception at Bollywood Banquet Hall in Surrey. We had an elaborate discussion with the owner and discussed what we would have on our menu for food. For all the other events, both our families met with catering companies who provide the best service. The food was amazing.

Involvement of family and their excitement: Both our families were very much involved. I am the oldest of five siblings. So, my family was very excited for the wedding. We had family come from all over the world. Munesh is the first male (among the kids) in his family to get married so the family was extremely excited and helpful.

Wedding planning: Munesh and I had discussed what we wanted for our wedding to look like so we did our research and attended a wedding show that helped us. Both our families got along really well so our mother's discussed who would be doing what and what order the events would go. All the celebrations and events went without a hitch. Â

Bridegrooms wedding attire: After looking around in Mainstreet and Surrey, my husband found the Achkin he loved at Frontier in Vancouver. The rest of the wedding attire was bought from India when Munesh's mom and sister traveled there for two weeks.

Big Fat Indian Wedding: It was a big fat Indian wedding that lasted a week. The events started off with a paath at Munesh's home the Sunday before the wedding. My family from all over attended the festivities.

We had my ladies party on the Wednesday, Mehndi on Thursday, choora and Miya on Friday and then finally the wedding on Saturday and reception on Sunday. Approximately 600 people attended the wedding.

Shopping for jewelery: I had shopped for most jewelery in India and some in Surrey.

Hair and make-up for the bride: My hair and make-up was done by Girlfriends Studio 7. Ina and Mindy are great at what they do and I was very pleased with my hair and make-up.

Sheesha smoking hooks more Pakistani students O

ne-fifth of college and university students in Pakistan -- aged from 20 to 25 years -- are addicted to smoking sheesha, a form of hookah-smoking with a flavoured tobacco, a study has found.

The study by the Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC) said the prevalence of sheesha-smoking among students across the country was 19.7 percent, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

According to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2005,

sheesha smoke has high concentrations of toxic compounds like carbon monoxide, heavy metals, cancercausing chemicals and potentially addictive levels of nicotine.

Experts say sheesha happens to be more dangerous than cigarettes as it contains 40 percent tobacco and 60 percent flavour. The report said that over 57 percent youngsters start smoking sheesha at the age of 17 to 18 years.

The highest trend of sheesha smoking among students was 28 percent in the capital.

The study said engineering students

smoke the most, at 29 percent. About 12 percent smoked in sheesha cafes, and flavours like double apple and mint were very popular.

Even as experts say that one sheesha smoking session equals up to 100 cigarettes, around 12 percent students said sheesha was less harmful than cigarette smoking.

PMRC executive director Huma Qureshi said awareness regarding sheesha smoking was "tremendously low" in the country.

In a report in the Daily Times, Tajammul Baig, a senior doctor at the

Civil Hospital Karachi, said smoking sheesha could be a major cause for lung cancer.

"In a session, a sheesha smoker inhales tobacco equal to up to 100 cigarettes, which is not even consumed by a chain smoker of cigarettes per day," Baig said.

Cigarette smokers typically take eight to 12 puffs over five to seven minutes, inhaling 0.5 to 0.6 litre of smoke. In contrast, sheesha sessions last 20-80 minutes, during which the smoker may take around 50 puffs, each ranging from 0.15 to one litre each.

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BOLLYWOOD SnippEts Ranbir to promote ‘Yeh Jawaani...’ in Russia His grandfather, late cinema legend Raj Kapoor, continues to be a rage in Russia and now actor Ranbir Kapoor is set to promote his latest release “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” (YJHD) in the country.

The youthful entertainer is directed by Ayan Mukerji, and also features Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin. In India, it has turned out to be a blockbuster and managed to cross the Rs.100 crore mark within a week of its release.

“YJHD will release in Russia in the coming months. Ranbir will be there for three days before the release so that he has time to engage with the media and market the film,” said a source.

“Ranbir is excited about this trip and is looking forward to interacting with his fans,” the source aded.

Raj Kapoor is still adored in Russia.

Some of his films including “Awaara”, “Shree 420” and “Mera Naam Joker” garnered a huge fan base for the late actor.

Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan together after a decade!

Umesh Shukla, director of OMG had troubles in the casting department for his next film. Bhushan Kumarproduced Mere Apne has already acquired Abhishek Bachchan as it’s male lead but the female lead was something to ponder upon.

But according to recent reports, the director had contacted Kareena Kapoor for the role and after an hourlong discussion, Bebo seems very excited and is seriously looking forward for the project. A scriptnarration has been scheduled for the coming Monday.

If all goes as planned, we will witness Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan after a decade! Both the actors made their debut opposite each other in Refugee and have only worked once after that in Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon in 2003.

There were rumours that Abhishek Bachchan’s split with Karisma Kapoor had spoiled relations between the two families and they remained coy over working together again ever since.

Mere Apne also has Rishi Kapoor who plays the role of Abhishek’s dad. The movie is supposedly going to be shot in Himachal Pradesh, London and also Sikkim!

Gay love story gets mainstream spin

The gay relationship would now be taken into a happy, more mainstream zone to cater to a more conventional audience throughout the world. It is felt by the sequel's makers that a a more fun treatment of the gay theme would get a better audience response.

"Yuvraj and I will play the same characters, namely Aryan and Ashley.

But the story is fresh, and this time we will shoot in Europe. It will be more of a rom-com this time with some touching moments between our characters," said Kapil.

Punjabi singer booked for rape Police booked Punjabi singer Nachhatar Gill following a complaint by an aspiring model that he and his accomplices had raped her on the pretext of casting her in music videos and films. Gill is from Ludhiana, Punjab.

The case against Gill and his three accomplices has been registered by police following a nearly four-monthlong enquiry into the victim's complaint. They have been booked on charges of rape, cheating and intimidation (under Indian Penal Code) and various sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act. No arrests have been made so far.

The victim, who complained to police in February this year, alleged that Gill and others had physical relations with her, promising to launch her in films and music videos.

She alleged that Gill exploited her and even took objectionable photographs of her and blackmailed her.

The victim said that she had come in

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contact with Gill during a beauty show in Jalandhar in 2006 where she was a runner-up in the contest.

She said that Gill and other exploited her but never launched her in films and music videos.

SRK voted India’s most popular father Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a doting dad of Aryan and Suhana, has been voted India’s most popular father in a Father’s Day poll conducted by a web site. He got more votes than megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a daughter and a son.

The poll also posed other questions to the respondents.

In the survey for the country’s most popular father-daughter relationship, Big B took the top spot along with his daughter Shweta, who is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda.

Veteran actor Jeetendra and her film producer daughter Ekta Kapoor got 35.06 percent votes followed by fatherdaughter duo Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor (22.42 percent).

Also, 44.85 percent Indian women voted for Shah Rukh and his son Aryan as India’s most popular father-son duo.

The results of the poll, conducted among over 11,000 Indian women, by matrimonial site Shaadi.com, were announced a day ahead of Father’s Day Sunday.

Shah Rukh received 34.83 percent votes while Amitabh was chosen by 31.58 percent of the women surveyed.

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took the third spot with 18.61 percent.

“The poll showcases some of the most successful Indian men whose love and dedication also makes them popular fathers. This suggests that people are looking at celebrities as real people with real relationships,” Gourav Rakshit, COO, Shaadi.com, said.

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Hence, the earlier torrid lovemaking scenes between the film's leads - Kapil Sharma and Yuvraj Parasher are now being toned down. There will be plenty of intimate moments, but no kissing and no bedroom lovemaking scenes that had so affronted Parasher's parents in the first film, that they had legally disowned their son.

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