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Top in Canada - 6 Years in a Row

We are pleased and honoured to inform you that we have been ranked one of the TOP in Canada for 6th Year in row.

It is a TEAM WORK my son, Raj Gill and my daughter Mani Gill- have contributed immensely to get this distinction.

A Team of Three but POWER OF ONE.

Finally it is YOUR TRUST, CONFIDENCE AND TOTAL SUPPORT to us since 2000.

With your continued support - Our Best Year Ever is yet to come!

Premier Christy Clark presents PM Modi with 100 Year Journey book as the official

gift from the Province of BC

On April 16, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis economic, social, and cul-tural visit to Vancouver, Premier Christy Clark presented the 100 Year Journey book as the offi-

cial gift from the Province of British Columbia. The commemorative publi-cation includes 100 se-lected stories of British Columbias South Asian pioneers spanning the

past century. A single copy of the hard cover edition was specially hand made for the occasion.

At a private meeting held shortly before Canadas official state dinner for the visiting Prime Minister, the BC Premier discussed the experiences of South Asian Canadians as an important part of Canadas past, present and future.

I met with Prime Min-ister Modi to talk about strengthening cultural, social and of course eco-nomic ties between Brit-ish Columbia and India.

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The Indian PM Narendra Modis Canada Visit Dr Hardyal Singh Aulakh

Indias prime minister, Narendra Modi, has pronounced his three-day visit to Canada a success, expressing the hope and confirm-ing, in a parting toast, that a new partnership has begun. Although India and Canada have so much in common, we havent been in each others thoughts for so many years, said Prime Minster Narendra Modi, in a translated farewell speech.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Harper marked the conclusion of Modis visit as highly productive. This visit which included stops in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Surrey, was Modis first-ever visit to Canada after he took over as the prime minister of India. And perhaps it was the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister in the last around four decades.

The visit could be termed productive in that several commercial agreements between Ca-nadian and Indian companies were reached with a combined value of over $1.6 billion. These agreements will benefit sectors, such as aerospace and defence, education, mining, energy, infrastructure, information & communication technology, and sustain-able technologies. This means a significant growth taking place in the India-Canada bilateral commercial relationship in the years to come.

According to one of the agreements, Cam-eco, a Saskatchewan-based company, will supply India with over seven million pounds of uranium during the next five years. To this

end, on November 6, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, together with the then In-dian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, announced the conclusion of negotiations for the Administrative Arrangement (AA) between Canada and India that will allow the implementation of the Nuclear Coop-eration Agreement (NCA), signed between these two countries in June 2010.

Furthermore, both PM Harper and PM Modi welcomed the progress made on negotiating a Bilateral Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BFIPPA), and both agreed to intensify discussions on finalizing the outstanding issues.

In addition, the prime ministers partici-pated in a number of cultural events where they got the opportunity of meeting with members of the Indo-Canadian community. Prime Minister Harper used this opportunity to pay rich tributes to this community for the tremendous contributions made to enrich the social, cultural, and economic fabric of Canada.

Although PM Narendra Modi had to en-counter angry demonstrations by certain sections of the Indian diaspora, with some demonstrators branding him even a butcher of minorities in India, his Canada visit was, on the whole, a great success, assessed from diplomatic as well as commercial standpoints, and as suggested by the joint statement issued by the two leaders reaf-firming their resolve to further expand the new strategic partnership between the two countries.


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Since the introduction of our Climate Action Plan in 2008, British Columbia has been recog-nized as a world leader in the fight against climate change.

That doesnt mean we should rest on our laurels so were taking the next steps forward, building on past and present success.

Last week, Environment Minister Mary Polak and I announced Climate Action Plan 2.0. Mike Bernier, Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment, will chair the

team. With his impressive climate credentials during his time as mayor, Dawson Creek became a leader in clean energy and climate action Mike is the right person for the job.

The first step will be the formation of a new Climate Leadership Team, consist-ing of leaders from B.C. businesses, First Nations, academia, and the environ-mental sector. The Climate Leadership Team will pro-vide advice and recommen-dations to government as we develop Climate Action Plan 2.0.

Our climate actions led to tangible, long-term success in reducing B.C.s green-

house gas emissions. Last year, we announced that we had reached our first GHG emissions reduction target of 6% below 2007 levels by 2012.

At the centre of our plan is North Americas first and most comprehensive carbon tax. Thanks in large part to our carbon tax, our strong, diverse economy is grow-ing, emissions are falling, and because the carbon tax is revenue neutral weve cut taxes.

We dont always appreciate the international recogni-

tion our climate leadership receives, but theres increas-ing global recognition not only that carbon pricing is necessary to reduce GHG emissions, but that B.C.s broad-based, revenue-neu-tral carbon tax is a success-ful model to follow. Just last week, I was invited to the World Bank-International Monetary Fund spring meet-ings in Washington, D.C. to speak about our carbon tax the first time a Canadian premier has been invited to speak at the forum.

Last December, Minister Polak represented B.C. at the United Nations climate change conference in Lima Peru, meeting people from

all over the world who want-ed to know more about our carbon tax.

This year, Mike Bernier spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston at the invitation of Massachusetts legislators, who are considering a car-bon tax of their own. He also presented our carbon tax success story to Canadas premiers when he represent-ed B.C. at last weeks First Ministers climate summit in Quebec City.

Whether at the national or subnational level, B.C. continues to encourage gov-ernments to take action to combat climate change to meet or beat our carbon tax. There are reasons to be encouraged. Recently, both Oregon and Washington have committed to carbon pricing through the Pacific Coast Collaborative, and have expressed keen inter-est in learning more about our Climate Action Plan and carbon tax as they prepare plans of their own.

British Columbia remains committed to achieving our legislated GHG reduction targets of 33% below 2007 levels by 2020, and 80% below by 2050, and Climate Action Plan 2.0 will help us get there and keep the eyes of the world squarely on B.C.

Earth Day 2015: Building on climate successBy Premier Christy Clark


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Surrey Ceremony to Remember B.C. WorkersThe annual Day of Mourning on April 28th commemorates workers who have been killed as a result of their jobs. Surrey is joining more than 30 communities across the province at the City Works Yard at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday April 28th to mark the day.

In 2014, 173 B.C. workers died, 98 were the result of occupational dis-ease primarily resulting from exposure to asbestos decades ago.

The Canadian Labour Congress initiated a national Day of Mourning ceremony April 28, 1984. Canada was the first country to formally com-memorate workers whod been killed at work. Today, the Day of Mourn-ing is observed throughout the world.

A public memorial ceremony is being held in Surrey with presentations from:

Linda Hepner, Mayor, City of Surrey Jeannie Kilby, President, CUPE 402

Tom Wiebe, Shop Foreman, City of Surrey Aman Cheema, City of Surrey

Sat Combow, Senior Regional Safety Officer, WorkSafeBC

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Location: City Works Yard 6645 - 148 Street Surrey, B.C. Time: 7:30 a.m.

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Budget 2015 Demonstrates Commitment to Jobs, Growth, & Security in Abbotsford

Member of Parliament Ed Fast today wel-comed the federal budget, which de-livered on the Conservative gov-ernments commitment to return to balance by 2015. It is the first

Canadian balanced budget since the global economic crisis of 2008-

2009. Canada is the first of the G7 economies to achieve that goal.

Since the depths of the recession, Canadas economic recovery has seen the creation of 1.2 million new jobs, said Fast. I am pleased that we have been able to achieve our goal of a balanced budget by bring-ing government spending under control, while continuing to reduce the tax burden on Canadians.

The government announced that the small business tax rate will by reduced from 11% to 9% over the next four years. The budget also confirmed increases in the Universal Child Care Benefit, income-splitting for families, and an increase to $10,000 in the an-nual contribution limit for Tax-Free Savings Accounts.

I am very pleased that every Ca-nadian family with children under the age of 18 will see increased monthly support from our govern-ment, said Fast. Today, the aver-

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The budget also provided for more flexibility for seniors by reducing the minimum withdrawal limits for Registered Retirement Income Funds. It also included an addition $300 million to improve the abil-ity of national security agencies to protect Canadians against terrorist threats.

Unlike previous federal govern-ments, which balanced their bud-gets on the backs of the provinces and municipalities, our Conserva-tive government continues to in-crease federal transfers, explained Fast. As a former Abbotsford City Councillor, I remember how difficult it was in the 1990s to cope with federal downloading of funding responsibilities. We have no intention of repeating that ex-perience.


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B.C. grants $1.7 million to fight invasive plants

The B.C. government is distrib-uting over $1.7 million in new grants to help control the spread of invasive plants in the province, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today.

The 29 grants will be given to regional invasive species committees, local governments and the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia to sup-port their activities and the goals of the provincial Invasive Plant Program. This funding is additional to the $735,000 already allocated by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations for invasive plant control and management in 2015-16.

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UFV business students look to boost attendance at Abbotsford AgrifairBy Dave Pinton

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igafnI idwq isMG ny afpxy pRoPYsr sfihb nfl iml ky iswK ivwidak sMsQf sQfpq krn dy cfhvfn ivakqIaF nUM 20 PrvrI 1890 nUM iekwqrqf leI swdf pwqr Byjy. ies mIitMg ivwc srdfr aqr isMG nUM pRDFn cuixaf igaf qy KLflsf kflj dI sQfpnf leI koisLsL hox lwgI. afp ny ies kflj leI axQwk imhnq kIqI. 5 mfrc 1882 nUM Kflsf kflj aMimRqsr dI nINh rwKI geI. ies kflj nUM vsfAux leI afp dI imhnq nUM vyKidaF kflj dy ividafrQIaF nUM afp dy nF qy sLkflrisLp vI idwqI jfdI hY. pqnI dI mOq qoN bfad afp df iewk bytf aqy iewk bytI rih geI sI. mgroN iewk iBafnk bImfrI ny afp dI bytI vI Koh leI qy bytf bldyv isMG nUM afriQk qMgI kfrn zfktrI pVHfeI ivwc ivcfly hI CwzxI peI. iswK Drm qy smfj leI axQwk imhnq kridaF 6 sqMbr 1901 dI svyr nUM qkrIbn sfZy ds vjy iswK kOm dy mhfn pRcfrk, ivdvfn aqy smfj suDfrk igafnI idwq isMG ies sMsfr nUM alivdf kih gey sn.


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imsrI vrgy bol mnwuK dI bolbfxI Aus dI afqmf df icqr hY. bolcfl aijhI klf hY jo iksy asfDfrn ichry nUM vI suhwpx bKLsL skdI hY. iesy leI kihMdy hn ijs dI jLubfn cwldI hY, Aus dy swq hl cldy hn. dUjy pfsy ruwKI qy kurwKx bolbfxI vflf sohxf ivakqI isrPL afpxy bolF krky afpxI kdr guaf lYNdf hY. bolbfxI qoN hI mnuwK bfry aMdfjLf lfieaf jFdf hY ik ieh bMdf iksy cMgy Kfndfn df hY, ies nUM gwl krn dI bVI qihjLIb hY. ivakqI dI bolI hI dwsdI hY ik Aus ny ijLMdgI ivc horF qoN kI kuJ apxfieaf hY qy kI kuJ guafieaf hY. hsUM hsUM krdy ichry qy imwTI bolbfxI vflf iensfn sB df mn bVI afsfnI nfl ijwq lYNdf hY.

ieh vI nhIN ikhf jf skdf hY ik pVHn ilKx nfl quhfzI bolI c imTfs afAuNdI hY. AuNJ keI vfr kuJ lok pVH ilK ky dunIaf c ivcrdy hoey afpxy afp nUM bhuq bdl lYNdy hn aqy afpxI bolbfxI c suDfr krky sB dI pRsLMsf dy pfqr bx jFdy hn. asl ivwc sfzI bolbfxI qy sB qoN vwD asr sfzy bcpn dy mfhOl df huMdf hY. bcpn iewk kory kfgjL vrgf huMdf hY ijs qy jo vI AuWkiraf jfvygf, sfrI Aumr Aus df cMgf mfVf asr rhygf. bcpn sfzI bolI dI amIrI leI mwuZ bMnHx df pihlf pVfa hY. iesy qy hI

sKLsLIaq rUpI mihl Ausrnf huMdf hY. bwicaF nUM qihjLIb dI guVHqI dyxf vwizaF df muZlf PrjL hY.

keI vfr virHaF dy sfQ ivwc vI dUjy bMdy dI koeI gwl idl qy afqmf Gr nhIN krdI qy keI vfrI rfh jFdf rfhI vI koeI bol aijhf bol jFdf hY ik afqmf Aus afvfjL nUM muV-muV suxnf locdI hY. jubfn qy bolI qF sB kol hY, pr imTfs BrI qy rsiBMnI mMqrmugD krn vflI bolI df Byd iksy-iksy dy ihwsy hI afieaf hY. keI lok isrPL bolI df Kwitaf KFdy hn. jLubfn hI AunHF nUM hr QF mfx-siqkfr idvfAuNdI hY.

mOjUdf smyN mnuwK nUM iensfn bxfAux ivwc iswiKaf df vI bhuqf Xogdfn nhIN irhf, sgoN iswiKaf sfnUM smfj rUpI msLIn ivwc iewk purjLy vFg iPwt krky surKrU ho jFdI hY.

dunIaF ivwc bhuqy lok afpxy hunr dI kdr nhIN krf sky ikAuNik AunHF ny kdy afpxI bolI bhuqf iDafn nhIN idwqf. bolcfl c kuVwqx, byrsI, rwuKfpx, kTorqf Bry sLbd iksy cMgy iensfn nUM vI mfx siqkfr df BfgI nhIN bxn idMdy. bolI kfmXfbI dI kuMjI hY. ieh bVI mihMgI ivrfsq hY jo KrIdI nhIN jf skdI pr anuBv nfl kmfeI jLrUr jf skdI hY.


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Surrey-Delta residents are reminded that the second aerial spray targeting gypsy moth is scheduled to begin Monday, April 27 and end Thursday, April 30 between 5:20 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. weather per-mitting.

People who wish to minimize their expo-sure should remain indoors with their win-dows and doors closed during the spraying and for at least 30 minutes after.When the four-morning spray has been completed, a third round of spraying is tentatively scheduled to begin May 11, 2015.

People who wish to stay up-to-date on spray activities are encouraged to sign-up for e-mail alerts: http://lists.gov.bc.ca/mailman/listinfo/l_for_gypsymoth or fol-low #Gypsymoth on Twitter. Up-to-date schedule information is available 24-hours a day through the gypsy moth information line, 1 866 917-5999 and: www.gov.bc.ca/gypsymoth

The treatment involves a Btk product Foray 48B. Btk is approved for use by Health Canada and can be applied to certified organic farms without the farm losing its certification. The active ingredi-ent occurs naturally in urban, agricultural

and forest soil throughout the province. It is effective only in a caterpillars stomach, and is specific to their digestive system.

The areas: 4,576 hectares around 64 Ave. and 176 St. in Surrey and 204 hectares between Highways 10, 99 and 91 in Delta will be sprayed with Foray 48B to eradicate the introduced moth. Residents immediately next to the treatment areas may hear the low-flying helicopter as it turns around and realigns.

Mammals humans, livestock and pets birds, fish, amphibians, spiders and bees are not impacted by Btk. The product is biodegradable and breaks down within seven days due to exposure to sunlight.

Poor weather or wind may cause treat-ments to be postponed with little advance notice. Postponed treatments will be re-scheduled for the next suitable morning.

Residents can contact HealthLink, avail-able 24-hours a day by dialling 811, for information to help address any health concerns they have regarding the treat-ment. Residents can also view current health fact sheets at: http://www.health-linkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile90a.stm

Second Surrey-Delta aerial gypsy moth spray set to begin next week

$2 million continues commitment to adoption services for kids in care

With another investment of $2 million the Ministry of Children and Family Development is determined to find forever homes for more children and youth in care through adop-tion and guardianship, announced Minister Stephanie Cadieux during a forum focused on adoption and permanency for First Na-tions, Aboriginal and Mtis children.

This funding will again increase the number of home studies being done so a greater number of families are approved to adopt or permanently care for children and youth. Home studies are mandatory because they help social workers assess the strengths and parenting abilities of the adoptive family or guardian. These assessments help ensure that only the very best family matches are made for each child and youth needing a permanent home. Funding will also go to organizations and agencies that will prepare plans that focus on finding permanency for children and youth in care.

As well, a good portion of the funding will assist children and youth in preparing for the transition to their permanent home. This includes work to map their genealogy to help them make precious cultural and family con-nections. During the permanency planning process, if such a connection is discovered, the ministry can reach out to the community and ensure available family connections are made in some cases permanently through adoption.

The ministry is intent on accelerating home studies throughout B.C. to shorten wait times for prospective adoptive parents, and will also focus on child-specific recruitment working to find permanency for children and youth through people they already have in their lives.

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Class s izes in British Colum-bia remain low and stable while the number of students suc-cessfully moving to the next grade has reached record highs, according to the Ministry of Edu-cations latest data on class size and grade to grade transitions.

In 2013-14, successful transition rates reached record levels across all grade levels. Of note, there have been steady, significant improve-ments in the transition rates for grade 11 stu-dents over the past de-cade, particularly for Aboriginal and Eng-lish Language Learning (ELL) students as well as students with special needs. Grade to grade transitions, particularly in the senior grades, are important predictors of successful high school completion.

The transition rate for students entering grade 12 increased by 7 per-centage points, rising to 89% in 2013-14 from 82% in 2003-04. Looking at specific sub-groups, the improve-ments are even more significant:

the rate for Aboriginal students increased 14 percentage points, ris-ing to 78% from 64%;

the rate for ELL students increased 14 percentage points, climbing to 83% from 69%; and

the rate for students with special needs increased by 19 percentage points,

growing to 85% from 66% a decade earlier.

In addition, the latest 2014-15 data shows that class size in B.C. remains low and stable. The average number of students per class remains near historical lows and well below the maximum size allowed in provincial legisla-tion. Of the total num-ber of classes in B.C., 41% have fewer than 24 students and 57% have between 24 and 30 students. Only 1.6% of classes have more than 30 students and the majority of these are classes such as band, drama and gym where it is appropriate and ben-eficial to have a large number of students.

As school districts work to better serve the learn-ing needs of students, the data shows a con-tinued shift in compo-sition of classrooms with respect to students with Individual Educa-tion Plans (IEPs). In recent years, the data shows a trend to fewer classes with three or less students with IEPs and more classes where there are 4 or more stu-dents with IEPs. This shift reflects a move t o w a r d s g r o u p i n g students with similar learning needs so dis-tricts can make better use of specialist teach-ers and educational as-sistants, and an increase in specialized courses specifically designed to help students with learning challenges or special needs.

Student transitions reach new high; class size remains low


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Bfrq dy pRDfn mMqrI kYnyzf df dOrf mukMml kr ky vfps Bfrq phuMc igaf. ieh dOrf iekwly kYnyzf df hI nhIN sI. PrFs qoN sLurU hoieaf dOrf jrmnI df pVfa krky kYnyzf qwk igaf sI. ies dOrfn iksy ny vI ies dOry bfry iksy qrHF df ikMqU nhIN sI kIqf. isrPL ieho nhIN ik koeI ikMqU nhIN sI kIqf, sgoN kYnyzf ivc vwsdy BfrqI qy Kfs qOr AuWqy pMjfb pRvfsIaF nUM aKLbfrF qoN lY ky ryizE aqy tI[ vI[ qwk dy sfry vsIilaF rfhIN ieh bynqI kIqI geI sI ik iksy qrHF dy ivroD vI hox qF ies mOky jLfhr krn qoN guryjL kIqf jfvy. ieh vI ikhf igaf sI ik gujrfq vflf nirMdr modI ipwCy rih igaf sI qy hux ijhVf nirMdr modI kYnyzf afAuxf hY, Auh iek sON pMJI kroV BfrqI lokF df cuixaf hoieaf

pRqIinD hY qy Aus df eysy pwKoN svfgq hoxf cfhIdf hY. sfnUM ies gwloN KusI hY ik BfrqI mUl dy lokF ny ies mfmly ivwc bhuq jLbq ivwc rih ky pRDfn mMqrI modI dy svfgq dI ijLMmyvfrI inBfeI hY, BfvyN ik kuJ ivroD dIaF surF vI suxIaF geIaF hn.

hux jdoN pRDfn mMqrI ieh dOrf mukMml kr ky vfps Bfrq nUM prq gey hn, EdoN asIN ies dOry df sfrf lyKf-joKf kr skdy hF. pRDfn mMqrI modI df dOrf keI qrHF nfl svfgq Xog hY. AunHF ny EQy afpxy dysL qoN gey lokF nfl nyVy qoN juVn df Xqn kIqf aqy afpxy suBfa muqfbk surwiKaf Gyry qoN inkl ky vI lokF nUM imldy rhy. Auh gdr lihr dI Xfd nfl juVdy gurduafrf rOs strIt vYnkUvr vI af

gey aqy mMdr ivwc vI phuMcy. prvfsI BfrqIaF leI kuJ vfady vI kIqy. ieh sB kuJ sfnuM cMgf lwgf, pr AnHF dy dOry dI hr gwl cMgI lwgI hovy, ieh kihxf sfzy vfsqy aOKf hY. modI nMU aYbtsPorz dy nYsLnl hYrItyj gurU Gr dI ijLafrq jLrUr krnI cfhIdI sI.

ijvyN asIN BfrqI mUl dy lokF nUM ieh swdf dyNdy rhy sF ik mwqBydF dy bfvjUd ies mOky nirMdr modI nUM Bfjpf afgU vjoN nhIN, iewk sO pMJI kroV BfrqI lokF dy pRqInD vjoN siqkfr idwqf jfvy, sfzI ieh vI iewCf sI ik pRDfn mMqrI EQy sfry BfrqIaF df pRqIinD bx ky pysL afvy. Auh eydF dy pRqIinD vflI Bfvnf nhIN ivKf sikaf. kYnyzf pwujx qoN pihlF Aus ny PrFs qy jrmnI ivwc hI BfrqI rfjnIqI dy musLk mfrdy iKwdo dIaF Auh lIrF iLKlfrnIaF sLurU kr idwqIaF, ijnHF df dUsrf pwK pysL kIqf jFdf qF modI df nhIN, smwucy Bfrq df jlUs inklxf sI. ivdysL ivwc Auh jdoN kolf skYNzl dI crcf krdf sI qF koeI vfjpfeI srkfr dy gYs eyjMsIaF qy pYtrol pMpF df ikwsf vI KolH skdf sI. gujrfq ivwc iBRsLtfcfr dI ksr koeI nhIN. EQy iqMn mMqrIaF nMU adflqF ivwcoN iBRsLtfcfr dy dosLF ivwc sjLf hoeI hY qy iewk mihlf mMqrI nUM dMigaf dOrfn kol KVHy ho ky kfqlF nUM hwlfsLyrI dyx qy iewk grBvqI aOrq df pyt cIr ky bwcf kwZ ky mfrn dy dosL ivwc aTfeI sfl dI kYd dI sjLf hoeI hY. coxF mOky pRDfn mMqrI dIaF PokIaf gwpF mfrn dI crcf huMdI rhI sI qy ies vfrI kYnyzf jf ky vI Aus ny ieh gwl GV leI ik cflI sfl qoN vwD smyN ipwCoN iksy pRDfn mMqrI ny EQoN df dOrf kIqf hY. kYnyzf dy mIzIey ny ies gwl nUM cwuikaf nhIN, AuNj jfxkfrI AunHF dI hovygI ik jUn 2010 ivwc pRDfn mMqrI mnmohn isMG ny vI

EQoN df dOrf kIqf sI aqy jI-20 dy smfgm ivwc sLfml hox qoN ielfvf kYnyzf dy pRDFn mMqrI nfl sFJf ibafn vI jfrI kIqf sI. eydF dy byqukI gwl qoN ibnF vI izplmysI cwl skdI hY, pr pRDfn mMqrI modI qwQF dI QF KbrF df sOLkIn hY.

sfzI pwkI Dfrn hY ik ivdysL jfxf hovy qF EQy jfx leI pY cwukIaF irvfieqF df cyqf rwKxf cfhIdf hY. Bfrq ivwc pRDfn mMqrI nrismhf rfE sI, pr XU[ aYWn[ E[ ivwc Bfrq vwloN ijs lIzr ny jf ky sfzf pwK pysL kIqf, Auh EdoN df ivroDI iDr df afgU qy ajoky pRDfn mMqrI nirMdr modI dI pfrtI Bfjpf df mwuKI atwl ibhfrI vfjpfeI sI. ies sFJ dy jvfb ivwc pfiksqfnI pRDfn mMqrI bynjLIr Buwto ny ivroDI iDr dy afgU nvfjL sLrIPL nUM iml ky eyho qrlf mfiraf qF Aus ny nFh kr idwqI qy bynjLIr Buwto ny agly idn nvfjL srIPL dy bfp nMU jylH ivwc pf idwqf sI. nrismhf rfE dy vkq qoN hI nhIN, ijhVI rIq pMizq nihrU dy vkq qoN sI, jdoN qfiml nfzU aMnfdurfeI ny afpxf aMdoln Cwz ky ikhf sI ik dysL pihlF qy afpsI mwqByd bfad ivc qYa ho jfxgy, Aus df iKafl nirMdr modI nUM rwKxf cfhIdf sI. ijs dysL dy lokF ny nirMdr modI nUM pRDfn mMqrI cuixaf hY, EQy mhFBfrq dy vkq kOrvF qy pFzvF nUM afpo ivc lVdy vyK ky jdoN bfhrI qfkq ny hmlf kIqf sI XuiDstr ny ikhf sI ik afpo ivwc lVn leI kOrv sO aqy asI pMj ho skdy hF, jdoN Bfrq dI iewjLq df svfl hovy, sO qy pMj nhIN, asIN iewk sO pMj huMdy hF.

sfnUM aPsos hY ik hmysLF swqvyN afsmfn ivwc rihx df afdI pRDFn mMqrI hux iPr Esy gyV ivwc ipaf irhf qy Bfrq dIaF irvfieqF df cyqf rwKx qoN KuMJ igaf hY.

ivdysLI dOry dOrfn irvfieqF dI pflxf qoN KuMJ igaf modI-jiqMdr pnUM


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DUrI dI cox aqy pMjfb dI rfjnIqI pMjfb dI ieklOqI Aup cox vfly DUrI hlky df nqIjf kwlH af igaf hY. ijvyN pihlF ieh aMdfjLy lfey jf rhy sn ik akflI dl ny ieh cox ijwq lYxI hY, hoieaf vI AuvyN aqy AunHF ies hlky ivwc kFgrs pfrtI nUM hrf idwqf hY. iksy df iDafn vI ies sIt dI ijwq-hfr vwl Enf nhIN sI, ijMnf ies pwK vwl sI ik ies cox dy nqIjy qoN ipwCoN kI hovygf? kFgrs dy afgUaF nUM bhuqI icMqf krn dI loV nhIN. afpo ivc lVn ruwJy rihx krky AunHF ny cox hfrI hY. iksy vI afgU nUM cox ijwqx dI idlcspI nhIN sI. AunHF nUM iksy hfeI kmFz vwloN ies hfr leI pysLI dI icMqf vI nhIN. kyNdr ivc pfrtI hfeI kmfn dy afpxy pwly kwK nhIN qy EQoN vfly sfry afgU vI afpo ivwc iewk sur nhIN idKfeI idMdy. ies krky pMjfb vfilaF ny vI iksy nUM nhIN GUrnf.

cox df nqIjf afey qoN keI lok ieh kihMdy hn ik ies hfr ny sUrjIq isMG brnflf dy pirvfr df BivwK KLqm kr idwqf hY. ieh PLjLUl dI gwl hY. surjIq isMG brnflf nUM pqf sI ik ieh sIt ijwqI nhIN jfxI, ies dy bfvjUd poqry nUM kFgrs itkt AuWqy KVf krn nUM ies krky iqafr ho igaf ik hfr jfx dy bfvjUd aglI vfr afm

coxF mOky poqrf ies sIt qoN dfavf krn jogf ho jfvygf. ieh dfavf kFgrs kol vI ho skdf hY qy bfdl akflI dl vwl vI moVf kwtx df aDfr bx skf hY. vwzy bfdl ny keI vfrI bfgLI hoey lokF nUM dobfrf crnI lf ky rfjnIqk dfa Kyzy hoey hn. agly sfl brnflf pirvfr nfl vI eydF df smJOqf ho skdf hY.

ijhVI asl Kyz ies cox ipwCy sI, Auh vwzy bfdl dI nhIN, Coty bfdl suKbIr isMG dI sI ik iksy qrHF ivDfn sBf ivwc afpxy isr bhu-sMmqI bxfeI jfvy. isrPL iqMn sItF dI Gft sI qy ieh Gft luiDafxy dy do bYNs BrfvF nUM nfl joV ky lwgBg pUrI ho geI sI, pr Auh juV ky vI akflI dl ivc sLfiml hoxf nhIN sI mMny qy bfad ivwc bfgLI ho gey sn. jdoN Auh bfgI hoey qF suKbIr bfdl ny nvIN nIqI hyT mogy dy ivDfiek joigMdr pfl jYn df kFgrs qy ivDfn sBf dovF qoN asqIPf idvf ky iPr akflI itkt AuWqy cox lVvf ky ijqfieaf aqy Aus dy bfad qlvMzI sfbo ivc ieho Kyz KyzI sI. ienHF do kFgrsI ivDfiekF nUM akflIaF df colf pvfAux ipwCoN DUrI ivc eysy nIqI hyT arivMd KMnf df asqIPf idvfieaf sI, pr bdly hflfq ivc KMnf

ies gwloN zr igaf ik jy EQy afm afdmI pfrtI dI lihr cwl peI qF bxI-bxfeI Bwl KLqm ho jfvygI. nqIjy vjoN EQoN dI itkt goibMd isMG lONgovfl nUM dy ky ijqf ilaf hY.

hxu jdoN ivDfn sBf ivwc akflI dl dI afpxy isr bhu-sMmqI bx cwukI hY, ieh crcf vI nfl hI cwl peI hY ik Bfjpf dI loV nhIN rih geI qy bfdl bfp bytf iksy vyly vI PLYslf cfVH idwqf jfvy. Bfjpf pihlF vI sLfied aiVwkf nhIN sI pfAux lwgI, pr hux Auh eyny jogI rhI nhIN. ies leI iksy vyly vI Auh ieh kMm kr dyx df mn bxf lYx qF kr skdy hn, pr jfxkfr hlky kihMdy hn ik vwzy bfdl dI ajy vI TrMHmy nfl cwlx dI nIqI hY. sLfied ieh gwl TIk hovy.

sB qoN mfVI Bfjpf nfl hoeI hY. Auh akflIaF qoN iTwbI Kf bYTI hY. iesy leI DUrI vflI ies cox dI sfrI muihMm dOrfn iewk vI Bfjpf lIzr EQy nhIN igaf aqy cox pRcfr dy aKIrly idn pMjfb Bfjpf df pRDfn EQy rsmI ijhf gyVf mfrn clf igaf sI. aMdroN Auh eyny kOV ivc hn ik KVy pYr afpxy kOmI pRDfn aimq sLfh dIaF rYlIaF pMjfb ivwc krn dI ivAuNq

dy nfl ies pRcfr df JMzf vI wcwuk ilaf hY ik koeI gwl nhIN, eyQy pMjfb ivwc jy ieh bhu-sMmqI nfl mn-afeIaF krngy qF kyNdr ivwc sfzy leI ieh vI byloVI cIjL ny. ies dlIl dy ivc iek DmkI lukI hoeI hY. AunHF df iesLfrf ieh hY ik jy pMjfb ivwc sfnUM koeI gwdI CwzxI pvy qF kyNdr ivwc akflIaF df koeI vjLIr vI nhIN rihxf. akflI ieh iesLfrf smJdy hn.

eydF dI gwl socxI glq hovygI ik akflI dl qy Bfjpf DUrI vflI cox qoN bfad kfhlI ivwc vwKo-vwK rfh pY jfxgy. dovF iDrF nUM iewk dUsry dI loV hfly rihxI hY. jdoN Cy pfrtIaF ny purfxy jnqf pirvfr ny iekwT dy nFa AuWqy iewk vfr iPr iewk pfrtI bxfAux df aYlfn kr idwqf hY, Aus aYlfn qoN Bfjpf qRihkdI hY. akflI dl nUM vI kFgrs BfvyN bhuqf nf zrfAuNdI hovy, rfj aMdrly hflfq qy KLfs qOr Auqy sLihrI votrF ivwc jfhr ho rhI nfrfjLgI df igafn hY qy AunHF votF leI Auh Bfjpf qoN dUrI nhIN pfAuxgy. akflI dl dy pRDfn suKbIr isMG bfdl ny DUrI df nqIjf afAuNdy sfr eysy leI afK idwqf hY ik aglIaF afm coxF vI Bfjpf dy nfl gwTjoV krky hI lVIaF jfxgIaF.


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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair visits Surrey for the Annual Vaisakhi Parade

NDP Leader, Tom Mulcair, made a visit to Surreys annual Vaisakhi parade this weekend. Mulcair greeted people taking part in the Vaisakhi activities, sampled some of the food being offered to the crowd and had the chance to speak at several stages.

As thousands of families headed to New-ton for the annual event, Tom Mulcair joined local MPs Jinny Sims and Jasbir Sandhu as they greeted people taking part in the festival. Mulcair received a warm

welcome from those who recognized him as he traveled through the streets of Surrey. Many people stopped to take photos with the leader and the local MPs throughout the visit.

Mulcair stopped to visit NDP volunteers at the tents set up the Federal and Provincial NDP. Volunteers had been busy through-out the day passing out balloons, bags and candy, as well as greeting participants in the annual event.

Make every day Earth Day with energy efficient electronics

This Earth Day, BC Hydro is encour-aging British Columbians to take a closer look at when and how they power their electronic devices.

The amount of electricity used for home electronics has increased by more than 330 per cent since the 1970s. Phantom power also continues to increase thats when electricity is drawn by electronic devices when they are turned off but left plugged in.

The average Canadian home has more than 25 electronic devices that use standby power these devices can cost individual house-holds about $50 a year in electricity costs.

BC Hydro recommends unplugging elec-tronics when they are not in use or using an advanced power bar to manage standby power and automatically turn off multiple devices.

Switching to energy efficient electronics is also a good way to manage your homes energy use. An ENERGY STAR electronic or appliance can make a difference in the long run.

ENERGY STAR televisions use at least 30 per cent less energy than standard mod-els. If everyone switched to an ENERGY STAR television, we would save enough energy to charge 9,200 phones a year.

ENERGY STAR laptops or desktops consume between 30 and 60 per cent less energy than conventional models, depend-ing on how they are used. If everyone used a laptop instead of a desktop computer, we would save enough energy to watch 167,000 movies.

The most efficient ENERGY STAR set top box, or Personal Video Recorder (PVR), is up to 50 per cent more efficient than con-ventional models and could save you more than $20 a year. Approximately 70 per cent of the energy consumption of a PVR goes to standby power thats about 190 kilowatt hours a year or $18 a year.

BC Hydro is investing $1.6 billion in Power Smart programs over the next 10 years, in-cluding programs for low income customers, business customers and industrial custom-ers. Since 2008, BC Hydros Power Smart programs have saved close to 4,776 gigawatt hours per year of electricity thats enough to power 440,000 homes annually. BC Hydro provides tools, resources and incen-tives to help British Columbians conserve year-round and make every day Earth Day.

For more tips on how to be smart with your power, visit bchydro.com/powersmart.


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Surrey- Internationally known as a highly versatile and outstand-ing Ustad Punjabi poet, Sardar Harbhajan Singh Bains urged the upcoming writers and poets to write more qualitative and meaningful poetry in place of writing too much and off the track material as is the trend with most of the writers and poets of the day.

Sardar Bains said this at a spe-cial Kavi Darbar-cum- welcome meeting arranged to honor him by local writers and admirers on April 17, at Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar. Appreciating all writers and poets Harbhajan Singh urged them to study the works of great poets and writers to get the desired inspiration and insight to impove their vision on writing for the bet-terment of Punjabi language. With the masterly and rhythmic recita-tion of his several well meaning

poems on diverse themes, Sardar Bains as usual kept the listeners spell bound in appreciative silence. Local poets also recited their poems

on the Creation of Khalsa on Via-sakhi day by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, sacrifice, patriotism, love and unity. In this respect Harchand

Singh Bagri, Parminder Kaur Bagri, Jaswinder Kaur, Rajwant Singh Bagri, Giani Kewal Singh Nirdosh, Pritpal Singh Gill, Jiwan Singh Rampuri Mangat, Gurcharan Singh Gill Mansoor, Gian Singh Kotli and others attended and ce-cited their poems and exchanged views relating to the betterment of Punjabi poetry and language. Gian Singh Kotli also recited his poem about the mastery of rhyme and rhythm in the poetry of Harbhajan Singh Bains.

Harbhajan Singh Bains (Okanagan, Washington, USA.) was here to attend the annual Vaisakhi Day Khalsa Parade of the Sikh Com-munity arranged by Gurdwara Das-mesh Darbar in Surrey on April 18, 2015, which was attended by more than Three Hundred Thousand par-ticipants from far and wide.

Poet Harbhajan Singh Bains honored by local poets Urges writers to work hard for betterment of Punjabi Gian Singh Kotli

Photo:- From left. Harchand Singh Bagri, Parminder Kaur Bagri, Rajwant Singh Bagri, Giani Kewal Singh Nirdosh, Pritpal Singh Gill, Jiwan Rampuri, Gurcharan Singh Mansoor, Gian Singh Kotli, Harbhajan Singh Bains.


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Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) has confirmed British Columbias AA (high) credit rating, praising the Provinces strong fiscal discipline and declining debt bur-den, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced.

DBRS affirms that the Provinces out-look for its long- and short-term debt rat-ings are stable, and asserts the trends are supported by B.C.s fiscal performance and financial flexibility.

DBRS says, The latest budget points to a continuation of sound fiscal perfor-mance in British Columbia, and notes, with labour agreements in place with more than two-thirds of the civil service, this increases the likelihood that spend-ing targets can be met.

The agency praises B.C.s accounting and reporting practices, saying, The Province continues to adhere to very high accounting and reporting standards, including compliance with GAAP and early adoption of new standards, com-prehensive consolidation of govern-ment entities, early budget releases, established dates for quarterly updates,

full comparability of budget estimates and public accounts and no reliance on fiscal smoothing mechanisms to balance its budget.

DBRS points out that B.C. has a low and affordable debt burden, and has one of the most-competitive tax regimes in Canada. The agency expects B.C. to remain one of Canadas economic-growth leaders, noting the Province uses conservative assumptions and modest contingencies in its forecasts.

B.C. has been rated AA (high) with DBRS since May 2007, when the gov-ernment was upgraded from AA.

Since November 2004, the Province has received seven credit rating upgrades. British Columbia continues to maintain the highest credit rating possible with Moodys, Standard and Poors and Fitch. Moodys most recently affirmed its Aaa rating in March following Budget 2015 and upgraded its outlook to stable, while Standard & Poors most recently affirmed its AAA rating in May 2014 following Budget 2014. Fitch affirmed the Provinces AAA rating in April 2014.

DBRS confirms B.C.s AA (high) rating


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14 medals for Abby SD students at SkillsBCThere were some top results by students from secondary schools in Abbotsford School District at the SkillsBC provincial competitions, held at Tradex on April 15. In total, Abbotsford students brought home 14 medals: 6 Gold, 3 Silver, and 5 Bronze. The six gold medalists will be invited to join TEAM BC and compete at National Skills in Saskatoon in June.

Gold Medals:

2D Animation: Grace Choi, Ryan White - Robert Bateman Sec-ondary 3D Animation: Kurtis Mar, Noah Dueck - Robert Bateman Sec-ondary Architectural/CAD: Alex Hintz - Abbotsford Sr. Secondary Electrical: Nick Huebert WJ Mouat Secondary

Silver Medals: 2D Animation: Sage Auterson, Brittany Sukorokoff - Rick Hansen Secondary Electrical: Aaron Coates WJ Mouat Secondary

Bronze Medals:

Arch/CAD: Trevyn Krull - Rick Hansen Secondary

Hairstyling: Hannah deBruin - Rick Hansen Secondary

Jr. Skills GearBots Competi-tion Mitchell Dombrowski, Gavin Shepherd, Liam Pasiciel - Robert Bateman Secondary.

In addition, approximately 1,550 grade 10 students from Abbotsford School District visited the SkillsBC day to learn about possible careers in the trades and technology areas, participate in a variety of try-a-trade activities, and to cheer on their class-mates.

New General Manager for YXX

The Abbotsford International Airport Authority is pleased to announce the appointment of Parm Sidhu as the airports new General Manager, said Chair, Dave Holmberg today.

Sidhu is replacing previous Gen-eral Manager, Mike Pastro who officially retires on April 30, 2015 after working at YXX since 1987 and serving as the General Manager for more than 9 years.

We are very appreciative of the years of service that Mike provided to the airport, said Holmberg. We wish him nothing but the best for his retirement.

The City of Abbotsford would like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of Mike Pastro and we wish him every happiness with his retirement, said Abbots-

ford Mayor, Henry Braun. At the same time, we are very excited to welcome Parm into the position of GM and we look forward to work-ing with him to take the airport to the next level in the years ahead.

Sidhu has worked at the Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) for the past 15 years alongside Pastro as the Director of Airport Operations.

We have every confidence in Parms ability to lead the YXX team, said Holmberg. I have personally known Parm for many years and look forward to the fresh perspective he brings with him into the role. We know there are many exciting opportunities ahead for YXX!

Sidhu officially assumes the role of General Manager of the Abbotsford International Airport May 1, 2015.


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afp pfrtI df kfto-klysLmulk aqy ies dI isafsq nUM iBRsLtfcfr mukq krn df sMklp lY ky lgpg ZfeI sfl pihlF hoNd ivwc afeI afm afdmI pfrtI (afp) df aMdrUnI klysL Kqm hox df nF nhIN lY irhf. XogyNdr Xfdv aqy pRsLFq BUsLn smyq cfr sMsQfpk aqy sInIar afgUaF nUM kwZx dI kfrvfeI nfl pfrtI dI Puwt isKrF Coh geI hY. afp ivwc Puwt dI icxg BfvyN pihlI vfr idwlI ivwc srkfr bxfAux aqy Aus qoN bfad asqIPf dyx nfl hI sfhmxy af geI sI pr lok sBf coxF ivwc hoeI hfr qoN bfad ies aMdr sulg rhI awg df DUMaF idsx lwg igaf sI. sInIar afgUaF XogyNdr Xfdv, nvIn jYihMd aqy mnIsL issodIaf ivwc afpsI qkrfr vDx dy nfl nfl pfrtI knvInr arivMd kyjrIvfl dI kfrj-sYLlI AuWpr vI svfl AuWTxy sLurU ho gey sn. sInIar afgUaF sLfjLIaf ielmI aqy sI[ zI[ gopInfQ vwloN alivdf kihx nfl BfvyN sMkt hor zUMGf hox dy afsfr bx gey sn pr pRmuwK nyqfvF dI sUJ-bUJ nfl pfrtI iewk vfr muV lIh ` qy af geI sI. dUjI vfr idwlI ivDfn sBf coxF ivwc afp nUM imlI byimsfl sPlqf ny ijwQy smuwcy mulk dI isafsq nUM hlUx idwqf sI, AuWQy ies nfl afp

dy sInIar afgUaF ivwc afpsI byivsfhI df mfhOl pYdf ho igaf sI.

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gOrqlb hY ik afp suprImo arivMd kyjrIvfl ny zf: gFDI dI QF lok sBf hlkf sMgrUr qoN mYNbr BgvMq mfn nUM sMsdI dl df nyqf bxf idwqf hY. afp dy mUhrlI kqfr dy nyqf XogyNdr Xfdv aqy pRsLFq BUsLx dI brKfsqgI df ivroD krn krky zf: gFDI nUM nuwkry lfey jfx dI crcf cwl rhI sI. pfrtI sUqrF df kihxf hY ik hfeI kmFz AunHF ivrwuD ies qoN awgy koeI kfrvfeI krn qoN guryjL krygI, ikAuNik pfrtI

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PST webinars help B.C. businesses

Businesses wanting to learn more about the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) can join an interactive we-binar hosted by the provincial government on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto announced today.

Due to limited space, participating busi-nesses must register online by Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

The interactive webinars provide informa-tion on general PST application, registration and the online services option, eTaxBC, followed by a question and answer session.

Registration for the webinar and information is available at: www.gov.bc.ca/pstoutreach

Upcoming webinars are scheduled for:

Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 28, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Government is reaching out to businesses throughout B.C. to ensure they have the information they need in relation to the PST. Additional tools and services available to help businesses include:

PST bulletins and notices including the publications Registering to Collect PST, Charging, Collecting and Remitting PST and Small Business Guide to PST.

Videos online at www.gov.bc.ca/pstout-reach:

PST Online Registration

File and Pay PST

eTaxBC for Third Party Tax Preparers

Businesses with questions regarding the PST can call the toll-free helpline 1 877 388-4440 or email questions to [email protected].

Gaming grants help organizations assist people in need

Human and social service organiza-tions that help British Columbians cope with challenging life situations in communities throughout the province shared approximately $66.7 million in com-munity gaming grants during fiscal year 2014-15, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes said today.

Food banks, hospice societies, hospital auxiliaries, counselling services, wellness providers, organizations helping people cope with disability or recover from illness are benefiting from community gaming funding. Service clubs, including Rotary, Lions and

Kiwanis Clubs, as well as Elks Lodges and Knights of Columbus also receive funding.

For a full list of human and social services community gaming grants approved in 2014-15, visit: www.gaming.gov.bc.ca

Every year, the Government of British Co-lumbia approves $135 million in community gaming grants distributed among specific sectors, including arts and culture, sport, environment, public safety, human and so-cial services, parent advisory councils and district parent advisory councils. The human and social services sector receives the largest share of annual gaming grant funding.

Statement from the Family of Arun BainsThe following statement is from our family regarding the tragic loss of our beloved son Arun. As you can appreciate our family is still grieving our loss, we will not make any further statements until further notice.

Thank you and appreciate your support.

This is an extraordinarily painful time. Arun was the heart of our family. We are still try-ing to accept the reality that our son, brother, cousin, and nephew is gone.

Arun was not a criminal. He was not a gang member. He was loved by everyone who knew him.

Arun was a fine young man who loved his family and had a bright future ahead of him.

We want to send our heartfelt thanks to ev-eryone who has sent their good wishes to us

and included us in their prayers.

W e a l s o thank mem-bers of the media for respecting our privacy and allow-i n g u s t o mourn Arun in peace.

We are de-termined to support our communitys efforts to end this violence and spare another family this pain. We strongly urge anyone with in-formation about this incident or any criminal activity to contact the police immed

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