29 Teachers Visit India Cultural Centre of Canada at Richmond's Highway to Heaven Road

Surrey, BC, Canada, September 25, 2017
Balwant Sanghera
NRIpress-Club/Gary Singh Grewal

Richmond's Highway to Heaven is a very popular place for visitors. In this context, India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas is usually on top of the list for visitors not only from Metro Vancouver but also from all across Canada.

• Highway to Heaven--World’s major religions - Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism – Joined Heaven Association and are doing an excellent job in promoting mutual understanding and intercultural harmony

This Monday, September 25, it was an honour for the Management Committee of the Gurdwara to welcome teachers from George Greenaway  Elementary School in Cloverdale (Surrey) . 29 teachers and support staff took advantage of the school's Professional Development Day to learn more about different faiths including Sikhism.

Led by Greenaway  School Principal Marg Geddes,they  enjoyed the presentation by retired School Psychologist and Committee member Balwant Sanghera and asked him some very interesting questions about the Sikh faith and the Indo-Canadian community. After the formal presentation all of them enjoyed a delicious vegetarian langar ( lunch) prepared for them by very dedicated volunteer ladies. The visitors were very thankful  for the warm welcome , presentation and the  langar . Here the group is with some of the Management Committee members of the Gurdwara. Balwant Sanghera

Balwant Sanghera
President, Punjabi Language Education Association . He is a retired School Psychologist and Community Activist in British Columbia ,Canada.