$250,000 Lottery Win For Surrey’s Palwinder Sidhu

He thought it was $250 but it turned out to be $250,000 for Surrey resident Palwinder Sidhu, who was stuck at work on a snowy day, but for him, it had a “silver lining.” He discovered he had won t...

Fraser Valley Real Estate Market Sees Highs, Lows And Big Slide In Sales And Listings

The Fraser Valley real estate market like all across Canada saw highs and lows and a real slide in sales and listings as interest rates rose sharply. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) proces...

PICS CEO Satbir Cheema Awarded Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

PICS Board Members (L-R - Parveen Goel, Maninder Grewal, Kam Pawar & Arvinder Bubber) and PICS's President and CEO pose for apicture with Honorable Member of Parliament Ken Hardie who presented Satbir...

NO SURCHARGE: Poll Finds That Most Shoppers Would Stop Shopping At Major Retailers If Hit With 1.5 Percent Fee

Three-in-five with a points card say they would stop using it if surcharge became universal. The latest data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute asks credit card holders – 95 per cent of Canadi...

New Rules Protect Homebuyers But At A Cost Of 0.25 Percent Of Selling Price

New rules for homebuyers and sellers are now in effect that provide a way out for buyers but at a cost of 0.25 percent of the selling price. The homebuyer protection period, also referred to in the in...

Avtar S Sangha’s Storm In A Teacup And Other Stories Is Smorgasbord Of Literary Masala

By Ravinder Singh SodhiSome Punjabi literary artists of the last generation had earned a good name in the field of writing in English. Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana, Principal Teja Singh, Prof. Gurbachan Sin...

DESIBUZZ Inaugural Issue Gets Lots Of Love

Book Your AD In Our Upcoming Issues!It’s such a proud feeling to put out the inaugural edition of our monthly print version of our online DESIBUZZCanada and desibuzzbc publications, which hit newsst...

Farm workers To Get 2.8 Percent Rate Increase On January 1

BC announced Thursday that farm workers and producers are reminded that the minimum wage for agricultural piece rates will increase by 2.8% on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. The increase applies to 15 agricult...

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s Year End Message Highlights Keeping The RCMP And Saving $235 Million

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke delivered her year-end message Thursday and keeping the RCMP as the main police force in the city and saving $235 million in the process was the central message. “Policing ...