April has been declared Sikh Heritage Month in Fort St. John, B.C., thanks to the efforts of a local Indo-Canadian community organizer. "Sikhs have been part of Fort St. John [for] a long time," wrote Kaur in a letter to council on March 2. "Guru Nanak Sikh Temple and the Cultural Society of Fort St. John was founded in April 1987." It's the second year in a row that April has been proclaimed Sikh Heritage Month by the City of Fort St. John. British Columbia officially recognized April as Sikh Heritage Month in 2018.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2021 00:25 UTC