Punjabi Market

The Punjabi Market Collective is a group of passionate advocates, artists & entrepreneurs working to revitalize Vancouver's historic Punjabi Market

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

Join us Sunday Nov 10 for a drop-in info session anytime between 1-3pm on Main and 50th. We're sharing our upcoming public space initiatives with the City of Vancouver. We need YOUR input to help guide these projects!

See you then!

[City of Vancouver @CityofVancouver]

Recommendations on actions the City could take towards cultural redress will be presented to Council in 2025. (3/3)

[City of Vancouver @CityofVancouver]

Fill out the SURVEY by January 31. Identify important spaces on our CULTURAL SPACES MAP. And participate in COMMUNITY SESSIONS (2/3)

[City of Vancouver @CityofVancouver]

News Release: Are you a member of a South Asian Canadian community with ties to Vancouver? We want to hear from you about addressing historical discrimination, ongoing racism and its impacts in Vancouver today. Learn more at https://t.co/lDEmRPcmrh (1/3)

[Kulvir Mann @BeingKulvir]

We had an amazing day celebrating Vaisakhi today on Main Street in @CityofVancouver A beautiful ☀️ day with lots of delicious food & great to see many friends, family, @CanucksFIN Darcy Rota, Premier @Dave_Eby @RachnaSinghNDP @NikiSharma2 Awesome job by @punjabimarket @kdsross

[Harjit Sajjan @HarjitSajjan]

Happy Vaisakhi, #Vancouver! What a great day for the Nagar Kirtan where we celebrate the birth of the Khalsa. Great to join thousands at the celebrations here in South Vancouver today.

[Daily Hive Vancouver @DailyHiveVan]

Massive crowds expected for return of #Vancouver Vaisakhi parade next week 🤩https://t.co/VaSs69Nz6P

[OMNI Punjabi @OMNIpunjabi]

Canada Place Way, which runs in front of the iconic building of the same name, will now also be called “Komagata Maru Place” as a secondary name. @Prrabhjotkhalon report
https://t.co/ISToy6tNPw via @YouTube

[KDocsFF @KDocsFF]

@punjabimarket Looking forward to hearing more about the Punjabi Market Collective and (hopefully) meeting some of your members and constituents! All are welcome!

[KDocsFF @KDocsFF]

@punjabimarket We are screening two other films that may be of interest to members of the South Asian community:

Rails, Jails & Trolleys - Feb 22 / 3:30pm
To Kill a Tiger - Feb 22 / 6:00pm

https://t.co/VMlpD4rdkH

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

🎬 Join us for a screening of Big Fight in Little Chinatown at @KDocsFF on Feb 24th, 6 PM. Our Vice Chair Jag Nagra will be part of the panel after the film discussing our work in Punjabi Market and the importance of preserving cultural neighbourhoods.

https://t.co/wPJewypcZK

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

Drop by to find out what's planned for the new Sunset Seniors Centre. View preliminary plan drawings and talk to City and Park Board staff and the building architects:

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

⭐ RSVP ⭐ If you’d like to attend the unveiling ceremony, please RSVP by January 15 to [email protected]

Thursday, January 18, 2024, 10-10:45 am (doors open at 9:30am) Location: Van. Convention Centre—East Building (1055 Canada Place, Parkview Terrace 2nd floor)

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

On May 2023, Vancouver City Council announced that “Canada Place” would be given a secondary, honorary street name of “Komagata Maru Place" and on January 18, 2024, four street signs and street-level story boards will be officially unveiled.

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

@susanKdhillon Thank you!

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

Have you taken our survey?
https://t.co/I8HKAuHKPn
As part of Punjabi Market Collective's Tourism Strategy development process, our consultants C4 Strategies are conducting a survey to understand the perspective of residents, festival goers, businesses, and partner organizations.

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

🌟 Calling all community members! 🌟 Join us in shaping the future of Punjabi Market's Sustainable Tourism Strategy!

Your voice matters!

Share your thoughts here: https://t.co/I8HKAuHKPn and please retweet to help spread the word.

[Pall Singh Beesla @pallbeesla]

This is how much support we have in #SouthVan for a turf field:
- letters from more than a dozen organizations
- Support from elected representatives at all levels @HarjitSajjan
- Hundreds of surveys completed thru @ParkBoard

The opposition: 'But South asians like cricket' 🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

@ParkBoard @CityofVancouver @CBCGloria @JasJohalBC @DailyHiveVan @PancouverMedia @sarahkirby_yung @christineeboyle @PtFry @LisaDominato @LennyNanZhou @AdrianeCarr @rebeccaleebligh @MikeKlassen @PeterMeiszner @BrianVMontague

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

As an integral part of South Vancouver, the Punjabi Market Collective wishes to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to supporting community infrastructure development within our communities. 1/5

[Punjabi Market @punjabimarket]

Together, we envision a vibrant and thriving community in South Vancouver. We firmly believe that investing in community infrastructure, such as the proposed turf field, will play a pivotal role in achieving this vision. 5/5