<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Gurmukhi MN";}
@font-face
{font-family:Times;
panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
/* Page Definitions */
@page
{mso-endnote-separator:url("cid:header.htm\@01D9BE1C.CC81CA40") es;
mso-endnote-continuation-separator:url("cid:header.htm\@01D9BE1C.CC81CA40") ecs;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'>Darshan Singh Sangha, also known as Darshan Singh Canadian, immigrated to Canada in 1937 at the age of 19 and stayed here until 1947. He played an active role in organizing workers in the IWA from 1941-1947. In addition to union organizing, he was also involved in the struggle of the Indian community in B.C. to regain the right to vote in Canada as well as India's struggle to gain independence from the British.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The B.C. Labour Heritage Centre and the Hari Sharma Foundation will unveil a bronze heritage plaque to recognize Sangha. Guests and speakers include members of the Sangha family and Hermender Singh Kailley, BC Federation of Labour. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available following the plaque unveiling.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The plaque was produced by the B.C. Labour Heritage Centre’s Plaques Around the Province Project with sponsorship of the Hari Sharma Foundation. This event is generously hosted by the Kaatza Station Museum, home of the I.W.A. (International Woodworkers of America) Archives.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=919 height=465 style='width:9.5729in;height:4.8437in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D9BE1C.CC81CA40" alt="A group of men walking with banners
Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Donna Sacuta, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/">BC Labour Heritage Centre</a><u><span style='color:#0563C1'><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>604-419-0400 Cell: 604-833-1193<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>ufcw1518<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>