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Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

gnanakfood2018The annual Guru Nanak for the Daily Bread Food Bank was held from November 7th to 28th. In total, 4,888 lbs of food was donated to and collected by the Daily Bread Food Bank, who will distribute this to those in need across the GTA. The response has been tremendous and we would like to thank all those who contributed.

Saturday, August 18, 2018.

20180818154726_img_1586This year, the Annual Seniors Trip was to the Black Creek Pioneer Village and Northwood Park. In total, 64 seniors came by bus from Scarborough Gurdwara and Dixie Gurdwara. At the Black Creek Pioneer Village, the seniors learned how the first European immigrants to Canada settled and how they lived, Read more…

Sunday, July 8, 2018.

cansikh20180708_181953sThousands of spectators turned up at the annual two-day CanSikh Tournament, at Wildwood Park in Malton, to see the sports. There were races, soccer and kabaddi matches which were much enjoyed, and this year it did not rain. GGSCF volunteers treated the participants and spectators to sholay/dal with naan, Read more…

Sunday, May 20, 2018.

01On Sunday May 20th, the sixth annual Inspirational Steps event involving runners/walkers was held. Unlike last year, the weather was perfect and reflected in a bigger turnout than ever before. Marathon participants started out at Gursikh Sabha Canada in Scarborough in two waves – 4:30am for first timers and Read more…

Wednesday, May 9, 2018.

vaisakhifooddriveWith the support of the sangat at Scarborough Gurdwara, 2460 lbs of food was collected for the Daily Bread Food Bank. The food was collected from Vaisakhi on April 14th to the Nagar Kirtan on April 29th. The Daily Bread Food Bank appreciated the effort from the Sikh community and they acknowledged this in a thank you letter.

Sunday, April 29, 2018.

simg_6940The challenge at this year’s Nagar Kirtan was the change in venue, from the Better Living Centre to the Enercare Building at the CNE. Although the distance between the locations is close, it lead to some confusion as the sangat was dropped off at different locations at the CNE, meaning some elderly and those with children had to walk Read more…

Friday, April 13, 2018.

simg_6852With the help of 770AM Punjabi hosts, a Vaisakhi Radiothon was held in support of the children sponsored by the GGSCF. The response from the listening sangat was overwhelming on this historic anniversary of the Khalsa. In total $35,000 was pledged and volunteers spent time collecting credit card donations online Read more…

Friday, November 17, 2017.

fooddrive1The annual food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank was held from October 28th to November 13th at Scarborough Gurdwara on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab. In total 8442 lbs of food was collected and delivered to the Daily Bread Food Bank where it will be packaged and provided to those in need. Read more…

Sunday, October 29, 2017.

gnwimg_6841This year the Guru Nanak walk was on a rough trail along the Rouge River. The ground was wet and slippery from the previous day’s rain as twenty-eight participants completed the 11km hike. There was lots to see — the autumn fall colours, the hills and streams, roots and boulders, orchards, reservoirs, a CN train, a visitor’s centre Read more…

Saturday, July 22, 2017.

1simg_6617This year the annual seniors trip was held to celebrate Canada 150. Three school buses of seniors from Dixie Gurdwara and Scarborough Gurdwara went to Niagara Falls and also visited the Gurdwara there where they had langar. The seniors then made their way to Fort George where Canada Parks is celebrating Canada 150 Read more…