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Punjabis were the first South
Asians to settle in B.C. and still
represent
66.4%
of the South
Asian population.
315,000
British Columbians speak Punjabi
and
287,940
practice Sikhism, a
religion originating in the Punjab.
SOURCES: BILLBOARD, TICKETMASTER, STATISTICS CANADA, CTV NEWS, ICEF
Diwali is a festival observed by Hindus, Sikhs,
Buddhists and Jains. Known as the festival of light, it is
often accompanied by festive gatherings, feasts, fireworks
and prayer. More than 1,000 people took part in
celebrations at Surrey City Hall on November 5, 2023,
marking the local event's 20th anniversary.
DESPITE THE DIPLOMATIC SPAT OVER THE
MURDER OF SIKH ACTIVIST HARDEEP SINGH
NIJJAR IN 2023, TRADE BETWEEN CANADA
AND INDIA IS SOARING. IT JUMPED 57% TO
ALMOST $12 BILLION IN 2022.
At the end of 2022, almost
40%
of the 800,000 or so foreign students in Canada hailed from India.
A Punjabi-language broadcast of Hockey
Night in Canada has been running in some
form for
15 years. It has been broadcast
out of Vancouver for the last 11 of those
years and airs on Omni TV.
going to be opening the doors
to thousands of other projects
in the same space. And that's
just in the North American
market," says Rattan, who
also hopes North American
regulators will pass legisla-
tion requiring automakers to
repurpose and recycle EV bat-
teries, thereby solidifying the
circular economy. "You can
imagine how far we can go
when we take this on a global
scale."
Meanwhile, on a very small
scale, God's Pocket Resort's
battery storage system—made
from several retired Mercedes
batteries—is expected to power
the vacation destination for
roughly seven to 10 years.
Once the batteries are fully
spent, they'll go to a recycler
and can be replaced with other
used EV battery packs.
"The fact that they're being
upcycled isn't just icing on
top—it's part of the whole mo-
tivation," says Eckbo, who uses
the battery system to power
compressors, desalinators,
kitchen appliances and more.
"I want this place to have as
small a footprint as possible—
and this is a pretty good way to
do that."
"
Utilities are facing so
much power demand,
especially with more and
more electric vehicles hitting
the road—and these grids
weren't designed to be able
to charge thousands of
EVs. So they're looking for
ways to meet those excess
power needs."
CHARGING
FORWARD
Moment Energy
is working with
manufacturers like
Mercedes-Benz
and organizations
like BC Hydro
