History of Paldi The Temple is located in the town of Paldi (near Duncan) on Vancouver Island. This remote town in British Columbia’s lumber country is named after its founder Mayo Singh from Paldi Village in the District Of Hoshiapur in Punjab. Mayo Singh arrived in North America (San Francisco) in 1906 and soon afterwards moved to Vancouver Island to open the Mayo Lumber Co. with his partners. At its height the logging town was home to over 1500 people, it had its own school and supplies store. Although families of the original residents have long since moved away, remants of the town’s Punjabi links are still apparent in its street names such as Bishan Street. The Gurdwara is still functioning, and has its own resident Giani (Priest) who admits that although it is very quiet during the week, the occasional ‘tourist’ who’s had family links in the town sometimes pay the Gurdwara a visit. Also many Sikh families scattered in the Cowichan Valley still hold Akhand Paths and other religious functions at the Paldi Gurdwara.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:26:30 +0000
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