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Here we post about the latest happenings at CIES.

Meet Reena: the working widow determined to improve her daughter’s future

Reena - working widow at Guru Nanak Mission Hospital

When Reena was a child, she was taught the value of honest and hard work. She adopted the life philosophy that, “regardless of the type of work you

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Meet Rebecca Sketchley: a struggling single mom who found her dream job thanks to scholarship giving

Rebecca Sketchley - children at beach - Royal Roads University scholarship recipient

Rebecca Sketchley is an avid community volunteer and the Regional Lead, Mental Wellness for Northern Health in Smithers B.C. The latter is her “dream

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Meet Chris Marks: the multi-talented, quadriplegic father working on his master’s degree, thanks to scholarship funding

Chris Marks - scholarship recipient - blog featured image

Chris Marks is a born-and-bred, European-Canadian who grew up on fishing boats off of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia (B.C.). By the time he was

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Meet Kulwinder Singh: a farm boy who became a charity leader in rural Punjab

Kulwinder Singh Dhahan - General Secretary of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust

Kulwinder Singh is the voluntary, full-time general secretary of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust (GN Trust) in Punjab, India, which

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Meet Anita Rodrigues, the Indigenous biochemistry major whose life was changed thanks to a self-identifying scholarship

Anita portrait - UBC Centennial Scholarship recipient

Anita Rodrigues, a biochemistry major at the University of British Columbia (UBC), knows she has First Nations blood on her father’s side. It can be

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How a cabbie’s racist comment inspired a $400,000 scholarship fund at UBC

Barj Dhahan with recipients of the Honouring the Truth, Centennial Scholars Major Entrance Award for Aboriginal Students at UBC

It was back in September 2015 when Barj Dhahan, a Canadian businessman and equity advocate, devoted himself to Indigenous truth and reconciliation.

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BC Minister Michael de Jong Visits Dhahan-Kaleran

On November 17th, 2011, Michael de Jong, BC Minister of Health, captivated the huge audience of students, faculty, nursing and medical staff, and

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Greetings from CIES for a Prosperous 2021

Dear Friends 2020 has been an extraordinary year of uncertainty, challenge and change for everyone. Since March Covid-19 has taken some of our

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