Fact Sheet

Mayo Lumber Company maps the South Asian Canadian and other communities across Canada.

With archives proving this community is a part of Canada, people all across the country have acknowledged the South Asian Canadian and other communities at Mayo Lumber Company.

Kamloops, BC- March 17, 2024

Contact: Harshika Gupta, Media Relations Specialist, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC hgupta21@mytru.ca

ABOUT MAYO LUMBER COMPANY

  • A South Asian Canadian owned company that values in development and growth of its community and other communities.
  • Offering employment opportunities to all the communities and inclusiveness irrespective of every race and religion.
  • Committed to revolt for equal rights and opportunities for the South Asian Canadian communities and other communities.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

  • Chinese, Japanese and European communities coming together to form unity and diversity.
  • Inculcating and respecting other’s culture and sharing their own culture with one another.

ARCHIVES

  • Pictures of schools and children with diverse culture, showing the unity amongst themsselves.
  • Videos and interviews of people who reside in Paldi, sharing experiences about growing up on the lands of Vancouver.
  • Evidence of South Asian Canadian community being a part of history and development of Canada.
  • Evidence for the future generation to loom upon their ancestors and to know their own community and roots.
  • The largest collection of photos and videos related to South Asian Canadian communities come from Paldi.