:dateline:Regional Councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon told Sikh24 that the City of Brampton will be hosting official Komagata Maru Park opening on June 22. He extended an invitation to everyone to join the City of Brampton for the official opening ceremony.
The official ceremony starts at 11 AM EST at the Komagata Maru Park located on 10705 Bramalea Road, Brampton, ON, Canada.
In the case of severe weather, the ceremony will be held at the Springdale Library Program
Room.
Event includes
� Traditional Smudging Ceremony
� Speeches from Mayor and Members of Council
� Official ribbon cutting ceremony
� Symbolic tree planting with descendants of the survivors
CEREMONIAL OVERVIEW�
11:00 am � Emcee: Regional Councillor Paul Vicente�
11:05 am � Ej Kwandibens, Cultural Educator�??????
Maang-Dodem (Loon Clan)
11:15 am � Mayor Patrick Brown�
11:18 am � Regional Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon & City Councillor Harkirat Singh�Wards 9 & 10�& presentation to descendants
11:25 am � Raj Toor, Vice-President Descendants of Komagata Maru Society�
11:30 am � Official ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor and Councillors�
11:35 am � Symbolic tree planning with descendants, Mayor and Councillors�
11:45 am � Program concludes
Springdale Library, located adjacent to the park, will be hosting events after the park opening.
The park is named after the SS Komagata Maru ship and pays tribute to those who were on the ship, and honours all immigrants, their struggles, triumphs and contributions to the mosaic of Canada. This event will be the first Canadian commemoration of the Komagata Maru ship outside of British Columbia, Canada.
The SS Komagata Maru ship departed from Hong Kong in May of 1914, transporting immigrants, largely from the Punjab region of India, to Canada. The ship was met by Canadian officials at the Port of Vancouver, and denied entry due to Canada�s Continuous Passage regulation, which was brought into force in 1908 in an effort to curb Indian immigration to Canada.
(Source:�Komagata Maru Collection)
Park Amenities
Located at 10705 Bramalea Road, amenities at the Komagata Maru Park include a playground, splash pad and picnic area.
The playground equipment is designed around the idea of a �library in the park�. The shape of the slides, climbers and park equipment spell the word �IMAGINE�. The �G� is the sitting area, the large climber is in the shape of an �N�, and the splash pad sprayer has an �M� shape.��
