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City installs first multi-lingual street signs

ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਭਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਰਦਾ। / ک ہی بھاشا جان کے نہیں سردا۔! (One language is never enough!)

The City of Prince George has installed it’s first multi-lingual signs on the corner of 5th and Kelly.

The signs are in English and Punjabi, directing people to local temples.

The signs for the Guru Nanak Darbar Temple on Davis Road are expected to be installed thc265490a-1b63-4b8b-a429-afdb5c7783d2is week.

This is the result of a request to council from the Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Society last May.

At the following council meeting on May 25, 2015, Council passed a resolution directing staff to move forward with a similar request for signage from the Guru Gobind Singh Temple Association.

Mayor Lyn Hall and members of Council attended a ceremony at the Guru Gobind Singh Temple on Sunday for the unveiling of the signs.

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Cami Kepke
Cami Kepke
A travel junkie and mullet enthusiast finally settling in Northern BC. You can also catch her as the in-stand host at Prince George Cougars games, and as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Cariboo Cougars.

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