A tiny Sikh community in British Columbia has sold its temple and given the $164,000 they made from the sale to local charities.
CLEARWATER — The tiny Sikh community in Clearwater has sold its temple and given the $164,000 they made from the sale to local charities.
Until about 15 years ago the community had 55 families, he said, adding that the temple opened its doors in 1985. “In the last 10 years we have only five members and we’re doing only a monthly congregation,” Heer said. “We talked about it. Five members can’t keep the gurudwara going.”The community donated another $4,000 it had in savings.“The money belongs to Clearwater,” Heer said of the local donations. “We’ve been living here since 1950s and 1960s.”
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