What a beautiful and important place.
Merci beaucoup !
— Justin Trudeau | Prime minister | Canada | May 19, 2017
Best wishes on the opening.
—Stephen Harper| Prime Minister | Canada | On the occasion of the Gur Sikh temple centennial | Aug 28, 2011
Thank you for such an amazing field trip for our grade 5’s. It was so rich with the stories of the Sikh settlers to the Fraser Valley | South Poplar School, Abbotsford, BC| April 15, 2025.
We were longing to see this precious historic site filled with loads of history and valuable heritage. Our forefathers have paved the path for all the coming generations. We are enjoying the fruits of their hard labour.
—Manjit Singh Aulakh and Ravinder Kaur Aulakh | San Francisco, USA | Aug 2024
Beautiful gurdwara and the history behind how it was built as well as the detailed significance about Punjabi marriages, amazing. We found ourselves at peace and hope to visit again.
— Manpreet Somal and Pavandeep Badesha | November 2024.
Visited this temple and museum by chance. Really awestruck by the design of this temple and by the inspiring stories of the people from our community, who helped to maintain the distinctiveness of our culture and religion. Also liked the serenity that this place offers.
—Prince Arshdeep | Chandigarh | India | March 06, 2020
Great memories growing up in Abbotsford!
In the 1960-1970's. Playing in the parking lot of this Gurdwara Sahib and attending the Darbar.
—Joginder Singh Chahal| Madhopur Punjab India | May 29, 2017
Thanks once again for a wonderful tour of the Gur Sikh Temple this morning. I learned so much about Sikhism and Sikh culture that I had not known before. I knew about the Komagata Maru incident as I have heard Satwinder speak about it and also have seen a play about it many years ago in Vancouver. I have been thinking about what you told us today and I will definitely be doing some research into your culture. There were so many things which stood out for me; all paths lead to one God, no matter how one worships, that the word, Sikh, means learning, among others.My Father was in India and Burma during the last war. He came away with a love of the culture which he shared with us. He actually wrote a book about his time there, which I treasure highly. Thank you again, and I look forward to learning more.
—Dorothy van der Ree | Executive Director | MSA Museum Society | 2313 Ware Street | Abbotsford BC | V2S 3C6 | 604 853 0313 |866 373 2771 | August 14, 2014
Congratulations on creating this wonderful museum. It will serve as a reminder for all of British Columbia of all the tremendous contribution of the Sikh community.
- Honourable Christy Clark | Premier of B.C, 2011 | On the occasion of the Gur Sikh temple centennial | Aug 28, 2011
Our heartiest congratulations on the opening of second exhibit. It would definitely encourage future generations to do more to carry forward the legacy of their worthy ancestors.
— D.K Sharma | Acting Consul General of India | Vancouver
This temple and the people who have enacted it and those who continue to preserve it are a treasure and valued resource of this community. — Dave Loewen | City Council| 2017
I think this is a great place for kids to learn about their culture/religion. Thank you! — Mandeep Kaur Bapla | Seattle, WA
Me and my wife are inspired by the visit to this Historical Gurdwara and seeing all that is displayed and preserved here has made my heart swell with pride and awe for the achievements of our ancestors and of the Sikh community. We are proud to be Sikhs and of our glorious heritage of bravery and sacrifice. Very well kept, preserved and maintained under the guidance of Mrs. Satwinder Bains.
— Tejinder Singh Khangura | Oct 20, 2013
Proud to be a part of this rich heritage. Thanks to the Sikhs who built this 100 years ago. Reall awesome that we got to visit this on June 15, 2013.
— Rajveer Kaur Chohan | Delta B.C. | June 15, 2013
We are proud of our nation and our heritage.
— Dr Ravinder Singh Mann | Principal | Dasmesh Public S.S School | Bhatinda, Punjab, India| June 15, 2013
We bestow our heads to the hardships of our ancestors who have left these memories for us to visit in other part of the world. “Wahe guru ji ki Fateh”
— Avtar Singh and Family | June 13,2013
I was overwhelmed by the story of the prisoners of Komagata Maru and the faith of the Sikhs to build this historical Gurdwara. It shows the dedication, determination & belief of Sikhs and Indians. Proud to visit this holy Gurdwara. Sat Sri Akal
— Satya Prakash | June 10, 2013 | New Delhi (India)
I am totally stunned and speechless at the moment. Hopefully I will one day have the words to admire the sewa done by this beautiful community of Sikhs. Today being june 4th is a very sad day in the history of Sikh’s.
—Harpreet Singh Bhandal | June 4th, 2013
Bring down the history and to know about the struggle of the people and the historical places have great significance. To maintain this is appreciable and we highly appreciate the efforts of every one.
— Balwinder Singh | Punjabi University | June 3, 2013
This is a great place. So lovely to see all the old photos of Sikhs. I have learnt a lot. Thank you so much for having this museum.
— Sukhdeep Kaur Gill | Sydney, Australia
Very inspiring to hear of the great sacrifices that those before us made. Thank you for sharing this history a lovely museum. — Emmi Singh | Honolulu, Hawaii
Very inspiring to see this history represented for future generation to learn from and preserve.— Parvinder Mehta | Ohio, USA.
Was an interesting read on the history of Sikhs! Thank you for sharing. Definitely has evoked interest in reading more about the Komagata maru and all that is its crew went through — | Ontario & Quebec
The organizers deserve a big pat on their back for keeping to memories alive. We are proud to be Punjabis with such a brave culture and rich heritage. — Hardip Kaur | Sydney, Australia
This is an amazing Sikh museum. Thank you for preserving Sikh history.
— Jas Samra | Surrey B.C.
A nice inspirational and historic site with a lot of memories that shall not be forgotten. — K. Bhangu | Toronto, Canada
Truly touching documentation and memory storage of hundred years’ worth of Sikh history. Stories of those martyrs will forever stay with us, and I hope such history may continue to be well maintained such as this. Thank you for your efforts and may all our Sikh predecessors rest in peace and glory. — Kamaljit Dhaliwal
Proud to have our Sikh pioneers history alive in this heritage Gurdwara sahib. Thanks to every one who made this possible.
— Satwant kaur Pandhor, Jasleen, Eveleen and Karnman.
We visited this temple first time and feel proud to be Sikhs. This visit gave us a feeling of honour.
— Jatinder Singh
It is so important for us to appreciate each other. Thank you for the tour and time together — Joseph
A very important piece of Canadian Sikh history beautifully and educationally displayed. Great job! — Gagan Takhar
It feels amazing that our heritage has been preserved so well. It’s been hundred years, and the building has been looked after well. It is a proud feeling being a Sikh that our temple has been declared as a heritage site — Manpreet Singh Sekhon | Lieutenant Colonel, Indian Army, India| 2018
We all loved the exhibit. It was very informative. It’s great to see our heritage displayed so well. —
Highly inspired by the preservation of the historic place. Rare papers/documents are proudly displayed history of Komagata Maru elaborately narrated. A true tribute to legends. Absolute honour to be here. — Herajeet Singh | Vancouver, BC
This museum is a great homage to pioneers who struggled & toiled hard and opened doors to many of us. They paid very high price to liberate and get equal right for all Canadians…— Jasbir Singh Kang | California
Heartwarming story. I was not aware and feel ashamed that I was not aware. Salute to the spirit of Indians in General and Sikhs in particular. — Komapreet Singh.
If I never came here, I could have been missing on a lot. Thanks for preserving our history — Tejpreet Kaur
I have recently immigrated to Canada from the UK. Brought my children to visit the museum. I found it thoroughly informative. I was unaware of how our history in Canada began. Thank you for providing such information and memories.— Balbir Kaur
Very nice, this was an awesome place to bring my kids to see. Thanks for preserving this building & all the facts. — Raj Dhindsa | California
An exceptional exhibit! Great timeline of an important event in our history as a nation. Love the paintings in the other rooms as well and the recreated passports. Thank you for allowing me to view the exhibit and share in this understanding of this event. — Jennifer Pride
It is a great museum and I'm proud that I live in Abbotsford where the museum is. Thanks for making this museum.— Gagandeep Hansra
This is with great honour and pride that I have observed the contribution and struggle by the early settlers from India to the growth and development of British Columbia. Their commitment to social justice in our society has made us a better community. — Sav Dhaliwal | Councillor, City of Burnaby.
