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Canadian Billionaire & Property Entrepreneur Bob Singh Dhillon Presented Businessman of the Year at The Sikh Awards 2016

Bob Singh Dhillon, Founder, President and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp, was named Businessman of the Year at The Sikh Awards 2016. The awards recognize Sikh excellence in various fields and celebrate the contributions made by the Sikh community globally.

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Canadian Billionaire & Property Entrepreneur Bob Singh Dhillon Presented Businessman of the Year at The Sikh Awards 2016

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  1. CANADIAN BILLIONAIRE& PROPERTYENTREPRENEURBOB SINGH DHILLON PRESENTEDBUSINESSMAN OFTHEYEARAT THESIKHAWARDS 2016IN LONDON SeventhAnnualSikhAwardsReturnsHeldtoHonorGlobal SikhExcellence Sunday,20thNovember2016,London: MrBobSinghDhillon,Founder,President and CEOofMainstreetEquity Corp,Canada’shighestperformingrealestatecompanywith assetsvalued over$1.5Billion,wasnamedBusinessManofthe Year atthe7thannualThe SikhAwards2016onSaturday,19thNovember2016atParkPlazaHotel,London. The covetedawardisinrecognitionofanorganisationorindividual thathas bestdemonstrated howtheyhavemadeexceptionalfinancialreturns,shownstronggrowth,innovativestrategies and clear market leadership in thesector. HostedbyRanvirSingh,ajournalistandbroadcaster,best known forherpresentingroleon theITVBreakfastprogramme'GoodMorning Britain’,TheSikhAwardsrecognisesthepivotal contributions madeby theSikhcommunityacrossavarietyoffields, frombusiness,charity, education,entertainment,professionalservices, seva(selflessservice),andsport,with winners selectedacrosstheglobefromAsia,USA, Canada,Australia,Europe, Africaandthe Middle East. Otherhighprofilewinnersthisyear included:             MsKiranSingh(UK)–BusinessWomanaward; MrSupreet SinghManchanda (USA)–EntrepreneurAward; KhalsaAid (UK)–Sikhs in Charity; DrBrinderSinghMahon (UK)–Sikhsin Education; MrsManikaKaur(Dubai)–Sikhs inEntertainment; AkaalTelevision/ MrAmrikSinghKooner (UK)– Sikhsin Media; Mr Jaspal SinghBindra(India)– Sikhsin Profession; Mr Gurmeet Singh (India)– Sikhsin Seva; MrRamSingh Nayyar (Canada)–Sikhs in Sport; Natasha KaurMudhar (UK)–TheSikhPeople’sChoice Award; SantBabaIqbal SinghJi (India)–TheSikhLifetime Achievement Award;and HisHighnessSheikhMohammedBinRashidAlMaktoum(Dubai)–TheSpecial RecognitionAward. Theprestigiouseventsaw750guestsinattendancefromeliteinternationaldignitariesto publicfigures, communityheroes, sportsstarsand celebrities. MrDhillonFoundedMainstreetwhichconsistsofnearly10,000apartmentunitsinWestern Canada.Hesitsonthe CanadianMortgageand HousingCorporationBoardandisalsothe Honorary Consul General forBelize,owninga private3,000-acreisland inBelize.Mr.Dhillon isalsothe ownerofNationalPayments,a VisaandMasterCard approvedmerchant processingbusiness.Hehasbeentherecipientofnumerousawards,theErnst&Young2015

  2. EntrepreneuroftheYear,TheQueen’sDiamondJubileeMedal,oneofAlberta’s50MostEntrepreneuroftheYear,TheQueen’sDiamondJubileeMedal,oneofAlberta’s50Most InfluentialPeopleand recognisedasoneofthe25MostInfluential IndiansinNorthAmerica. Amajorphilanthropistdonating$500,000tothetownofSanPedro,Belize,heraised$60,000 forunderprivilegedchildreninSanPedroanddonated freeapartmentsuitestovictimsofthe Slave Lake,Fort McMurrayAlbertafires. Sinceitsinception,TheSikhAwardshasreceivedwidespreadacclaim,globalmediaattention andtheparticipationofanumberofhighprofiledignitariesincludingtheformerUKPrime Minister theRt Hon. David Cameronwhowastherecipient of aSpecialRecognitionAward in 2014fortheseveral“firsts”hehadinstigatedbetweentheUKandtheSikhcommunityinIndia, includingbecomingthefirstservingUKPrimeMinistertopayhisrespectsattheDarbar Sahib (TheGoldenTemple,India),layingawreathandsigningabookofcondolenceatthememorial siteinJallianwalaBaghGardens,inAmritsar.Healso commencedtheannualSikhtraditional festival ofVaisakhi, which hasbeencelebratedat 10DowningStreet since2011. TheSikhAwards,wasfoundedbythesuccessfulentrepreneur,NavdeepSingh.Speaking abouttheeventandonMrBobSinghDhillon’saward,NavdeepSinghsays:“TheSikhAwards isnowinitsseventhgloriousyear.Ourpurpose with theawardsis torecognize,honorand celebrate the enormousachievementsofthe Sikhcommunitywho continueto contribute immenselytothesocial,cultural, andeconomicfabric of societiesglobally, aswell asmaking a differencetopeople’slives throughphilanthropy. MrBobSinghDhillonembodieseverythingwestrivetorecognize–businessacumen, success, generosity, kindnessandhumility.Finally, I would also like tocongratulateall of this year’swinners.Maytheycontinuetobeabeaconthatshinesouttofuturegenerations,who will continueto strivefor excellence in their chosen professions.” Eachyear,TheSikhAwardstakesathemeasthecentralfocusfortheevening’scelebrations. Theseventhannual eventrecognizedandhonored twomajorevents:the547thBirth Anniversary ofGuruNanakDevJi,whowasbornin1469inRaiBhoiDiTalwandi,now calledNankanaSahibinPakistan.Asachild GuruNanakDev Jiwas extraordinary inmany ways;hehada contemplativemindandrational thinking.Heamazedhisteachers withhis sublimeknowledgeand by theageof13hehad masteredHindi,SanskritandPersian.Not until1522didGuruNanakDevJisettledownatKartarpur,whichwaswherehespenttherest ofhislife.GuruNanakDevJihadlaiddownthefoundationsofSikhismandascendedto heavenlyabode on the22ndSeptember 1539. Theeventalsolookedaheadofthe350thbirthanniversaryofGuruGobindSinghJiwhich takesplaceon5thJanuary2017.TheancientveneratedcityofPatna,Bihar,ispoisedto

  3. hosta magnificentcelebrationcenteredonTakhatSriHarimandirJi,PatnaSahib,oneofthe fiveseatsofspiritualandtemporalauthorityofSikhism.Itisenvisagedthatoveronemillion SikhandotherpilgrimswillvisitPatnaoveratwo-monthperiodfrom1stDecember2016to 31stJanuary2017forthecelebrations. TheparamountpurposeofcelebratingGuru Gobind SinghJi’s350th birthanniversaryistopaylovingtributetotheSaint-SoldierGuru,whonot onlycreatedtheKhalsafraternity,butalsoblessedSikhswiththehighestexaltedspiritual authority –SriGuru GranthSahib Ji. Anotherhighlightoftheevent,whichwashostedbythemediaorganization TheSikh Directory,wasthelaunchofthefiftheditionofTheSikh100PowerList,detailingtheworld’s most prominent Sikhsintheglobal community. SpeakingaboutTheSikhAwards,The PrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdom,MsTheresa May, sent thefollowingmessage:“Iamdelightedtosendmyverybestwishestoeveryoneat thisyear’sAnnualWorldSikhAwards. OverhalfamillionBritishSikhsmakeanimmense contributiontoourcountryin somanyways.Whetherit’sin the fields ofenterprise orskillsor whether it’sthewayhardworkingfamilieswhoaredoingtherightthingandgettingon in life- Britain’sSikhsareasuccessstoryandmodelcommunitythatisdoinggreatthingsforour nation. WorldSikhAwardsdoafantasticjobofhonouringthosewithexceptionalentrepreneurial achievements–peopleofwhomourcountrycanbetrulyproudof.Iwouldliketotakethis opportunitytoonceagaintothanktheWorldSikhAwardsforeverythingyouhavedoneand continue todo.” SadiqKhan,TheMayorofLondonalsosenttheorganisersofTheSikhAwardsthefollowing messageofsupport:“Iwouldliketosendmybestwishesandcongratulationstoallthe nominees andwinnersofThe Sikh Awards. GuruNanak wasbornalmostfiveandahalfcenturiesago.Hisideas wererevolutionaryand universal.Heupheldtherightsofthepoorandunderprivilegedinsociety,andtravelledacross AsiaandtheArab worldtopreachequalityforallpeople,regardlessofcaste,religionor gender. TheSikhcommunitycontinuestofollowinGuruNanak'sfootsteps,beitbyfeedingthe homeless,fightingforequalrightsforall,andbyworkinghardinallindustriesandprofessions. They areaninspirationto all Londoners.

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