Tag: Peter Dhillon
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How Sikh farmer Peter Dhillon became cranberry king of Canada
Honoured with the Order of British Columbia, Peter Dhillon has partnered with the University of British Columbia to launch the $7.5 million Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics By Gurmukh Singh Peter Dhillon is the undisputed cranberry king of Canada. But he could be an equally famous lawyer today. However, he chose not to…
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Sikh farmer Peter Dhillon first non-white to enter Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
TORONTO: Peter Dhillon, who is Canada country’s biggest cranberry grower, has made history with his induction into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. The British Columbia-based Sikh is the first person of visible minority to join the company of great Canadians who have made their mark in agriculture and agro food business. Peter is also…
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How Sikh farmer Peter Dhillon became Canada’s biggest cranberry producer
By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: Fifty-year-old Peter Dhillon, whose real name is Pavittar Singh Dhillon, doesn’t conjure up the image of a typical farmer. He looks more of a corporate guy who sits on company boards. But this man is Canada’s ground-breaking cranberry farmer who wears the crown of the biggest producer of the crop in…