Komagata Maru

• Canada Place given secondary name and signage honouring Komagata Maru passengers

  Canada Place will now also be known as Komagata Maru Place, an acknowledgment of the city's role in historical discrimination against people of South Asian origin.

  Politics

  Feb 9, 2024
  
• Vancouver gives green light Komagata Maru street name, addressing historic wrongs

  The vessel docked near the current location of Canada Place with hundreds of Sikh passengers on board, most of whom were denied entry despite having valid travel documents.

  Politics

  May 31, 2023
  
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• New panel in B.C. park highlights Sikh community’s efforts to support Komagata Maru passengers

  The plaque was designed by the Descendants of the Komogata Maru Society and the city to inspire people everywhere to stand up to hatred, racism and discrimination.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022
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• Anti-hate rally held at damaged Komagata Maru memorial in Vancouver

  The rally is organized by the West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WCCAR) as a response to the vandalism of the memorial.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2022
• Komagata Maru memorial damaged for 2nd time, Vancouver police say

  Vancouver police have confirmed glass at the Komagata Maru memorial in Coal Harbour has been smashed.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2022
• Charges laid against man who allegedly defaced Komagata Maru memorial in Vancouver

  The memorial was splattered with white paint sometime last August, and at the time, Vancouver police promised to do "everything in our power" to uncover who was responsible.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2022
• Komagata Maru memorial in B.C. vandalized: police

  The defacing of a public memorial in Vancouver is being treated by police as a possible hate crime.

  Politics

  Aug 23, 2021
• Vancouver remembers Komagata Maru on 107th anniversary of ship denied entry

  The Komagata Maru steamship arrived in Vancouver on May 23, 1914 with hundreds of British subjects from India aboard who were sent back due to their ethnicity or religion.

  Canada

  May 23, 2021
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• Vancouver apologizes for role in Komagata Maru incident

  Mayor Kennedy Stewart says discrimination by the city had "cruel effects" on the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims aboard the Komagata Maru, which arrived in Burrard Inlet on May 23, 1914.

  Politics

  May 18, 2021
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• Name of man behind Komagata Maru incident removed from Vancouver federal gov’t building

  Members of Parliament officially removed former MP Harry Stevens' name from the Service Canada building, three years after the government apologized for the incident.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2019