Ontario Khalsa Darbar
Ontario Khalsa Darbar, popularly referred to as Dixie Gurdwara, is a Sikh Gurdwara in Mississauga, Ontario. A "gurdwara" means "the doorway of the Guru" and is a Sikh place of worship.
History
It was officially started in 1978 in a small trailer. Steadily, more and more money was raised and land was purchased and a building was created in 1988. Its new location is at 7080 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario. The opening ceremony in 1989 drew a crowd of 40. In 2001 the Nagar Kirtan had a crowd of nearly 120,000people.The temple has been the subject of several controversies such as a donation to the African National Congress in 1990, a dispute over whether Sikh marriages can be performed in a hotel which serves alcohol and meat, and when a Sikh priest stayed at the temple, thus defying a deportation order.
Management committee
The management committee of the gurdwara consists of eleven board members. They are selected through an election which takes place every three years in March. Any individual can become part of the general body and vote in the election, and become part of the management committee.Committee
The committee members serving from April 2025 to March 2028 are:- Baljit Singh Pandori- Chairman
- Harpal Singh-President
- Gurinderjit Singh Bhullar- Vice-President
- Paramjit Singh Gill- General Secretary
- Sarabjit Singh- Assistant Secretary
- Bhupinder Singh Bath- Treasurer
- Navjit Singh- Assistant Treasurer
- Jaswinder Singh- Director
- Sardara Singh- Director
- Davinder Singh Dhaliwal- Director
- Gurdev Singh Nahal- Director