Principal Heather Munroe-Blum welcomes Prime Minister Paul Martin to the McGill-hosted Inter-Faith Conference celebrating the 400th anniversary of the compilation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy text, held September 19 and 20. At left Conference Chairman Harinder S. Ahluwalia, director of the Canadian Sikh Council, centre is Baljit Singh Chadha, McGill Sikh chaplain. The conference brought together scholars, politicians and experts from a variety of faith backgrounds. (Caption has been edited for accuracy.)
Morty Yalovsky, Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) at the table with Quebec Minister of the Environment, M. Thomas J. Mulcair. Mulclair announced the province's gift of $187, 931 to the Gault Nature Reserve, September 20. Yalovsky said, "The provincial government's official recognition of the Reserve, coupled with the opening of the Alice Johannsen Pavilion, will help preserve the mountain's dual function as a learning facility and a place for public enjoyment for present and future generations."