Bramptonian Singhdale Societyis the name given to a private organization/club that emerged in 1997 in Brampton, Ontario (Canada) and has ever since grown in popularity in the city, gaining notoriety in surrounding cities such as Mississauga and some parts of Oakville and Toronto.

History

The founder is Turner Bagstien, a strongly religious man who was born in Oakville, Ontario to parents Jennifer and Grant Bagstein. Grant was a doctor at Brampton's Peel Memorial Hospital for 24 years, and Jennifer was a stay-at-home mom for most of her life, raising Turner and his brother Fenton. Turner was enrolled in Cub Scouts at a young age, like his father had been, and he found a natural home away from home in the club. He excelled in crafts and outdoor activities with the Scouts for several years. Fenton never joined the Cub Scouts, early evidence of their highly differing personalities and interests.

Turner went to Ryerson Polytechnic and obtained a master's degree in computer science, though it wasn't his true passion. He secured a job as a network administrator at Oracle Software's location in Mississauga, Ontario and remained there for 22 years. However, when he was 45 years old, a life-changing event occured that would leave Turner a different man.

While playing golf at a local club one Sunday, Turner was refused entry due to what he claims to be his association with East Indian members of the community of Brampton. The club, which Turner has never named, would not allow him to renew his dues and continue membership because of his contact and friendships with many of the Sikh faith, a denomination which had gained quite a share of Brampton's population at the time. Turner was so outraged at this, he decided to end his ties to the club and create his own, though it would not be a golf club. His intention was to create a private, secretive club that required membership, one that would attract many top Brampton politicians and business people and allow interaction between various minorities to enhance their understandings of one another, as well as provide opportunities for networking between members. He created the Bramptonian Singhdale Society on November 3rd, 1997.

Controversy

The BSS has come under scrutiny from a select few Brampton and surrounding area residents for being so highly secretive. It has only become public knowledge (and very limited thereof) in recent years due to members telling peers outside of the club that they were members, creating a small word-of-mouth buzz that has elicited reaction from some conspiracy theorists.

What truly goes on within the BSS is not yet known, though many have argued that it is a humble front for a national secret society of top business leaders and political figures, meeting regularly to dictate policy and legislation behind closed doors. Recently, in The Brampton Guardian, the BSS took out a small classified ad stating their intent to go public on December 31, 2006. This has attracted the call of conspiracy theorists that it has done this for a sinister purpose intended for the new year.