Seating L - R: Vyvette Alles, Dianne Ragell, Gillian Vasagam, Rozanne Ragell Crusz Standing L – R: Riyaz Rauf, Ackiel Ousmand, Tissa (Ananda) Weerasekera, Zaharan Burah, Sujeewa Kandumulla, Indran Rajanathan. Absent: Rajkumar Parameswaran, Udaya Ariyaratne, Elanko Ratnasabapathey, Zafran Hilur.
The Canada Sri Lanka Association of Toronto (CSLA) held its Annual General Meeting on December 1, 2013. It was one of the best attended AGM’s in over a decade. There was a lively expression of ideas and greater support from the community. The meeting was followed by a social and dinner.
The CSLA, inaugurated in 1968, is the first association formed by Sri Lankan immigrants in Toronto. It was originally named the Ceylon Recreation Club. Later the name was changed to Canada Sri Lanka Association of Toronto. It is a non-political, non-racial, non-religious association dedicated to providing cultural, social and sporting activities to the community at large. Over the years this Association has attempted to unite all the ethnic communities of Canadian-Sri Lankans using sporting events.
This Association has kept the traditions of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year alive in the community by organising the Sri Lankan New Year Celebrations every April.
Presently this association runs a community gym every Thursday evening in Scarborough, where members play volleyball and badminton.
New Board of Directors of the Canada Sri Lankan Association
Dianne Ragell, President, Ackiel Ousmand Vice President, Rajkumar Parameswaran Treasurer, Gillian Vasagam Secretary, Tissa Weerasekera Social Secretary, Riyaz Rauf Asst. Social Secretary, Indran Rajanathan Sports Secretary, Udaya Ariyaratne Asst. Sports Secretary, Elanko Ratnasabapathey Public Relations, Rozanne Ragell Crusz Membership Secretary, Sujeewa Kandumulla Membership Secretary, Vyvette Alles Membership Secretary, Zafran Hilur Membership Secretary, Zaharan Burah Membership Secretary
