LATVIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE SECOND TOWN HALL VIRTUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 AT 7PM EDT.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first ever Town Hall meeting!* The goal of the Latvian Centre is to keep our community informed and to hear your concerns. We want to continue to answer any questions or concerns you might have before the Annual General Meeting on November 12. The LCCC Board of Directors invite you to join us at our next virtual Town hall meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 7pm EDT.

The town hall meeting will include:

• Answers to Questions submitted in advance
• A live question and answer period

Please register for the Town Hall Virtual Meeting in advance by sending the following information to office@latviancentre.org

• Yes, I would like to participate in the Town hall  virtual  meeting October 21, 2020
• Full Name and address
• Email you would like to have the Town hall virtual meeting link sent to.
• Any questions you would like answered

*Link for the zoom video of the September 23 Town Hall meeting: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmlBJgKQY4Uzg4IlClcZQiMnIafliA?e=nKQkQU

THE LATVIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE’S
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2020.

The Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre’s Board of Directors, at their August 27, 2020 virtual teleconference meeting, voted unanimously to postpone the Annual General Meeting (AGM) until November 12, 2020. This decision was made considering COVID-19 restrictions. Please read the article “LCCC AGM postponed” that is located below.
AGM packages will be sent out by mail by the beginning of October.

LCCC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING POSTPONED

This article explains why the Board of Directors of the LCCC voted to postpone the AGM.

WELCOME BACK TO THE LATVIAN CENTRE!

The Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre’s facilities are open to the public, in accordance with the COVID-19, Stage 3 restrictions on physical distancing and gathering limits. We are closely following the guidelines provided by the Government of Ontario to ensure appropriate health and safety measures are met, as part of our continued commitment to the safety of our guests and community.

Help the Latvian Centre be the essential place to experience Latvian culture in Toronto. The non-profit Centre provides facilities for cultural, social, business and recreational activities. Become a member! Donate today! https://latviancentre.org/en/donations/en/

We ask that guests visiting the LCCC continue to adhere to the current Stage 3 operating conditions:

• Wear a face mask. You are required to wear a face covering whenever in an indoor public space. The order also requires the use of face coverings in crowded outdoor spaces where social distancing is not possible.
• COVID- 19 symptom screening for guests who attend organized events
• Indoor gathering limits are 50 people; outdoor gathering limits are 100 people.
• When hosting an event we are subject to indoor or outdoor gathering limits, ensuring physical distancing can be maintained.

EVENTS AT THE LCCC

If you would like to host an event at the LCCC, we will provide:

• Hall set up and take down.
• Help you arrange services and suppliers.
• List of people who can be called, for bar tending and as wait staff.

Catering contacts:

PJ’s Catering, catering for all events

pjcatering4u@gmail.com

647-287-1974

Arnis Markitants

Piragi, potato salad, rosols, fish in tomato sauce

arnism@sympatico.ca

416-822-1283

Ranjith Jayawardana

Piragi, cheesecake, applebread, apple / cranberry crumble (drumstalmaize), cakes

asokackk@gmail.com

416-568-3160

Ulle Veltmann

Estonian, Baltic Catering

416-565-4876

The Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre is the heart of Latvian life in Toronto and Canada

Its mandate is to foster and sustain Latvian heritage and cultural traditions and to provide a venue for social and cultural exchange with other cultural communities in Canada. The non-profit Centre provides facilities for cultural, social, business and recreational activities for the general public and its members.

Past, Present and Future

The Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre

Past, Present, and Future

It was difficult to accept the decision to leave our College Street home for our current location of 4 Credit Union Drive.  It almost split the Latvian community in disagreement.  But the decision was made, and the Latvian centre was purchased in 1979. Our community came together in support, and our volunteer community was strong in accommodating the change.

In a 1984 Multicultural History Society of Ontario article, written by Valdis Liepins, he writes, ”Catering (at the Latvian centre) is directed by the catering manager, aided by a very active and gourmet minded women’s committee, which has established an enviable reputation for high-class, yet affordable, catering.  Being a charity, the centre is run by a board of directors who receive no remuneration. In addition to the women’s committee, there are three special function committees-an arts committee, a library committee and a building committee. As a result of their energies the centre functions smoothly and efficiently and is entirely self-supporting.”