{"id":871,"date":"2023-07-15T02:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slar.ca\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2023-07-16T21:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T21:50:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slar.ca\/?page_id=871","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"871\" class=\"elementor elementor-871\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be4596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3be4596\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-599b80c\" data-id=\"599b80c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16797fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16797fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our history<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d97c1e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d97c1e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78f90f\" data-id=\"b78f90f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85bd9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85bd9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In 2022 Mohamed Anas and Sudesh Galhenage took the initiative to form an authorized institution in Regina. Together, they conceived the idea of the Sri Lankan Association of Regina (SLAR) and collaborated with Sashika Hiripitiya, Sampath Fernando, and Rita Werapitiya to establish the foundation of SLAR in April 2022.<\/p><p>The SLAR was officially formed on July 10, 2022, Its first President is Sampath Fernando, and the inaugural board includes Sonali Fernando, Roshan Hennayake, Christopher Henriques, Anthony Ehuaraj, Mohamad Anas and Sudesh Galhenage. Along with our purpose and objectives, SLAR has promoted Sri Lankan, Supporting community and membership.<\/p><p>Dr. Frank Samuel, who relocated to Regina in 1968, is believed to be the earliest recorded Sri Lankan resident in the area. In 1967, he graduated as a medical doctor from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. Immediately after graduation, Frank left Ireland for Regina, where he set up a private practice with two other physicians at Broadway Medical Clinic. During his seventeen years practicing medicine in Regina, he became one of the team physicians for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Regina Rams. Frank also was a team physician for Team Canada at several Olympic Games.<\/p><p>In the recent past, since 2013, Sri Lankan community activities have increased, and our sister, the Facebook page Sri Reginians, was created.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daa4ad8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daa4ad8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-648601a\" data-id=\"648601a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a881658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a881658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"490\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM-1.jpeg 720w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM-1-300x204.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM-1-600x408.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b97f06\" data-id=\"3b97f06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96ae2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b96ae2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM.jpeg 720w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-16-at-3.45.26-PM-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48a1a47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48a1a47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-437fff0\" data-id=\"437fff0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sri Lankan Association of Regina is celebrating its first Anniversary. Cheers to the past year and looking forward to many more years..!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>our history In 2022 Mohamed Anas and Sudesh Galhenage took the initiative to form an authorized institution in Regina. 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