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                                        {/* <h5 data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-duration={700}><img src="/assets/img/icons/sub-logo1.svg" alt="" />About Summit</h5> */}
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                                        <h2 className="text-anime-style-3">Association</h2>
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                                        <p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-duration={900}>Tamil community live around the globe. India and Sri Lanka have been the traditional homeland. Immigration to Canada took place in the early 1960’s. Now, Canada has the largest population outside of these two countries. Most of them settled in and around the <span>City of Toronto, Ontario</span>. However, there are large populations in Vancouver, British Columbia and Montreal, Quebec. The <span>Region of Waterloo</span> and <span>City of Guelph</span> have had a steady growth since early 1980’s. Most of them are professionals, Industrial workers and University students. An infulx of Tamils settled in after 1983 
                                            ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. There are about 800 families this region. They are mostly from <span>Sri Lanka</span> and <span>South India</span>.</p>
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                                        <p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-duration={1000}>In august 1988, our Tri-City area <span>( Kitchener – Waterloo – Cambridge )</span> Tamil community leaders decided to form an organisation called ” <span>Tamil Heritage School</span> ” to promote language and Culture under the leadership of late <span>Mr. Manuelpillai Cyril Francis ( Francis Master)</span> and <span>Prof. Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam</span>. Later in 2001, Tamil Heritage School was re-named as <span>Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo Region</span>. The first South Asian Performing Arts festival, 
                                            <span>Tamil Cultural Nite</span>, was inaugurated at the <span>Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo</span> in 2000."</p>

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                                        <p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-duration={1000}>In the year 2001, Tamils from neighbouring <span>City of Guelph</span> joined hands with the association. 
                                            The association was later incorporated as a <span>Non-Profit Organisation</span> under the <span>Ontario Corporation # 1509837</span>.</p>
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