Consulate General of Sri Lanka, Toronto

2nd Annual South Asian Heritage Day

Consulate General's Office in Toronto attened the 2nd Annual South Asian Heritage Day which was held at the Royal Ontario Museum from May 31 – June 1, 2014.

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Basaka Waruna-2013

Sri Lanka's 65th Independence Day Ceremony organised by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Toronto-2013

Baska Waruna

The Consulate General’s Office in Toronto in collaborations with the Sri Lankan community for the second time organized the Sinhala Language Day -Basaka Waruna on September 15, 2012 in Toronto with the Sinhala Association of Canada and the participation of the expatriate Sri Lankans, Children of Dhamma Schools and well-wishers.

Professor Sarath Wijesuriya of the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo was this year’s Guest Speaker. High Commissioner Chitranganee Wagiswara was the Chief Guest.

Sri Lanka named the Best Travel Destination in the World for 2013

Lonely Planet , the world’s largest and most respected travel guidebook and digital media publisher has named Sri Lanka, the number one destination in the world to visit in year 2013.

The travel guide book highlights the emerging new popular places to visit in Sri Lanka including the newly opened up East coast and less travelled paths in the western coast as well : “North of the capital Colombo, on Sri Lanka's west coast, Kalpitiya and the Puttalam lagoon are eco-tourism hotspots with bird watching and kayaking. Near Dondra Head, on the lonley_planet

south coast, mighty blue whales are regular visitors from January to April while land-based wildlife thrills include the leopards and elephants of Yala National Park, and the more rugged and remote Wilpattu National Park, open once more after being closed for more than two decades”