Canada’s Diversity Celebration 2017

Canada’s Diversity Celebration Team held their 6th annual Indian-Chinese Bollywood singing event at Flato Markham Theatre on Saturday April 15, 2017.  Chair Regional Councillor Joe Li hosted this cultural event in collaboration with Co-Chair Amar Erry- President of ASM- Vedic Cultural Centre, and Joe Samion- President of Yin Hua Association of Ontario.

This Indo-Chinese Bollywood singing event provides a platform to unite many local artists, brings the Indian and Chinese communities together, and celebrates unity and diversity in our City of Markham, the most diversity city in Canada.  The program featured a mix of 18 talented amateur singers who sang a variety of popular and classic hits in Hindi, Chinese, and English.  Over 527 people attended to experience this sold out community event.  Event was sponsored by Liberty Development.

Dignitaries in attendance M.P. Shaun Chen, Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Regional Councillor Armstrong, Alan Ho Ward 2 Councillor, Amanda Collucci Ward 6 Councillor, Logan Kanapathi Ward 7, and Alex Chiu Ward 8 Councillor along with York Regional Police Superintendent Fred Moffatt of Number Five District, Constable Ali Lalani and Sergeant Paul Chiang of our Diversity Bureau.  From Chinese Consul General He Wei’s office for the People’s Republic of China, Consul  Yang Bao Hua , Vice  Consul  Song Chen Liang , and a third representative attended this cultural event.  From Indian Consul General Dinesh Bhatia’s office, Ms. Usha Venkatesan ( Consul & Head of Chancery) along with RK Perindia Consul (Commerce and CPV), Rajesh Kumar Raina Consul (CPV&HOC) attended.