Can-Sikh Cultural Centre
PROUD OF OUR PAST, IN STEP WITH THE FUTURE
About Us
The first tournament was held at Siri Guru Singh Sabha Grounds in 1986 from 1987 till today, the sports festival of Can-Sikh Cultural Centre is organized at Wildwood Park Malton now called the Paul Coffee Park.
- Can-Sikh sports festival is the only sports organized tournament, where almost all the games/sports are played.
- Can-Sikh started inviting teams that played from other countries.
- For seniors especially playing card games is organized every year.
Can-Sikh Other Achievements
- Preparation of food and collecting clothes for the homeless for four years every Sunday.
- There is NO ENTRY FEE for fans of games instead free food is served to guests, spectators and participants for two days.
- Timor for Kabaddi Raiders was introduced in the World Kabaddi Cup 2001 by Can-Sikh Centre.
- Can-Sikh hosted two World Kabaddi Cups in 2001 and 2012 at Powerade Centre Brampton and Hershey Centre Mississauga.
- Bhangra was introduced by one of the directors Mr Jagdish Singh Grewal.
- Collection of loonie/tune is being done by the Guru Gobind Singh children’s foundation at the sports festival of Can-Sikh.
- Fundraising for wheelchairs race introduced by the bhangra team of Can-Sikh captained by our director Mr Jagdish Singh Grewal.
- Another fundraising was introduced for the hospitals called GuruNanak car
Rally. - Sam Dhillon organized the Peel Police Kabaddi team as manager and Pammi and v.s Deol as coach of the team, which took part in our sports festival.
- Can-Sikh board of Directors with hard work hosted a number of cultural shows during their 37 years period.
- Can-Sikh has organized seminars for youth and seniors and has celebrated women’s Day.
- Kuldip Singh Gill manages Peel Soccer Club with his friends for children it is a great asset to our festival.
- Can-Sikh, with its hard work established a Sikh religious place (Gurudwara)
In Brampton at Airport and Mayfield named Sikh Heritage Centre. - Can-Sikh has been participating in annual Sikh parades in Downtown Toronto and Malton and Redale Gurudwara’s parade for the last number of years.
- We as a Board of Directors of the Can-Sikh Cultural Centre are very thankful to our sponsor participants, members and fans of games, without there support and encouragement we could never be successful.
Agenda
1. Welcome by Chairman
2. This meeting is Can Sikh AGM
3. The Board is already elected last year
4. For three years
5. Report for this year of our sports festival where and when, why not at Paul Coffey Park.
6. Collection Funds by members
7. A group photo of Can Sikh
8. Any other matter.uniform colour Change
9. Meeting Adjourned
Discussion
1. Chairman welcomed all present and asked to continue the meeting.
2. Can Sikh effective board was already elected last year and it will continue for another two years.
3. Financial report for 2023-2024 was presented by the treasurer and accepted by everyone.
4. Everyone is informed about this year’s sports festival when and where.
5. Everyone is asked to collect the funds for the sports festival.
6. It was asked in the meeting that why we are not given the Paul Coffee Park in Malton, ask the city staff.
7. The colour of the uniform of Can Sikh is changed from blue to black all agreed.
