About the TTCS
The TTCS of BC is a non-profit society based in the Vancouver, BC, Canada area dedicated to preserving and sharing Caribbean culture through social services and community events featuring food, art, music and more.
Three of the main purposes of the Society as set out in our Constitution are:
- To foster among members of the community mutual understanding, appreciation and awareness of the multicultural nature of Trinidad & Tobago.
- To generate interest and participation in activities that would provide for better cooperation and understanding among members of the community, nationals of Trinidad & Tobago, and the wider Canadian community, and with other organizations with similar aims and objectives.
- To promote amicable relations between the people and Government of Trinidad & Tobago and the people of Canada, especially those resident in British Columbia.
Membership is open to people of all nationalities, color and creeds. This is similar to what one would expect to find in the makeup of the people of Trinidad & Tobago, and in many of the other islands of the Caribbean.
During the course of the year we participate in various multi-cultural community events throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The best-known of these events is the Caribbean Days Festival, our annual signature event at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver, BC.
Over the years, the TTCS has sponsored a number of social and cultural initiatives, such as Senior's outings, Youth development workshops, and provision of bursaries, aid, computers and supplies to schools, hospitals and other beneficiaries in Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean.