{"id":17,"date":"2022-09-28T02:33:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T02:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care.delissexpres.net\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2024-12-01T12:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:57:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ottawaindocanadians.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa5d772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa5d772\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21ff755\" data-id=\"21ff755\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee7ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-anova_elementor_ova_heading\" data-id=\"eee7ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"anova_elementor_ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">HISTORY\nABOUTS US<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46f8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e46f8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ottawaindocanadians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WTCIND.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottawaindocanadians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WTCIND.png 1000w, https:\/\/ottawaindocanadians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WTCIND-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ottawaindocanadians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WTCIND-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00cf296\" data-id=\"00cf296\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0834d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0834d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ottawa Indo-Canadians Association (OICA) is a vibrant not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the Indo-Canadian community in Ottawa and beyond. With a wide range of activities spanning cultural events, networking and social gatherings, educational programs, community outreach, sports and recreation, festivals and celebrations, advocacy and support, youth engagement, business and professional networking, art and literature promotion, bilateral relations, and connecting Indo-Canadians to the mainstream, OICA has become a cornerstone of the Indo-Canadian experience in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f1e0a elementor-absolute e-transform elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"96f1e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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