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Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Woman Announced on the occasion of International Women’s Day in March, Friends of Fort York director Ceta Ramkhalawansingh was named a 2017 Woman of Distinction by YWCA Toronto. The award honours “extraordinary women who are improving the lives of women and girls and driving positive and long-term change across our city, country and globe.” Apart from serving on The Friends’ board, Ceta has spent nearly all of her adult life serving Toronto and Canada as a social justice advocate, city builder, and public servant, of Distinction sometimes behind the scenes, often on the front lines. Her day job for three decades was as the equity and diversity manager at City Hall, which would be enough for most, but in her spare time she was equally busy with a second, volunteer career. For twenty years she served in various civil society roles including president of MATCH International Women’s Fund. She helped establish the Commonwealth Women’s Network, and was a strong advocate on the Ontario government’s advisory council on women from 1983 until 1988. At the neighbourhood level Ceta was interim city councillor for Ward 20 in 2014, and has long been a force in her own Grange neighbourhood, advocating for good development, green spaces, affordable housing, and heritage preservation. A member of many other boards, we’re pleased she’s been with The Friends of Fort York since 2012.
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