The year 2009 was “interesting,” Senator Leo Housakos agrees. The Montreal-born Housakos was appointed just over a year ago to Canada’s Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. A long-time Conservative, Housakos has also been involved for many years with Montreal’s Greek community. He is one of the founders of the Hellenic Board of Trade. For [...]

The Canadian newspaper «Times  Colonist» picks up top five Greek beaches. The newspaper states: With so many kilometres of coast line, Greece is blessed with a multitude of beaches so it’s hard to rank them, but here are five of the best. 1. Triopetras: Remote Triopetras, with its 30-metre-high sand dunes and magnificent sunsets, is considered [...]

Competition in the restaurant business can be cutthroat, but a family-owned St. Henri establishment has managed to survive for 90 years and is about to be handed over to the third generation. Restaurant John on Notre Dame St. West was opened in 1919 by Greek immigrant John Volikakis. “My dad was working 17 to 18 [...]

The Hellenic Community of Vancouver is British Columbia’s largest Greek community. Established in 1927 it has served as a spiritual, cultural and social gathering place for all Greeks of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. The beautiful, ultra-modern city of Vancouver – the third largest in Canada after Toronto and Montreal – has been selected to [...]