The annual DEKA Awards Gala, through which the Greek business excellence in Montreal is recognized, was held May 17 by the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce of Montreal whose aim is to promote commerce, trade and to reward the sense of entrepreneurship in the Greek community of the city. This year, among the winners of the [...]
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Greek Ambassador Meets with CTC President
At the exhibition for tourism professionals, Rendez-vous Canada 2013, in Ottawa, the Greek Ambassador to Canada, Eleftherios Aggelopoulos, met with the President of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) Michele McKenzie and exchanged views on issues of cooperation, methods and possibilities of tourism promotion, both in Greece and Canada. The Greek side requested a list of [...]
Toronto Paper Says Macedonia Is Greek
The authoritative Canadian newspaper National Post of Toronto published in its Internet version a travel article entitled Yours to Conquer: Macedonia Is in the Midst of an Alexander The Great Rebranding, written by Bert Archer, on FYROM’s efforts to appropriate names and symbols of ancient Macedonia. Archer begins his article by stressing: “And that’s the [...]
Greek Film and Photo Week in Toronto
A week-long photo exhibition and related events will take place in Toronto, Canada from May 10-18. The exhibition organized by the Greek America Foundation will feature works from photographers of Greek descent from North America and is hosted in conjunction with the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, one of the largest photography festivals in the world. [...]
Greek Immigrants In Canada Weekly Reunion
Greeks who migrated to Canada in the 1950′s-60′s still get together to reminisce, meeting every Wednesday afternoon at Rockland Shopping Centre, in the heart of Montreal’s Mount-Royal suburb. The women seat on one side and the men on the other. The Huffington Post Canada published a piece about their affinity for each other and what [...]
Toronto Film Festival to Focus on Athens for 2013 City to City Programme
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and Dimitri Eipides, International Programmer for the Festival, announced today that the city of Athens, Greece will be the focus of the 2013 City to City programme at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival®. “City to City looks for cinematic hot spots around the world,” [...]
