Ottawa

The Hellenic Community Gold Plate Dinner charity event that took place on Tuesday, June 9, at the Hellenic Meeting and Reception Center, managed to raised 380,000 dollars for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The longstanding annual event was attended by 575...

The inauguration of “The Greeks - Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” exhibition took place in Ottawa, Canada, in the grand hall of the Canadian Museum of History. Approximately 1,000 people attended the largest inauguration event that has been held...

A night dedicated to Byzantine Art was hosted in Ottawa, on February 20, 2015, at the residence of His Excellency Ambassador of Greece George Markantonatos and Vassiliki Tsirou-Markantonatou with the support of the Hellenic Community of Ottawa. BART: Byzantine Arts Today...

The newly appointed Greek Ambassador in Canada, George Markantonatos met with the Greek Diaspora of Canada for the first time on Thursday, November 27. He visited the Greek community of Montreal as well as the Hellenic Congress of Quebec. Furthermore, he...

Greek-Canadian artist Katerina Mertikas has created a beautiful painting called Honoring My Father depicting Cpl. Nathan Cirillo being saluted by his son in front of Ottawa’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument. Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was killed on the morning...

Greek-Canadian artist Katerina Mertikas has donated a painting to be reproduced in order to raise money for Marcus Cirillo's trust fund. Marcus is the son of Nathan Cirillo who was slain in a terror attack while standing sentry at...

“Greeks abroad are the extension of Hellenism, far beyond the demarcated geographical borders of our country,” said the new Ambassador of Greece, George Markantonatos, the new Ambassador of Greece in Ottawa, Canada. After taking office, Markantonatos stated that the members...

The movie “God Loves Caviar” directed by Yannis Smaragdis will represent Greece in the European Union Film Festival of Canada, which every year presents the best of contemporary cinema produced in 27 countries of European Union, with English subtitles....

Today the Canadian press talks about the limitations posed by the Canada-EU free-trade agreement on the use of the name “feta” and on cheeses like asiago, munster and gorgonzola. According to the article “Faux Feta? Trade deal to hit food...

“It would take a lifetime to teach someone about Greece, but to fall in love with it, takes only a few minutes” said Christine Cushing, the famous Canadian chef, in the residence of the Greek ambassador in Ottawa, in...