The Fundraising Committee of Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal is once again organising their annual Lottery. The draw will take place on May 28th 2017 and each dollar collected will be used for the needs of our schools. Support our schools and you may win prizes totaling $35.000 ! There will be only 2000 tickets…
Dear friends, Easter is the most important celebration in our Christian faith. Across the world, believers relive the course of the Divine Drama; a path that leads to catharsis and Resurrection. Easter is the great celebration that unites us and keeps our faith and traditions alive. These traditions are undeniably linked to every Greek family…
The HCGM annual Greek Independence Day Parade was held on Sunday, March 26, 2017 in the Parc-Extension borough. This year, the Right Honorable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has attended the parade in the past, was named Grand Marshal of the festivities. The parade has been a Montreal tradition for over 40 years and attracts…
On Saturday March 18, 2017, the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal had the privilege to host an exceptional concert at the Hellenic Community Centre Adrian Maris. Over 600 guests had the opportunity to witness the extraordinary talent of Greek classical singer Kleoniki Demiri, recognised as one of the most gifted artists of her generation. She…
The Great and Holy Feast of Pascha On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death…
The HCGM is clearly outraged with the Quebec Electoral Commission’s (Commission) March 2nd 2017 decision to modify the electoral boundaries in the Laval-area ridings of Chomedey and Fabre respectively. The HCGM fully supported the stance of the three local MNAs, Jean Habel, Guy Ouellette and Monique Sauvé, against the boundaries redistribution proposed by the Commission….
“We, descendants of the wise and noble peoples of Hellas, we who are the contemporaries of the enlightened and civilised nations of Europe, we who behold the advantages which they enjoy under the protection of the impenetrable aegis of the law, find it no longer possible to suffer without cowardice and self-contempt the cruel yoke…
The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war waged by the Greeks to win independence for Greece from the Ottoman Empire. After a long and bloody struggle, and with the aid of the Great Powers, independence was finally granted by the Treaty of Constantinople in July…
Kleoniki Demiri will perform as part of the “Greek Composers Travel the World” concert to be held on March 18 and 19 at the Hellenic Community Centre Adrian Maris, which is organised by the HCGM in collaboration with the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal and the HCGM Cultural Institute’s Atelier Folklorique. The March 18…
Health tourism and its promising prospects in Greece, is the subject of a two-day event which will be held in Montreal, Canada on March 28 and 29, 2017, at the Hellenic Community Centre Adrian Maris, 5757 Wilderton Ave. Montreal. Prominent members of the Greek medical, scientific and business community will be presenting the excellent medical services available…
