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…
