During Sunday’s virtual celebration, co-chaired by Emmanuella Lambropoulos, MP for Saint-Laurent, and Julie Dabrusin, MP for Toronto-Danforth, MPs were given the opportunity to honour Greek Canadian individuals or groups that have made a significant impact in the diaspora. It is with great pride we present to you the “HCGM” moments from the day: In our…
The HCGM would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all those who helped make March 25, 2021, the 200th anniversary of the start of the Greek Revolution, a day to remember. All of us, working together, we became a city of blue and white. Celebrating Greece’s Bicentennial in a pandemic is not what we…
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 the monthly meeting of the HCGM Board of Directors was held, in the presence of the media, on the Zoom platform. After the establishment of Quorum, prayer, and the acceptance of the minutes from the previous Board Meeting, the President of the HCGM, Andreas Crilis proceeded with his report. President’s…
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, on the initiative of the Consul General of Greece in Montreal, Mr. Michalis Gavriilidis, an online meeting was held to introduce Her Excellency, the Ambassador of Greece in Canada, Mrs. Konstantina Athanassiadou, to the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal (HCGM). The President of the HCGM, Andreas Crilis, and various representatives…
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, the monthly meeting of the HCGM Board of Directors was held, in the presence of the media, on the Zoom platform. After the establishment of Quorum and prayer, the President of the HCGM, Andreas Crilis, read to the Board a letter from the President’s Office addressed to the Right Honorable…
On January 28, 2021, at the monthly HCGM board of directors meeting (and in the presence of the media), HCGM Treasurer Voula Neofotistos presented the consolidated budget for the organization for the period ending June 30, 2021. Ms. Neofotistos summarized this budget as a very conservative one that reflects the current reality and restrictions we…
On Thursday, January 28, 2021, the monthly meeting of the members of the Board of Directors of HCGM was held virtually on the Zoom platform, in the presence of the Media. After the establishment of a quorum and prayer, the President of the Community, Andreas Crilis, made reference to the correspondence of the month. Presentation…
The transfer of the Foyer Hellénique pour Personnes Agées to the HCGM is a very large and a very important financial transaction that the HCGM takes very seriously. We have been actively working to ensure that the transfer will be affected in the most positive manner for the HCGM and that we continue to be…
Dear friends, As we have all experienced, 2020 has been a year like no other, not only for us, but for everyone on the planet. This pandemic has altered how we have traditionally worked, communicated, celebrated, and lived our lives with family and friends. Therefore, I would like to extend to all a slightly different…
On November 10, 2020, the HCGM audited financial statements for the 2019-2020 fiscal year were presented to the HCGM Board of Directors by Wajih Chemali, Partner for EY The HCGM announced net income of $983K for the 2019-2020 fiscal year compared to last year when we reported a net loss of $565K. This improved financial…
