SkyGreece to Link Athens With Canada, U.S.
Coming on the heels of Qatar Airways’ announcement that in January, 2013 it will offer Athens-to-New York flights, a new company, SkyGreece Airlines, based in Canada and with Greek-Canadian interests,...
View ArticleEldorado Gold Mine in Evros Nears OK
Within the next few weeks, the Canadian company, Eldorado Gold Corp.’s investment in Perama, Evros, is expected to be given final approval by the Greek government to proceed, over the vociferous...
View ArticleBlackberry Co-Founder Lazaridis Walks Away
With his once-dominant smartphone Blackberry under siege by competitors who reacted more quickly to changing tastes and fourth-quarter earnings set to be revealed on April 4, BlackBerry announced that...
View ArticleGreek 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...
View ArticleDEKA Awards For Montreal’s Greeks
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,...
View ArticleMeimarakis’ Meetings in Canada
“Today Greece is experiencing its important moments. It must inform everyone of its great achievement, and that it is able to stand back on its feet once again and show it has created a friendly...
View ArticleManitoba Region Seeks Specialized Greek Employees
Manitoba is the first region in Canada seeking young migrants from South Europe, which is suffering from unemployment. Temporary and permanent employees from the labor market of Greece, Italy, Portugal...
View Article13-Year-Old Greek Canadian Opens Store to Help Girls
Linda and Susanna Manziaris during a recent trip to Kenya Body Bijou founder, thirteen year old Linda Manziaris combined her passion for jewelry design and a desire to help vulnerable young women to...
View ArticleGreek Businessman Nick Mirkopoulos Passes Away
Greek businessman Nick Mirkopoulos did not get the chance to realize his dreams as he suddenly passed away. His plans were to build one of the largest film and television studios in Greece. The...
View ArticleDenis Dimitrakopoulos: The Guru of the Parking Lot Business
Greek expat Denis Dimitrakopoulos is the owner of the Metro Parking in London, Canada. He recently spoke to The London Free Press about his life and his success. Mr. Dimitrakopoulos immigrated to...
View ArticleGreek-Canadian Among Canada’s Most Powerful Women
Greek-Canadian engineer Catherine Karakatsanis has been included in National Posts’ list of the 100 most powerful women in Canada for the second consecutive year. Karakatsanis is the former President...
View ArticleSkyGreece Authorized to Fly to Canada
SkyGreece Airlines SA has announced that the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) has given its permission to the airline company to schedule international flights between EU member-states and Canada. “We...
View Article14 Individuals Honored for Their Contribution to Canada-Greece Relations
On the occasion of Canada Day on July 1, the Embassy of Canada honored 14 individuals who have made important contributions to Canada-Greece relations. Ambassador Robert Peck awarded “Maple Leaf...
View ArticleThree SkyGreece Flights Cancelled
SkyGreece, an airline based in Greece, cancelled three of its flights from and to the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday. According to reporter Cindy Pom, the plane is parked at the...
View ArticleGreek-Canadian Entrepreneur Nominated For Ontario 2015 Premier’s Awards
Complete Innovations co-founder and CEO Tony Lourakis is among the 116 nominees for the 2015 Premier’s Awards that will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 16, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel...
View ArticleGreek-Canadian’s Villa in Mykonos Named ‘Top Private Pool Villa in Europe’
Villa Hurmuses on Mykonos, Greece, has been named Top Private Pool Villa in Europe at the 2015 World Luxury Hotel Awards held in Hong Kong. The five-bedroom villa is located on the island of Mykonos...
View ArticleTransat A.T. to Sell French and Greek Tour Businesses
Montreal-based company Transat A.T. Inc.,says that a German company has made a 54.5-million-worth euro offer to purchase its Transat France and Tourgreece tour businesses. Transat France and...
View ArticleMeet ‘Jimmy the Greek’ from Nafplio who build a Restaurant Empire in Canada
Toula Antonopoulos (left) and her father Dimitrios ‘Jimmy’ Antonopoulos start the day at their Jimmy the Greek food court restaurant at First Canadian Place. Dimitrios (Jimmy the Greek) Antonopoulos...
View ArticleFeta Cheese Exporters to Benefit from EU-Canada Trade Agreement
Greek exporters of feta cheese will benefit from the CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada for four reasons, the president of the Hellenic-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) Konstantinos...
View ArticleTransatlantic Friendship Leads to Unique Greek Herb Business
Kiriaki Iordanou of Athens, Greece (left) and Ian Scott of Orangeville, Ontario (right) Several years ago, Ian Scott of Orangeville, Ontario met Kiriaki Iordanou of Athens online and in September 2017...
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