MARCH 25 2021
DRIVE-BY PARADE
PARADE VIDEOS
PARADE PICTURES
All videos above are contributed by
IG User @arisvancouver
All videos above are contributed by
IG User @arisvancouver
Proclamation - City of Vancouver
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PROVINCIAL & MUNICIPAL PROCLAMATIONS
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Proclamation for this day has been decreed by the municipalities of Vancouver, Victoria, Langford, Esquimalt and Colwood
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On Vancouver Island, the Greek Flag was raised by the the Provincial Legislature and municipalities of Campbell River, Saanich, Ladysmith, and Nanaimo. - more information here
Proclamation - City of Victoria
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Proclamation - City of Burnaby
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Proclamation - City of Surrey
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Proclamation - Township of Esquimalt
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vANCOUVER'S SALUTE TO HELLENISM
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The City of Vancouver , British Columbia has raised 56 Greek Flags at five flag stations for the month of March 2021 to commemorate the historic event.
The five Flag Stations are at :
Fraser & Kingsway
Vancouver City Hall (12th & Cambie)
Terminal & Station
Nicola & West Georgia
Denman & Davie
VIDEOS AND PRESENTATIONS
Hellenic Community of Vancouver - Video
History of Vancouver's Celebrations (Click Here )
Hellenic Congress of BC
Website Presentation - Link (Click Here )
Message from Don Davies , Member of Parliament
Video - Link (Click Here)
Vancouver Island's Greek Community
Website Presentation - Link (Click Here)
Benaki Museum Presentation- Video (Click Here )
AUSTRALIA'S efforts - Link (Click Here )
U.S. Embassy - Athens - Video (Click Here )
Greek War of Independence (1821) ​
War of Greek Independence, (1821–32), rebellion of Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent kingdom of Greece
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The revolution is celebrated by Greeks around the world as independence day on 25 March.
resources & information
Official Republic of Greece web site
Wikipedia ( history of modern greece)
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Wikipedia (GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE)
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