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
Proclamation for this day has been decreed by the municipalities of Vancouver, Victoria, Langford, Esquimalt and Colwood
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
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
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)
Wikipedia (GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE)
