The A.R.F Regional Council of Canada (Qortsateer  Գործադիր) decided to hold a seminar and delegated me to find a suitable location between Toronto and Montreal. I found a small resort called Lake on the Mountain on an escarpment overlooking Lake Ontario close to Picton. Although the small resort did not have the amenities for a… Continue reading “Starving Armenians in Picton Ontario”

The title of this monologue is taken from a video clip depicting the speech of an orator “Դասախօս” during the celebration of the Armenian independence day in Toronto. He stated among other things that, we have become “rusty”, Դարերու ժանգ կապած ենք, and continues to say, the time has come to rise above the partisan… Continue reading “Պետական մտածողութիւն” (State mentality)

In one of my previous blogs I wrote about my arrival in Canada and settling in Toronto. After finding a job with a building renovating company I thought maybe it might be a good combination to purchase a hardware store and through the store provide also building renovation services in the neighborhood. I found an… Continue reading “Canadian Experiences”

In my previous blog, I wrote about the Azadamard Agoomp in the Ashrafieh district of Beirut Lebanon. I lived in Beirut from my late forties to my late fifties and have many good nostalgic memories. At the time Beirut was probably one of the most, if not the most active Armenian community in the whole… Continue reading Յուշագրութիւն. Memoir

Armenian online news outlets from Lebanon reported the good news that, all the three Armenian Political Parties have agreed on joint lists during the municipal elections in Lebanon. I lived in Beirut from 1949 till 1959 when the hostilities between these three parties were at their peak, and the election was fiercely contested. At the… Continue reading Յուշագրութիւն. Memoir

I spent most of the month of April 1991 in Yerevan Armenia. It was my second trip to Yerevan within a few months. The first trip was during the first Armenian Businessmen’s Conference organized by the new Government of Armenia. There were over 400 Armenian businessmen from many parts of the Armenian Diaspora that showed… Continue reading April 24 1991. Ապրիլ 24 1991

April 2016 is over, and the Remembrance ceremonies for the victims of the Armenian Genocide are mostly concluded. All the remembrance events, church services, demonstrations, candlelight vigils,  “Քաղաքական հաւաք” (Political gathering), were almost identical to last year’s commemorations. Politicians lined up to preach to the Armenian audiences what they want to hear from the podiums… Continue reading April 24 101. Մեծ Եղեռնը

When the first Armenian Community Center at 18  Dupont St in Toronto was purchased, it was in a depressingly bad condition. Apart from being in very bad repairs and needing a major renovation, but also, the previous owner who used it as a workshop/warehouse, left it “half full” with wooden skids and unwanted, and unusable… Continue reading Այս ախոռը?. This stable?. (A Memoir)

While cleaning my basement I found a brown envelope containing eight issues of “ԱՐԾԱԳԱՆԳ. Հայ Կեդրոնի Լրատու Թորոնթո”  “ECHO. Armenian Newsletter Toronto”. The first issue is dated March 1968 and is followed by seven consecutive issues. The address on it is 18 Dupont St. Toronto 5, Ontario. There were many more issues published and I… Continue reading “ECHO”. “ԱՐԾԱԳԱՆԳ”.

The ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani forces in Artsakh (Karabagh) were more frequent and more daring during the past few months and on April first the Azerbaijani forces initiated a large-scale attack and were pushed back by Artsakh Defence Forces  (ADF). Unfortunately, there were many casualties. Armenians all over the world showed solidarity with their Artsakh… Continue reading With “friends” like this, do we need enemies?