March 9th 2018 at Toronto Queens Park, some community leaders came together to participate in a flag raising ceremony which was organized by the Ghana Consulate General in Toronto.
Ghana 61st Independence Anniversary Dinner & Dance (Toronto, Canada)
The Ghana Consulate in collaboration with the GCAO aka Ghana Union will be hosting a flag raising event at Queens Park, Office of the Provincial Government Friday March 9th, 2018 The celebration will be climaxed with a Dinner Dance and Awards event on Saturday March 10th at the Verdi Convention Center which is located at …
GCAO HOST LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING IN TORONTO
weqSUNDAY, December 3rd 2017. A leadership council meeting which was organized by the executives of GCAO (aka Ghana Union) had a huge attendance and upbeat of passionate discussions about the pressing needs of our community. It also briefly presented to the council the stewardship of the new Executives and Board of Advisors of the GCAO …
Ghanaian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce Launching
Toronto, ON – ON July 29th 2017, the Ghanaian-Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) launched the Ghanaian Canadian Chamber of Commerce (GCCC) and the Diaspora Engagement Think Tank (DETT) at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto on July 29, 2017. Guest speaker for the occasion was the Director of Diaspora Relations at the Office of the President …
TORONTO GHANA @60 INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 2017
The Ghana@60 Independence Anniversary celebrations is a community effort, spearheaded by the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO), is being organized in collaboration with other community organizations and partners. This 4 day event will incorporate gospel concert, flag raising ceremony downtown Toronto, youth brigade inspection and cultural fiesta at the Royal Ontario Museum, live band …
GHANAIANS IN TORONTO BID FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING HIGH COMMISSIONER
By: Joe Kingsley Eyiah A very simple but impressive as well as colourful gathering was held on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at premises of the Ghanaian Presbyterian Church in Toronto to bid farewell to the outgoing Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, H. E. Dr. Sulley Gariba and his wife. The function which was organized by …
ASAFO FLAGS EXHIBITION AT ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM (EVENT PHOTOS)
On Sunday, September 18, 2016, the Second Floor of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto-the largest multicultural city in Canada, was turned into a Ghanaian cultural durbar when chiefs and queen mothers from the Toronto Ghanaian community in their rich regalia massively graced the opening of the ROM’s new exhibition dubbed ‘Art, Honour, and …
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS VIBRANT GHANAIAN TRADITION WITH COLORFUL DISPLAY OF ASAFO FLAGS
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Art, Honour, and Ridicule: Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana, this fall as part of its Of Africa project. The exhibition features flags, uniforms and musical instruments relating to the visual and performance art of the Fante militias of the West African country of Ghana. Asafo Flags will be on …
GCAO Summer Reading Club Graduation
By: Joe Kingsley Eyiah English writer said, “Reading maketh a man.” How true! Reading is very important to every child’s educational development. It is also said that the devil finds work for the idle hands to do. It is in the light of the above that Homework Club of the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario …
3rd Annual Ghanaian Canadian Youth Leadership Summit
The premises of the Ghanaian Presbyterian Church in Toronto was jubilant with some children and young adults from the Toronto Ghanaian community as they came together to participate in activities lined up for the 3rd Annual Youth Summit organized by the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) on June 25, 2016. Two of the …