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The Romanian Association of Canada (A.R.C.) is a non-profit organization that deals with a series of important community related issues such as:
  • helping newcomers integrate into the Canadian society
  • organizing social and cultural events
  • proper representation and communication with the Canadian and Provincial governments at all levels

 

A.R.C. is the first romanian organization of its kind, founded in 1952 in Montreal by Gheorghe Loghiade, Gheorghe Stanciu, Petre Sultana, Miron Georgescu, Nichita Tomescu, Florin Marghescu, Ion Taranu, Alexandru Fonta and Mihai Pop.

 

Through the years, A.R.C. generated a series of important events meant to help Romanians deal with integration issues.

 

  • 1965: A.R.C. launches fund raising events in order to build the Romanian Orthodox Church “Buna Vestire”, situated on Cristoph Colomb Street in Montreal.
  • 1970 : launches  fund raising events to help flood victims in Romania.
  • 1970: Alexandru Fonta, Vasile Posteuca and Jean Taranu donate a substantial piece of land known today as “The Romanian Camp” in Val David, in the Laurentians. In 1980 in Val David are inaugurated two Romanian landmarks, the Predeal-Trudeau Street and the Romanians Bridge.
  • 1971:  A.R.C. launches the first Romanian Radio Show called "Ora de radio".   Since 1999 the show airs with a different name, under the supervision of the Federation of Romanian Associations of Canada (F.A.R.).
  • 1973: A.R.C. participates at The Folk Festival in Baie St. Paul (Quebec), taking a well-deserved 1st place in the competition.
  • 1974: A.R.C. joins other romanian community associations to form the Federation of Romanian Associations of Canada (F.A.R.).
  • 1981: Together with other organizations - Buna Vestire Parish, Women’s Society, Constantin Brancoveanu Society, Romanian Radio Show and F.A.R. Canada - A.R.C. launches a series of fund rasing events to build The Romanian Cultural Center.  F.A.R. obtains a grant of $100.000 from the Quebec Government for the construction of the Center. The money  were given to F.A.R. in the name of the Romanian Community of Montreal and all its members.
  •  1988: A.R.C. creates the first Romanian TV Show called "Tele-Roumanie".
  • 2000: A.R.C. resigns from F.A.R. Canada after illegal elections are held by this Association on October 5th 1999.
  • 2001: A.R.C. and Nova.TR (The Young Romanians Association) launch a pilot project to help new immigrants upon their arrival. The project helped about 40 families of newcomers, offering them a low cost housing for a period of two weeks. The project came to an end a year later, due to lack of funds. 2002: A.R.C. accepts the assimilation request of Nova.TR
  • 2003: A.R.C. celebrates 50 years of existence with a series of cultural and social events.

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