Eritrean Canadian Association of Nova Scotia

06/08/2026

ሓበሬታ፡ 🕯🇪🇷🕯
ዝኽሪ 20-ሰነ
መዓልቲ ሰማእታት ኤርትራ ንቀዳም ዕለት 20 /ሰነ/2026 ዓ.ም ሽምዓ እንውልዓሉን መብጻዓና ንሕድስሉ ዕለት ስለ ዝኮነ, ናይ እግሪ ጉዕዞ ንኽብርን ዝኽርን ሰማዕታት መደብ ስለዘለና ካብ ሰዓት: 11:00 ቅ/ቀ ክሳብ 11:45 ቅ/ቀ ናይ ምትእክካብ ግዜ ኢዩ። ልክዕ ሰዓት11:50 ቅ/ቀ ናብቲ ናይ እግሪ ጉዕዞ ንብገሰሉ ኢዩ ። መበገሲ ቦታ
1102 Purcells Cove Rd ኢዩ።ናይ 1 ሰዓት እግሪ ጉዑዞ ኣለና።
ዘልኣለማዊ ዝኽርን ክብርን ንሰማእታትና!!
ዓወት ንሓፋሽ።

ECANS 🕯🇪🇷🕯 Candlelight Vigil
Join us on Saturday, June 20, 2026, as we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for Eritrea's independence.
This solemn gathering is a time for reflection, unity, and remembrance. Together, we pay tribute to our martyrs, celebrate their courage, and ensure that their legacy is passed on to future generations.
As part of honoring and remembering our heroes, we have organized a memorial walk.

Gathering Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Walk Begins: Promptly at 11:50 a.m.

Starting Location:
1102 Purcells Cove Rd, Halifax, NS
Duration: Approximately 1 hour

We invite everyone to join us in paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for Eritrea.

Eternal remembrance and glory to our martyrs! 🇪🇷🕯️

05/27/2026

The Eritrean Canadian Association of Nova Scotia extends warm Eid Al-Adha Mubarak wishes to all members of our community and everyone celebrating today.

05/26/2026

05/24/2026

We are deeply grateful for the successful celebration held yesterday May 23rd, 2026 in honour of 35th Eritrea Independence Day.
​We extend our profound thanks to African Nova Scotian Affairs (ANSA) for their generous funding and support, which made this event possible.
​A special thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to making the occasion so meaningful and memorable. We were honoured to welcome
🌟 The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, for delivering a beautiful goodwill message
🌟 MP Andy Fillmore, who thoughtfully conveyed his warmest wishes to our community for the flag-raising ceremony
🌟 Adegoke Fadare, MLA, who graciously attended on behalf of Premier Tim Houston.
Our sincere appreciation gos to African Fest representative and various community organizations, along with many members of our wider community who joined us in celebration. Your presence, support, and engagement made this day truly special, reflecting our incredible unity and strength.

We also extend our sincere appreciation to Hermela , Berhe and Yohanna for their excellent work throughout the celebration. Special thanks as well to all board members, volunteers, and the organizing committee for their dedication, hard work, and commitment in making this event a success.

​Thank you once again to all who contributed in any way to the success of this celebration.
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05/22/2026

Today, the Eritrean community proudly gathered at Grand Parade in Halifax for the Eritrea Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony. The event was a meaningful reflection of unity, cultural pride, and community spirit as we celebrated Eritrea’s history, heritage, and achievements.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Mayor Andy Fillmore and his staff for their presence and support in recognizing this important occasion. We also thank all community members, friends, and supporters who joined us and contributed to the success of the ceremony.

Together, we continue to honor our heritage, strengthen our community, and celebrate the enduring spirit of Eritrea independence. 🇪🇷🇨🇦 !

05/12/2026

ማሕበር ኤርትራዊያን ካናዳዊያን ኣብ ኖቫ ስኮሽያ ብምኽንያት መበል 35 ዓመት ጽምብል ናጽነት ኤርትራን ግንቦት 24 ከም መዓልቲ ኤርትራ ኣብ ሃሊፋክስ ኣፍልጦ (recognition) ዝረኸበሉ ንግንቦት ሓሙስ 21, 2026 ሰዓት 11 :30 ንግሆ(am) ናይ ከተማና ከንቲባ ኣብ ዝርከበሉ ስነ-ስርዓት ምስቃል ባንዴራ ስለ ዘሎ ኩሉኹም ኤርትራውያን ነበርቲ ሃሊፋክስ ክተሳተፉ ብኽብሪ ንጽውዕ , ECANS

The Eritrean Canadian Association of Nova Scotia warmly invites you to attend the Eritrean Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony as we celebrate the 35th Eritrean Independence Day and the proclamation of May 24 as Eritrea Day in Halifax. 🇪🇷🎉👏💪🔥

04/27/2026

Eritrea Independence Day celebration 🇪🇷,

ጽንዓትና ዋሕስና
OUR RESILIENCE OUR GUARANTE
‎صمودنا: ضماننا

​Join us as we celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Eritrea Independence! We are coming together to honor our heritage, unity, and sovereignty with cultural performances, music, and food.

​ሰላም ክቡራት ኣባላት ECANS፡
ንመበል 35 ዓመት መዓልቲ ናጽነት ኤርትራ ንምጽንባል ፡ ኣብዚ ንዳለዎ ዘለና ናይ ሓባር ጽምብል ክትሳተፉ ብኽብሪ ንዕድመኩም።

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04/12/2026

ርሑስ በዓል ትንሳኤ ይግበረልና
Happy Eritrean Easter

ECANS extends its warmest wishes for a joyful and blessed Easter.

May this significant occasion bring peace, hope, and renewal to you and your families, and may it be filled with happiness and reflection.

Wishing you a Happy Easter.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from ECANS! ✨As we welcome the New Year, the Eritrean Canadian Association of Nova Scotia (ECANS) extends warm wishes to our community, partners, volunteers, and supporters.May this year bring good health, peace, unity,and new opportunities for all. Thank you for being part of our journey and for your continued support of newcomers and families in our community.
🎉 Wishing everyone a joyful, successful, and blessed New Year 2026 ! 🎉