Barbados House (Montreal) Inc.

BARBADOS HOUSE ( MTL) INC was  founded in June 1970 and received a charter from the Quebec Government in 1972. It was dedicated to the organizing, promoting and encouraging the Educational, Economic, Social and Cultural activities of Barbadians living in Montreal and surrounding areas, and also to assist charitable organizations in Barbados. Barbados House also maintains liaison with the High Commissioner in Ottawa and other West Indian Organizations.

Recently, the executive, after reviewing the landscape as it is today, rolled out a new action plan under the subtitles of:

(a)    A Renewal Effort, and

(b)    Passing the Torch

Please find details of these below:

The present Executive is made up of the following:

Nigel Clarke                   President

George Griffith              1st Vice President

Ms Alecia Leehing         2nd Vice President

George Griffith              Acting Treasurer

Eleanor Smith         Secretary

Ms Jean Franklin: Council member

Andy Belgrave              Executive Member

Ms Marjorie Forde         Executive Member

The remainder of Activities for the year are as below:

August 23rd 1007          Celebration of Barbados Day in the Park

September                      Bajan Market

November 15th               Independence Ball

November 23rd              Church Service


BARBADOS HOUSE
A RENEWAL EFFORT

JANUARY 2008
PROJECT OR ACTIVITY DRIVEN RATHER THAN SOCIALLY DRIVEN

CLEAR DEFINITION OF GOALS
SHOWING CONCERN FOR AND TAKING CARE OF BARBADIANS
INFORAMTION AND REFERRAL CENTRE
CELEBRATORY (IN REGARDS TO BARBADIAN RELATED EVENTS)
MEMORIALIZING (IN REGARDS TO BARBADOS HOUSE CONTRIBUTORS)
(with respect to)
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT (BARBADOS AND CANADA)
INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CARIBBEAN, AND WORLD GROUPS

PASSING THE TORCH
KEY DELIVERABLES:
(I)             HOW WE TREAT OUR FELLOW BARBADIANS
(II)            HOW DO WE PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BIRTH ISLAND AND THE ENJOYMENT OF ITS CULTURE.
(III)           DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGE OF PASSING THIS ON TO OUR FUTURE GENERATION OF BARBADIANS