From May 16th to May 18th , the event MEKARO allowed Esperanto enthusiasts from Ontario, Quebec and beyond to get together and discover the city of Toronto in a friendly setting.

MeKaRo in 2010 is scheduled to be held during Victoria Day long weekend in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.

The 7th PanAmerican Esperanto Congress (T.A.K.E.) took place in Montreal, from July 12 to 18, 2008.

The theme of the congress was :

Ecosystems, Languages, Cultures :
Diversity for a Sustainable Development in the Americas
More information available on the T.A.K.E. website : http://www.take7.ca

In many countries, year-end celebrations are coming, and, again this year, more than one million children in Canada and across the planet will write to Santa Claus. In Canada, most children write to Santa Claus in English, French or one of the twenty-five other languages spoken by Santa Claus and his elves.

Since 2002, Esperanto has been one of the languages used by Santa Claus. The Quebec Esperanto Society invites Esperanto-speaking children to discover this Christmas tradition by writing a handwritten letter to the following address (please indicate clearly the word ESPERANTO in your letter) :

AVO FROSTO
NORDA POLUSO
HOH OHO
KANADO - CANADA

This program, which aims at promoting literacy, is made possible by Canada Post's hard working elves.

A.R.E. stands for Aŭtuna Renkontiĝo de Esperanto, a meeting of North-Eastern Esperantists which lasts over Canada's Thanksgiving and the U.S. Columbus weekend. In 2007, the gathering will take place from the 5th to the 8th of October.

ARE is organized by the Québec Esperanto Society and Esperanto organizations from the U.S. For more information, please visit Aŭtuna Renkontiĝo de Esperanto

The fifth meetup for esperanto-speakers in central Canada (MeKaRo) was held in Montreal, May 19th to the 21rst, 2007. The theme of this year was History.

Schedule

Saturday, May 19th

• 14:00 : Gathering in front of the tourist information center (corner of Place Jacques-Cartier and rue Notre-Dame). Walkaround in old Montreal (with esperanto-speaking guides);
• 15:00 : Visit to the House of Sir George-Étienne-Cartier, 458 Street Notre-Dame East (price per person : about 6$) ;
• 18:00 : Dining at restaurant 'Hong Kong', in Chinatown (1023 Saint-Laurent, corner of De la gauchetière, price between 8$ and 12$)

Sunday, May 20th

• 10:00 : Visit of the 'Centre d'histoire de Montreal', 335 place d'Youville, old Montreal, price per person 2.50$, close to Metro Place-d'Armes
• 12:00 : Lunchtime;
• 14:30 : Short conferences at UQÀM, in room DS-1520 (320, Ste-Catherine Street East);
• 17:30 : Diner at Commensal; (1720 St Denis)
• 19:00 : movies at NFB (1564 Saint-Denis) (silent movies, etc; 25 seats)

Monday, May 21st

• 09:00 : Gathering at the Mont-Royal metro station. We take bus 11 west to get to Lac des Castors.
• 10:00 : We discover the Mont-Royal and visit of the Smith House.
• 12:00 : Organized picnic (cost: 6$, let us know you're coming, we'll prepare the food!);
• 14:00 : End

Pictures of last year's MeKaRo in Ottawa can be found here