About us

Executive TEAM

President: Pierre Nicolson Beldor
Secretary: Milouse Louis
Treasurer: Concevoy Cirius
Director at Large: Elda Harris
Advisor: Gene Bella

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The Haitian Association of Calgary - L’Association de la Communaute Haitienne de Calgary (ACHC) – was formed in August 1997 as a non-profit organization under the Alberta Society Act by a group of Haitians living in Calgary, Alberta.

 
 

Our Story

It all started simply enough.

a few Haitians decided to meet on weekends and holidays to play dominoes, eat, drink, listen to music and engage in lively conversations. Soon after, this small group grew to approximately fifty plus - when you add family and friends … you do the math! Before you know it, activities were occurring on a regular basis.

Due to the positive interaction displayed during these events by this group of Haitians, Deslandes Larrieux saw the need to re-open the Haitian Association and decided to approach a selected few to introduce the idea. After many meetings at each other’s homes, ACHC was created and registered by the following Haitians: Deslandes Larrieux, Elda Harris, Naomie Fevry-Delva, Olibrice Cesaire, Urbain Louissaint and Yvon Thevenin.