People · 1945–2009
Dimosthenis "Jim" Ganas
Emigrant to Winnipeg, donor of a church bell
Born in Myloi on 3 June 1945, he followed his brothers to Winnipeg, Canada, in 1967 and became joint owner of Nick's Inn in Headingley. He gave a classroom to the Greek cultural centre in Winnipeg and a bell to the church of the Twelve Apostles in Myloi, which was rung all day when he died in January 2009.
Also written: Δημοσθένης Γκάνας, Dimosthenis Ganas, Jim Ganas, Γκάνας
Events
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1967
Dimosthenis Ganas leaves for Winnipeg
Dimosthenis Ganas, born in Myloi in 1945, followed his brothers Nick and Ted to Canada at the age of 22. In Winnipeg, Manitoba, he became "Jim" and later joint owner of Nick's Inn, a roadside diner in Headingley.
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10 January 2009
The bell from Winnipeg rings all day
Jim Ganas had given a church bell to the church of the Twelve Apostles in Myloi. When the news came that he had died in Headingley, Canada, on 10 January 2009, the bell was rung all through the day.