By Lincoln DePradine

The Grenada Association in Toronto (GAT) has elected a new president, who is calling for collaboration on accomplishing a major project he envisions. Unison Joseph would like Grenada nationals in the City of Toronto to work together on owning a building.

“We should have a place to call our home away from home here. If we collectively put our resources together, I think it’s achievable,’’ Joseph told GAT members.

“We will attempt, with this new executive, to put a team together. Persons may not necessarily be from within this organization. We have to look out and see what is feasible and what we can do,’’ Joseph said last Saturday at the annual general meeting of GAT.

He replaces Sandra Pierre, who did not seek re-election but remains on the GAT executive as immediate past president.

GAT is the longest-serving Grenadian community group in Toronto, founded by nationals such as former federal cabinet minister Dr Jean Augustine.

Its activities include scholarship awards and spearheading an annual gala and awards commemorating Grenada’s independence anniversary in February.

Joseph was the recipient of a community service award at this year’s gala.

On Saturday, he urged greater GAT unity and appealed to other Grenada organizations to “come together to pool resources. We’re going to move in one direction’’.

GAT’s approach will be to work with other groups “In a collective and friendly manner’’, Joseph promised.

“One of the things we want to push is togetherness. We cannot do things in silos,’’ he said. “We all have a part to play. We all have different ideas to move Grenada forward and Grenadians in the Diaspora forward.’’