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Hilde Huus

Nov 53 min read

A Slice of Finnish-Canadian History

Terrence Rundle West (otherwise known as Terry), gave a lively presentation about his recent novel, “A Time to Disappear” on October 9....

Hilde Huus

Oct 51 min read

Crossings 200

Above is the official logo for what will be the celebration of 200 years since the first official emigration of Norwegians to North...

Hilde Huus

Oct 43 min read

A Tale of Triumph over Hardship

Photo by Marian McLennan Lieutenant-Commander Kim Poirrier’s September 18 talk about her life story left me feeling somewhat overwhelmed...

Hilde Huus

Sep 71 min read

Welcome to the New Danish Ambassador!

Jarl Frijs-Madsen is Denmark’s Ambassador (designate) to Canada. He has a strong background in finance, having earned a Master of...

Hilde Huus

Sep 42 min read

Message from our President

Hello Everyone, I hope you have all had a good summer! First, I wish to thank past President, Constantine Ioannou and the previous...

Celebration at the Danish Ambassador’s Residence

Hilde Huus

Jul 21 min read

Celebration at the Danish Ambassador’s Residence

Several CNS members, including our President, Trygve Ringereide, Secretary (and Trygve’s wife) Marian McLennan, and Councillor Vibeke...

The clouds parted for our midsummer celebration

Hilde Huus

Jul 12 min read

The clouds parted for our midsummer celebration

In the days leading up to our midsummer celebration, the organizers checked and rechecked the weather forecast for Chelsea. Would we have...

Hilde Huus

Jun 301 min read

Use of Army Officers’ Mess confirmed

For many years, our members have enjoyed the use of the beautiful and historic Army Officers Mess at 149 Somerset Street West, Ottawa,...

Hilde Huus

Jun 82 min read

Nordic Council of Ministers and the CNS

Left to right: Helena Slater, Trygve Ringereide, Hilde Huus, Raija Hilska, Kristina Háfoss When the Secretary General of the Nordic...

The Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Finnish Lion

Hilde Huus

Jun 61 min read

The Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Finnish Lion

CNS Council member Raija Hilska was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Finnish Lion on behalf of the President of Finland on...

Visit to the Finnish Ambassador's residence

Hilde Huus

May 311 min read

Visit to the Finnish Ambassador's residence

Members of the CNS received a very warm welcome from His Excellency Jari Vilén at his residence on May 7. We heard how the beautiful...

Visit to the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence

Hilde Huus

May 21 min read

Visit to the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence

CNS members were honoured to be invited to the residence of the Ambassador of Sweden, Her Excellency Signe Burgstaller, for an afternoon...

Virtual Tour of the New Iceland Heritage Museum

Hilde Huus

Apr 22 min read

Virtual Tour of the New Iceland Heritage Museum

Most of us have had to adapt to the use of Zoom or other online meeting tools whether we like it or not, and they certainly have their...

Friluftsliv: the Norwegian Immigrant Experience in Canada

Hilde Huus

Mar 124 min read

Friluftsliv: the Norwegian Immigrant Experience in Canada

What does it mean to be Norwegian? The answer will depend of course on who you ask. It may be one thing to a Norwegian resident and...

Raija Hilska and the Honourable V White

Feb 34 min read

Housing the homeless

Image is a 2016 Graffiti of Homelessness in Quebec City, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International...

Hilde Huus

Dec 18, 20231 min read

Our annual Nordic Christmas sing-along

The highlight of our annual CNS Christmas lunch is the Nordic Christmas sing-along, and this year was no exception!

Kristin Udjus Teitelbaum

Nov 15, 20234 min read

CNS Member D’Arcy Thorpe

photo of D'Arcy by Kristin Udjus Teitelbaum D’Arcy is another long-time member of the CNS; his connection with the Nordic countries...

Hilde Huus

Nov 7, 20232 min read

60th Anniversary Celebrated in Style!

This year marks 60 years since a small group founded the Canadian Nordic Society with less than half the number of members we have today....

Norwegian Ambassador Designate Trine Jøranli Eskedal

Hilde Huus

Nov 7, 20231 min read

Norwegian Ambassador Designate Trine Jøranli Eskedal

Trine Jøranli Eskedal is The Kingdom of Norway’s Ambassador Designate to Canada. This posting will be a return to a more familiar climate...

Hilde Huus

Sep 30, 20231 min read

Welcome to Two New Nordic Ambassadors!

Ambassador Designate of Sweden to Canada, Signe Burgstaller, has served in the Swedish foreign office since 1992, with postings in...

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