The annual CNS Christmas Luncheon was held on Monday, December 2nd at the River Lounge on the scenic Rideau River in south Ottawa. For...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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....

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