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Renatus’ Kayak
Dr. Rozanne Enerson Junker is a CNS member who divides her time between San Francisco and Blue Sea, Quebec. She has a PhD in political...
Hilde Huus
Nov 30, 20184 min read
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Martti Lahtinen’s Bucket List 2 - 100 Days in Finland
In this second instalment of Martti Lahtinen’s five-part series, Martti elaborates on the concept of a bucket list and introduces Barney,...
CNS
Nov 28, 20184 min read
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Viking Gala 2018
This year’s Viking Gala, on November 8, was in honour of the 100th anniversary of the independence of Iceland. The Ambassador of Iceland,...
CNS
Nov 28, 20182 min read
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Iceland’s Ambassador on Celebrating 100 Years of Independence
If there were any lingering doubts in our minds as to whether 2018 really was the 100th anniversary of Iceland’s independence, His...
Hilde Huus
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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Martti Lahtinen’s Bucket List 1 - 100 Days in Finland
Martti Lahtinen, a Canadian Nordic Society member, was born in Finland. He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1950 when he was seven...
Hilde Huus
Oct 30, 20185 min read
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Maud is Finally Home
After spending 85 years under water at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, the polar vessel Maud finally returned home this summer. Built for Roald...
Hilde Huus
Sep 30, 20181 min read
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First CNS Midsummer Celebration
Hanne Sjøborg and Henry Storgaard’s home in Cantley was the ideal setting to celebrate a Nordic Midsummer’s Eve (or St. Hans in Norwegian...
Hilde Huus
Aug 31, 20182 min read
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Another wonderful Jenny Lind Concert
A very satisfactory turnout of around 140 people (double last year’s) at the June 7 Jenny Lind concert was the result of the efforts of...
Trygve Ringereide
Aug 30, 20181 min read
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Leta and Eric’s Inspiring Presentation - “Your Story”
Leta Pedersen and Eric Bawden promised to deliver “A practical step by step guide to discovering the story of your ancestors” at our...
Hilde Huus
May 31, 20182 min read
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Gerard Kenney and the Canadian/Nordic Connection
What struck me most about John Gilbert’s March 21 talk on Gerard Kenney, was Kenney’s unusual drive to follow his passions wherever they...
Hilde Huus
Apr 30, 20183 min read
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A Journey through the Arctic with Ian Tamblyn
I think all who were privileged to be in attendance at Ian Tamblyn’s presentation to the CNS on February 21 would agree it was much more...
Hilde Huus
Mar 31, 20183 min read
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Review of “A Grand Adventure: The Lives of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad ..."
by Leo Lehtiniemi Members of the CNS may be interested in a book by Benedicte Ingstad, entitled “A Grand Adventure,” the English...
CNS
Feb 28, 20182 min read
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Andrea Baston’s Talk on “Exile Air”
You could have heard a pin drop in the Army Officers’ Mess on January 17 as Andrea Baston quietly but clearly told the stories of the...
CNS
Jan 31, 20184 min read
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A Most Memorable Evening
Our January 25 the “Finland 100 Gala Celebration” at Les Jardins de la Cité was a great success thanks to the organizing committee, the...
CNS
Jan 30, 20181 min read
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The Twentieth Day of Christmas
Photo by Malene Thyssen It was while I was working on my article about the twelve days of Christmas for the January Nordic News that I...
Hilde Huus
Jan 28, 20181 min read
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The Nordic Twelve Days of Christmas
I was seated beside CNS President Karin Birnbaum at the CNS Christmas Luncheon, and we chatted a little in Norwegian. This was a bit of a...
Hilde Huus
Dec 31, 20175 min read
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Nordic Favourites: A Musical Salute to Finland
The October 21 Nordic concert organized by CNS member Costa Kapsalis was by every measure an outstanding success. Sponsored by the...
Hilde Huus
Nov 30, 20171 min read
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Thank you Tim!
Tim Mark has resigned from Council after a very effective and fruitful two years as President, preceded by a year as Secretary. During...
CNS
Nov 29, 20171 min read
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The Faroe Isles Google-Mapped by Sheep
(Photo by Melissa Macaya/The Washington Post) Since November this year, if you look up the Faroe Islands (located between Norway and...
Hilde Huus
Nov 28, 20171 min read
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Mannerheim at 150 and the Centennial of Finland
Dr. Lennard Sillanpää’s Sept. 27 talk on Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim and his contribution to his country, the Republic of Finland,...
Hilde Huus
Oct 31, 20175 min read
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