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Jack Ives Presentation on Climate Change in Iceland
Skaftafell (photo by Dr. Jack Ives) Canadian Nordic Society members and guests were treated on March 16 to a truly engrossing lecture by...
Hilde Huus
Apr 29, 20162 min read
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What Language Did the Vikings Speak?
Photo of CNS member Sheila Hellstrom enjoying the Viking Exhibit, by Peter Macnaughton Canadian Nordic Society members and their friends...
Hilde Huus
Mar 30, 20163 min read
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Clifford Savage on Raoul Wallenberg during the Holocaust in Hungary
Raoul Wallenberg's 1944 passport photo On February 17, 2016, retired high school teacher, linguist, and history enthusiast Clifford Savage...
Hilde Huus
Mar 28, 20162 min read
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The Arctic and Climate Change
Her Excellency Anne Kari Ovind (Photo: enerWE, from Standard Online) A new ambassador is in town! The new Norwegian ambassador to Canada,...
Hilde Huus
Feb 29, 20163 min read
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A Soul's Journey to Find Its Way Home: Eric Bawden
by Peter Macnaughton If you have never accepted various forms of spirituality, telepathy, shamanism or the supernatural, your beliefs...
CNS
Feb 28, 20162 min read
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Our Shared Stories
Her Excellency Mona Elisabeth Brøther (photo above), Norway’s ambassador to Canada, has completed her tenure and is returning to Norway...
Hilde Huus
Jan 31, 20165 min read
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Finally I’m a True Norwegian!
Although I was born in Norway to Norwegian parents, I knew I could never consider myself a true Norwegian until I had eaten lutefisk. On...
Hilde Huus
Dec 31, 20153 min read
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My Little Christmas Story
by Hilde Huus Christmas last year was bittersweet for my family. My father died nine days before Christmas, on December 16, 2014. On top...
Hilde Huus
Dec 1, 20154 min read
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The Design of Toronto City Hall: the Finnish influence on Modern Toronto
by Peter Macnaughton (Photo above shows Don Westwood pointing out some features from drawings he worked on during the design and...
CNS
Nov 30, 20152 min read
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Ambassador of Sweden Addresses Canadian Nordic Society
His Excellency Per Sjögren, Ambassador of Sweden, right, with CNS President Tim Mark His Excellency Per Sjögren, Ambassador of Sweden,...
CNS
Oct 30, 20153 min read
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New Polar Medal Depicts St. Roch
On June 23, 2015, the Governor General announced the creation of the Polar Medal to celebrate Canada’s Northern heritage and give...
CNS
Aug 30, 20151 min read
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Icelandic Settlement Disaster, Kinmount, Ontario
by Peter C. Macnaughton There is a monument in Kinmount, Ontario to Icelanders who tried to settle there in 1874. The English text reads:...
CNS
Jun 30, 20151 min read
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Origins of Norway’s Constitution
By Oscar Wergeland - Archives of the Storting, Norway The Norwegian Constitution turns 200 this year. In celebration of this important...
Peter Macnaughton
Jan 31, 20142 min read
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October Film Evening
The film "Spring of Joy" (Glädjekällan), directed by Swedish director Richard Hobert, was shown at our October meeting. Centre stage to...
Peter Macnaughton
Oct 30, 20131 min read
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Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner
The Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner of the Canadian Nordic Society was held November 16, 2013 at the Restaurant International, School of...
Peter Macnaughton
Oct 30, 20131 min read
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Finno-Ugric Shamanism
Photo is from https://www.folkloristontheroad.com/collab-menu They exist in the trees ahead, the air above, the stones beneath, the lakes...
Peter Macnaughton
Apr 29, 20132 min read
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