CNS SPEAKER SERIES
Each event will be announced in our CNS-announce subscription email service and listed here. Some events will be online only. The Zoom link will be sent out in advance via CNS-announce.
Duration
September - May
Time
7:30 PM
Location
Check each event announcement. Some events are held via Zoom. In-person events are usually held at the Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset Street West, Ottawa.
Admission
Free for members. When in-person events are held, members of the public are welcome to attend the CNS Speaker Series for a $5 admission fee.
Parking at Army Officers' Mess
Some parking is available at the Army Officers' Mess in the evenings. Parking is also available on neighbourhood streets and lots. 24-hour parking is available a short walk away at Ottawa City Hall on Laurier Avenue. The Lisgar Street pedestrian exit is the closest to the Mess.
Dress code for in-person events at the Army Officers' Mess
Men: Sports jacket and trousers with a shirt and tie or turtleneck. Jeans are not permitted.
Women: Dressy blouse or sweater and dress slacks or skirt, or a dress. Jeans are not permitted.
Ideas and suggestions for speakers and events are welcome. Please contact any member of the Council.
Danish Ambassador
H.E. Nikolaj Harris
Date: Apr. 23, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess,
4 Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa
Angie MacCrae & Koti 28
Angie MacCrae
Date: Mar. 26, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: In a private home. Details to be sent to members by email
The Promising Land
Knut Nesse
Date: Feb. 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Via Zoom
Give Me Winter: Give Me Dogs
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Kenn Harper
Date: Nov. 20, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess,
4 Queen Elizabeth Driveway
Author Terry West: A Time to Disappear
Terry West
Date: Oct. 9, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset St. West, Ottawa
Come and Meet our Sponsor on September 18!
Lieutenant-Commander Kim Poirrier
Date: Sept. 18, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset St. West, Ottawa
Norwegian Immigrant Experience in Canada
Professor Ingrid Urberg, PhD
Date: Nov. 17, 2023
Time: TBD
Location: via Zoom
Journey through Cultures
Thor Simonsen
Date: Oct. 18, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset St. West, Ottawa
Iceland: An Educator's Learning Experience
Allison Fuzz
Date: Sept. 27, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: via Zoom
Blue Ocean, Green Future
Norway's Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Jon Elvedal Fredriksen
Date: April 19, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset Street West, Ottawa
New Nordic Cuisine
Per Unheim
Date: March 29, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: via Zoom
Nordic-Canadian Fellowship in Environmental Journalism
Laura McLeod
Date: February 22, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: via Zoom
Danish Health Diplomacy
Katrine Dalsgaard Skovly
Date: November 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset St. West, Ottawa
Security Situation in Northern Europe
Ambassadors of Finland and Sweden
Date: October 19, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 440 Albert Street (Continuing Education Centre), Auditorium
Nordic Languages Kickoff
Various speakers
Date: September 14, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 440 Albert Street (Continuing Education Centre), Room 229
Green economies and Iceland
Ambassador Hlynur Guðjónsson
Date: April 20, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Favourites of Finnish Design
Raija Hilska
Date: February 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Nordic Bridges: Sharing Art and Culture
Laura McLeod and Jan-Terje Storaas
Date: January 12, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Christmas Cozy Event
Various speakers
Date: December 8, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Nordic Noir
Dr. Gunnar Iversen
Date: November 17, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
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Swedish and Canadian Educational Co-operation
Johan Olafson and Maria Hildefors
Date: October 20, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Distinguished Speaker H.E. Jon Elvedal Fredriksen on “Norway - National and international Health Matters”
H.E. Roy Eriksson, Norwegian Ambassador to Canada
Date: September 22, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Distinguished Speaker H.E. Roy Eriksson on “Finnish education – preparing for the future”
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H.E. Roy Eriksson, Finnish Ambassador to Canada
Date: April 21, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM
A Tribute to the Late Brigadier-General (Ret'd) Sheila Hellström and our shared roots in Åland"
Lennart Nylund
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM