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Swedish Ambassador's Reception
H.E. Signe Burgstaller on the bottom step. Mr. Bendiksby on the floor, H.E. Hlynur Guðjónsson (Ambassador of Iceland) behind him, H.E....
Hilde Huus
Mar 151 min read
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Knut Nesse on the Promising Land
The 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first organized migration of Norwegians to North America on board the Restauration in 1825...
Hilde Huus
Mar 133 min read
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Welcome to the New Finnish Ambassador!
Her Excellency Hanna-Leena Korteniemi presented her credentials to Governor General Mary Simon at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on January 7,...
Hilde Huus
Mar 101 min read
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St. Roch Commemoration Ceremony
Several CNS members were in attendance at the November 20 Beechwood Cemetery ceremony and reception commemorating the historic 80th...
Hilde Huus
Jan 12 min read
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Welcome to Danish Ambassador Nikolaj Harris
On Tuesday, December 10, Ambassador Nikolaj Harris presented his credentials to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor...
Hilde Huus
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs
Kenn Harper On Thursday, November 20th, Kenn Harper took to the podium for a second time in the history of CNS, this time, to provide a...
Marian McLennan
Dec 25, 20243 min read
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Christmas Luncheon 2024
The annual CNS Christmas Luncheon was held on Monday, December 2nd at the River Lounge on the scenic Rideau River in south Ottawa. For...
Trygve Ringereide
Dec 23, 20242 min read
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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
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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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 5, 20241 min read
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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
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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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 7, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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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
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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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 30, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
May 31, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
May 2, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilde Huus
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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