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1963 11 - 18 Aug
196- |
The Banff Summer School was held at the Banff School of Fine Arts. The theme was "The Advent of Divine Justice". [CBN No163 Aug 1963 p4] | Summer schools; Banff, AB | |
1963 June (Mid)
196- |
Tom Garraway arrived in Cambridge Bay.
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Pioneer; Tom Garraway; Cambridge Bay, NU | |
1963
196- |
Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Canada: 64 Incorporated Local Spiritual Assemblies: 20 Localities where Bahá'í reside: 285 Members: 2,186 [from a pamphlet, The Bahá'í Faith and its World Community published by the NSA of Canada] |
Statistics; Canada | |
1963 Ridván
196- |
The National Spiritual Assembly announced that there would be no National Convention this year due to the fact that many of the participants would be returning from the historic meetings which were held in Haifa and in London. The National Teaching Committee wanted to make full use of those travellers returning to share the benefit of their experiences. [CBN No158 Mar 1963 p1]
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National Convention; Husayn Banani; Lloyd Gardner; Rowland Estall; Audrey Westheuser; Peggy Ross; Glen Eyford; Angus Cowan; Douglas Martin; Michael Rochester; postal ballot | |
1963 20 Apr
196- |
The end of the Ten Year Crusade
Canada started the Ten-year Crusade in 1953 with 30 local spiritual assemblies, by 1957 there were 19. "Hand of the Cause John Robarts enlisted the Bahá'ís of Canada in one great campaign of prayer and action, and we finished that Crusade with sixty-four Local Spiritual Assemblies." [BCVol 9 No8 October 1987 p18] |
Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); Statistics; John Robarts | |
1963 Mar
196- |
At this time there were 1,500 enrolled Bahá'ís in Canada, 500 of these were First Nations. [CBN Special Editions May 1963] | Statistics |
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