Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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1967 30 Jul - 5 Aug The Western Canada Bahá'í Summer School moved from Banff to the new Bahá'í-owned lakeside chalet Sylvan Lake, AB (100 miles north of Calgary). The was a large camping area, motels, and limited indoor sleeping accommodation. [CBN No 207 April 1967 p7]
  • Mrs. Beatrice A. Rinde of California conducted a course, Bahá'í Laws from Universal House of Justice
    		•  Summer School; Sylvan Lake, AB
    1967 27 - 30 Apr The site chosen for this year's National Convention was Fort William. The National Assembly felt that, as Expo made Montreal unavailable, the Lake head would provide a location which was as close to the geographic centre of the country as could be secured. In this way travel costs could be kept to a minimum. Fort William had the further advantage of having much less expensive accommodation available.

    Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly were: Douglas Martin (Secretary), Ronald Parsons; Michael Rochester (Vice-chairman), Suheil Bushrui, Rowland Estall, Donald Glen (Treasurer), Lloyd Gardner; Jameson Bond (Chairman), and, Angus Cowan. [CBN No 208 June 1967 p8]

    		 National Convention; Douglas Martin; Ronald Parsons; Michael Rochester; Suheil Bushrui; Rowland Estall; Donald Glen; Lloyd Gardner; Jameson Bond; Angus Cowan; Fort William, ON; Thunder Bay, ON
    1967 Ridván The first local spiritual assembly was formed in Haines Junction, YT. [Native Conversion, Native Identity: An Oral History of the Bahá'í Faith among First Nations People in the Southern Central Yukon Territory, Canada by Carolyn Patterson Sawin p98] Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Haines Junction
    1967 Ridván The formation of the first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Comox: The members were: Ed Crainey, Eric Hyde, Joan Stroub, Cliff Gardner, Rosemary Versteegh, Frank Versteegh (chairman) Olive Yorke, Maisie Hyde, and Novella Hyde. [CBN No 214 November 1967 p11] Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Comox, BC
    1967 24 - 26 Mar The Arctic Policy Conference was held in Toronto. Present were 16 attendees, Hand of the Cause John Robarts, representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly, the Auxiliary Board, the National Pioneer Committee and individuals involved in the teaching work in the Arctic. It was decided to establish Bahá'í houses in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit) in the District of Franklin, Baker Lake in the District of Keewatin and Yellowknife in the District of Mackenzie. [SDSC278]
  • Photo of Bahá'í House in Baker Lake.
    		•  Arctic Policy Conference; Bahá'í House; Hands of the Cause, Activities; John Robarts; Toronto, ON; Frobisher Bay, NU; Baker Lake, NU; Yellowknife, NT; Iqaluit, NU
    1967 (In the year) Harvey Iron Eagle Saulteaux of the Pasqua First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada declared as a Bahá'í in 1967. His grandfather was Chief Strong Eagle. [IndigenousBahais.com] Harvey Iron Eagle; Pasqua First Nation, SK first to declare Pasqua First Nation

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