Chronology Canada: Date 1971

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1971 11 Feb 197-	Montreal Municipality issued a permit recognizing the Maxwell home as a Bahá'í Shrine after nine years of negotiations and delays. With this struggle came a hidden blessing. For years the Shrine had been used as a Bahá'í Centre by the Montreal community, open also to friends of the area as a place to hold public meetings, open Feasts, and certain activities not always suited to it as a Shrine. The realization was made that it was a National Bahá'í Shrine and as such should not be used as a centre. [CBNApril1971p10]	Montreal Shrine; Recognition (legal); Montreal, QC
1971 Ridván 197-	The election of the first spiritual assembly in Prince Rupert, BC. Elected were: Fletcher Bennett, Robert Lee, Lynn Whitehouse, Elinor Bennett, Joan Kauth, Justine Stenset, Elsie Dryer and Irene Harris. [CBN257April1972p12] 92 year old Irene Harris liked to be called "Grandma" because she is" a grandmother to all people, Chinese, Japanese, white people, to everyone". She was the first believer from the Kitwancool Nation. [CBN253Aug-Sep1971p6]	Local Spiritual Assembly, election; Fletcher Bennett; Robert Lee; Lynn Whitehouse; Elinor Bennett; Joan Kauth; Justine Stenset; Elsie Dryer; Irene Harris; Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Prince Rupert, BC; Kitwancool Nation, BC	Irene
1971 9 Jan 197-	The passing of Albert (Bert) Rakovsky (Radowsky). [CBN No 247 February 1971]	- In Memoriam; Albert Rakovsky; Biography


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