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1963 12 Oct 196-	The first Bahá'í wedding in Manitoba was held at the Girl Guide House at 25 Osborne Street in Winnipeg. It was the first marriage between two Bahá'ís under the new Provincial Statute (passed in November 1962), allowing Bahá'ís to be married without a civil service. The couple, Frank Bloodworth and Marlene Glenham, both of Winnipeg. will be residing in the St. Boniface Assembly area due to the fact that the assembly had been depleted and required two pioneers to fill its ranks. [CBN No 167 December 1963 p1] In that same issue of the Canadian Bahá'í News it was announced that the St. Boniface Spiritual Assembly had a new Secretary. Mrs. Marlene Bloodworth, Secty., Apt. 14, Grandview Apts., 77 Eugenie St., St. Boniface 6, Man	Marriage; St. Boniface, MB; Winnipeg, MB	First Baha'i wedding held in Manitoba
1963 24 Aug 196-	Lenore Perrault and Shane Chambers were married in a Bahá'í ceremony at Prospect Point in Stanley Park Vancouver. This marriage made history in British Columbia - it was the first time that two non-Bahá'ís had been married in a Bahá'í ceremony in that province. [CBN No 167 December 1963 p3]	Marriage; Vancouver, BC	first time that two non-Bahá'ís had been married in a Bahá'í ceremony in British Columbia
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]	Banff, AB; Summer schools
1963 June (Mid) 196-	Tom Garraway arrived in Cambridge Bay. Ethel Martens, then of Eastview, was also in Cambridge Bay for the summer on a special assignment for her job. [CBN No163 Aug 1963 p1]	- Pioneers; Cambridge Bay, NU; Tom Garraway
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]	Canada; Statistics
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] For a list of delegates see CBN No 159 Apr 1963 p1] Those elected by postal ballot were: Husayn Banani (vice), Lloyd Gardner (tres.), Rowland Estall (chair), Audrey Westheuser (sec'y), Peggy Ross, Glen Eyford, Angus Cowan, Douglas Martin, Michael Rochester. [CBN No161 June 1963 p1]	Angus Cowan; Audrey Westheuser; Douglas Martin; Glen Eyford; Husayn Banani; Lloyd Gardner; Michael Rochester; National Convention; Peggy Ross; Postal ballot; Rowland Estall
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]	John Robarts; Statistics; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)
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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