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2020 30 Jan
202- |
The Office of Public Affairs launched a new website.
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Office of Public Affairs; Toronto, ON | |
2020 30 Dec
202- |
The passing of Rene A. Steiner (b. 1922) in Grand Bend, Ontario. He was predeceased by Nura, his wife of 55 years in 2014. They had three sons, René, Roy and Marc. iiiii | - In Memoriam; Rene A. Steiner; Rene Steiner; Nura Steiner; Grandbend, ON | |
2020 22 Dec
202- |
The passing of William (Billie) Ekomiak (b. 23 December 1943 in Cape Jones, QC (now Pointe Louis-XIV)), in Messines, Québec from complications of COVID-19. He was buried in the Cimetière St. Raphael in Messines, QC. [Obituary]
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- In Memoriam; William Ekomiak; Billy Ekomiak; Maureen Flynn-Burhoe; Arthur Irwin; Lilianne Irwin; Inuk; Inuit; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); Johnny Weetaltuk; Ottawa, ON; Messines, QC; Chisasibi (Fort George), QC ; Wakefield, QC; Television; - Music | first Inuk Baha'i |
2020 1 Dec
202- |
The International Board of Trustees of Huqúqu'lláh announced the appointment of the Board of Trustees of Ḥuqúqu'lláh for Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The five-year term of service commenced on 1 December 2020. Appointed were: Mr. Bahram Gustaspi,
Mr. John MacLeod,
Mrs. Charlotte Mosleh,
Dr. Afsaneh Oliver, and
Dr. Faran Vafaie. The Board also expressed their heartfelt appreciation to Mr. Bruce Moore and Mrs. Donna Seyed Mahmoud whose term of service as Deputy Trustees has concluded. [letter from the NSA dated 8 December 2020] |
Bahram Gustaspi; John MacLeod; Charlotte Mosleh; Afsaneh Oliver; Faran Vafaie; Bruce Moore; Donna Seyed Mahmoud; Huququllah, Board of Trustees of; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2020 28 Sep
202- |
The passing of former Universal House of Justice member James Douglas Martin (b. 24 February 1927 in Chatham, Ontario) in Toronto. [CBNS] He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada from 1960 to 1985 and served the last twenty years as the general secretary. In 1985. He was appointed director-general of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information at the World Centre. He served in that capacity until 1993 when he was elected to the Universal House of Justice. He retired from the House of Justice in 2005 due to considerations of age and related needs of the Faith. [BWNS1455] |
Douglas Martin; - In Memoriam; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Toronto, ON; Canada; Chatham, ON | |
2020 2 Jun
202- |
The passing of Hossain Banadaki Danesh in Victoria, BC
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Hossain Banadaki Danesh; - In Memoriam; Victoria, BC | |
2020 28 Apr
202- |
The National Assembly announced the results of the election of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. Because the Convention had to be cancelled owing to public health guidelines related to the COVID-19 health crisis, delegates mailed in their ballots or made arrangements to phone them in. The election had 100% participation. [Letter from the NSA to all LSAs dated 28 April 2020]
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National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Mehran Anvari; Deloria Bighorn; Zelalem Bimrew Kasse; Hoda Farahmandpour; Gerald Filson; Judy Filson; Ciprian Jauca; Karen McKye; Elizabeth Wright; Toronto, ON | |
2020 28 Feb
202- |
A Facebook page called The Spark 1967-1973 was established with the goal of preserving the history of the Bahá'í youth movement in Canada from 1967-1973. A call was made to contribute archival materials related to the history of the Faith in Canada during that period. The eventual goal was to create a non-academic history website by collecting photos, newspaper articles, recordings.
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Lynn Echevarria; Garry Brown | |
2020 22 Jan
202- |
The Baha'i Community of Canada's Office of Public Affairs has launched a new website, which joins Bahai.ca and the Canadian Baha'i News Service as part of a family of national Baha'i websites. The Office of Public Affairs works on a range of topics and issues that are related to the well-being of Canadian society. Many of these issues fall within one of our areas of focus, which are broad domains in which we try to build relationships, develop content, and create opportunities for learning and dialogue that can eventually contribute to public policy.The areas of focus are: Citizenship and Diversity, Reconciliation, Religion in Public Life, Gender Equality as well as The Role of Youth in Society and Relationship with the Environment. The Office also communicates with the Canadian government regarding the ongoing persecution of Baha'is in Iran and Yemen. The site also hosts a document library with official statements and reports produced by the Office. [CBNS] |
Office of Public Affairs; Baha'i National Organization |
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