- 1975-08-00 — Auxiliary Board Member Angus Cowan announced the appointment Mrs Stuart Hanks as Assistant for the province of Manitoba, Mr Don Rogers as Assistant for the province of Saskatchewan and Mrs Joyce McGuffie as Assistant for the First Nations communities.
Auxiliary Board Member David Smith announced the appointment of Mr Douglas Wilson as Assistant for the territory of Central and Eastern Ontario. [CBN No 287 Aug/Sep 1975] - 1980-06-01 — Immediately following the ABS Conference, and under the sponsorship of the Association for Bahá'í Studies, the first International Bahá'í Conference on Health and Healing was convened. It was open to Bahá'í s only. The aims of the conference were (1) to further enhance research and study on various Writings of the Bahá'í Faith as they pertain to health and healing; (2) to provide a forum for individuals to share their scientific findings and the results of their clinical activities; and (3) to initiate collaborative research and service projects on an international scale.
The conference began with a presentation by Dr. Victor de Araujo entitled, "Health: A Global Perspective". Dr. Hossain Danesh then presented a review of the historical relationship between religion and science in general and the science of medicine in particular. These two talks set the tone and direction of the conference.
For the remaining two and a half days, the participants were treated to an array of challenging, informative and well-researched presentations such as: "Mind, Body and Soul" by Dr. Faraneh Khadem; "The Baha'i Revelation and Lifestyle Alternation" by Dr. David Smith; "Adolescent Quest for Tranquility: the Dilemma of Drug Abuse" by Dr. A. M. Ghadirian; ''Scientific Method of Search for Truth" by Dr. Peter Morgan; "Total Stimulation for Children Recovering from Malnutrition" by Linda Gershuny; "Nutrition: Key Factor in High-Level Wellness" by Dr. S. Raman; "Music Therapy" by Jocelyn Boor; "Healing Relationship in Marriage" by Ruth Eyford and Helgi Eyford; and "The Importance for a Physician to turn to God" by Dr. Agnes Ghaznavi.
There were four very successful workshops: "Smoking and Exercise"; ''Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Youth"; "Baha'i Life" and ''Baha'i Approach to Sexuality". The participants also had the pleasure of attending the performance of Ballet Shayda on the theme of "Women in Motion''.
. The closing addresses were given by Hand of the Cause John Robarts and by Florence Altass, a 96 year old Bahá'í from England, who due to a recent and severe illness, was not able to attend the conference but sent a paper and taped message.
Throughout the conference, Mr. Robarts greatly encouraged the friends, showered them with his love and guided them with his remarks. He reminded Bahá'í health professionals of the importance of prayer and turning to God for assistance at the time of dispensing treatment. It was through his closing remarks, quoting from the Writings of the Faith, that the audience caught a glimpse of the unity of religion and science which will no doubt characterize the medical sciences of the future.
[BC Vol 2 Issue 12 September/October 1980 p30] - 1987-04-22 — The 39th National Convention was held in Port Stanton, ON from the 22nd to the 26th of April. It was attended by Hand of the Cause John Robarts and Counsellor David Smith. Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly were: Husayn_Banani; Jane_Faily; Hossain_Danesh; Ann_Wilson; David_Hadden; Glen_Eyford; Bill_Hatcher; Ed_Muttart; Enayat_Rawhani. [BC Vol 9 No 4 June 1987 p2]
- 1999-05-14 — The Baha'i National Convention was held in the
Montreal Bonaventure Hilton in Montreal, QC 14 - 18 May and was attended by some 1,200 believers. The National
Convention was graced by the presence of Counsellors
Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian and David Smith, 12
Auxiliary Board members, and a number of invited
guests who had rendered distinguished service to the
Canadian Bahá'i community, including Mrs. Audrey
Robarts, seven Knights ofBaha'u'llah and believers
who had been present at the l 948 National
Convention.
Annual Report of the
National Spiritual Assembly [BC Vol 11 No 2 June 1998 p9]
Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly for 155 B.E. were: Husayn Banani, Glen Eyford. Judy Filson, Margot Leonard, Susan Lyons, Karen McKye, Reginald Newkirk, Louise Profeit-Leblanc and Enayat Rawhani. [BC Vol 11 No 3 July 1998 p11]
- 2006-04-28 — The 57th Bahá'í National Convention was held at
the newly renovated
Toronto Bahá'í
Centre. This year's
Convention was attended by Dr. Ann
Boyles and Mr. Dan Scott,
members of the Continental Board
of Counsellors in the Americas. The newly
configured space at the Toronto
Centre made it possible as well for
more than 100 observers to watch
the Convention proceedings on a
large screen in a conference room
on the floor immediately above
the Convention Hall.
The Convention also welcomed Mr.
Douglas Martin, former member of the Universal House of Justice
who now resides in Canada, and
Mr. Larry Clarke, retiring after
more than 20 years of service at
the Bahá'í National Centre.
Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly for 163 B.E. were: David Smith, Gordon Naylor, Fariborz Sahba, Don Rodgers, Enayat Rawhani, Mark Wedge, Judy Filson, Susanne Tamas, and Karen McKye.
Annual report of the
National Spiritual Assembly [BC Vol 19 No 1 May 2006 p7-8] - 2007-04-27 — The National Convention was held at the Toronto Baha'i Centre. The Continental Board of
Counsellors had asked both
Counsellors who live in Canada, Dr.
Ann Boyles and Mr. Dan Scott, to
attend Canada's Convention.
Elected to the National Spiritual Assembly for a term of one year were Judy Filson (Assistant Secretary), Karen McKye (Secretary), Gordon Naylor, Borna Nourredin (Vice-Chair), Enayat Rawhani, Fariborz Sahba (Treasurer), David Smith, Susanne Tamas (Chair), and Mark Wedge.
[BC Vol 20 No 1 Summer 2007 p18]
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