- 1939-00-00 — Emeric Sala gave a talk in Regina proclaiming the Faith for the first time in Saskatchewan. Regina is one of five cities he visited on this business trip. [TG104]
- 1939-09-00 — Rowland Estall combined his business travel with teaching visits to Calgary and Regina as well as Vancouver and West Vancouver. He had earlier laid the foundation of his business in visits to Toronto and Montreal, in both of which cities he lectured, as well as in St. Lambert. He also made excellent contacts with two University professors who, with a few others, have started an important social and religious reform movement in Canada and have published a popular textbook of the movement. During July Mr. Estall taught regularly in Winnipeg a study group of six to eight inquirers, following an outline of seventeen lessons which he developed on the World Order, using as a basis of each discussion a different free literature pamphlet which was distributed. The first result of his Winnipeg work was the registration of Miss Lillian Tomlinson. Dr. Mariette Bolton also visited and spoke in Winnipeg to the Quota Club. [Bahai News No 131 November 1939 p4]
- 1939-09-08 — Katherine Moscrop of Vancouver began a series of visits to Regina. She, along with Frances Mennzies and two former members of the Winnipeg Phoenix Club, arranged a fireside for Rowland Estall who was passing through on business. [Bahai News No 131 November 1939 p4]
- 1942-07-00 — A Winnipeg believer, Ernest Court, spent four months in Regina as part of Winnipeg's outreach program. He had frequent assistance from his home community. [BN 155 August 1942 p5]
- 1944-00-00 — Grace Lotus Pedersen, an enthusiastic Bahá'í youth from Montana, pioneered to Regina during the First Seven Year Plan.
Later she married John Neilsen, a Dane, and they pioneered to Greenland. [CBN No 196 May 1966 p6]
- 1944-04-21 — Canada's tenth and eleventh spiritual assemblies formed in Charlottetown, PE and Regina, SK. [OBCC178, 180]
- 1953-06-00 — Florence Mayberry, at the request of the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, made a teaching trip through Western Canada.
She started the tour in British Columbia where she spoke to the Canadian Author’s Association in Victoria and then Vancouver. In Vernon she spoke to the Kiwanis Club.
Public meetings or firesides were held in Calgary, Regina, Moose Jaw, and in In Saskatoon the Business and Professional Women’s Club heard a presentation on the Faith. She made stop in Brandon, and ended her tour in Winnipeg where she met Angus Cowan. in Brandon she stayed at the Prince Edward Hotel and gave a talk to a large gathering that was recorded by the Brandon newspaper. In Brandon, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Vernon and Winnipeg radio talks or interviews were arranged. [BN No 275 January 1954 p5; Report to the University of Brandon; CBN No 47 December 1953 p4]
- 1953-06-11 — Hand of the Cause Siegfried Schopflocher made a tour of Western Canada to inform the friends of his trip to Haifa, his talks with the Guardian and his plans for the Ten Year Crusade. Stops were made in Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton. [CBN No 43 August, 1953 p2; CBN #42 July 1953 p2]
- 1953-10-00 — Florence Mayberry of Santa Paula, California made a tour of Western Canada with stops in Victoria, Vernon, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Moose Jaw and Brandon. [CBN No 47 December, 1953 p4]
- 1956-01-00 — Florence Mayberry visited Victoria, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Vancouver, British Colombia; Calgary, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Alberta; Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Regina, Saskatchewan; Brandon, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba; and from there she proceeded to Fargo, ND the to Butte, Montana before returning home.. Radio broadcasts were done in North Vancouver, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Moose Jaw, and Fargo. (Seven broadcasts). Television appearances were made in, Lethbridge, Regina and Fargo. [BN No 303 May 1956 p8; GA126]
- 1960-03-00 —
Twenty-seven communities in seven provinces participated in the Promulgation Campaign. 12,000 ministers, priests and laypersons received the letter and the newspaper ads reached a total of one million readers. The results could be analyzed in three ways: the spirit of the believers; the response from the churches; and the immediate effect in the teaching work.
- It was noted that in small communities where economic conditions were more difficult, the level of sacrifice appeared greater.
- While the responses from the Christian communities was encouraging there was opposition from the pulpit in such places as Saskatoon, Regina, Saint John and Winnipeg. The Premier of Alberta, Ernest Manning, on two occasions, attacked the universal nature of the Cause on national network broadcasts. Other indications are that the awareness of the claims of the Faith is high among some groups and that it is a topic of their discussions.
- There were some 300 promulgation meetings across Canada and over 50 persons wrote for literature in response to the advertisements.
- It was realized that with a mass-education program that repetition was essential and so sustained local follow-up was necessary to maintain the momentum. [CBN No 122 March 1960 p4-5]
- 1960-05-00 —
The Promulgation Campaign moved into the fifth stage. The National Spiritual Assembly approved the participation of Toronto, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, York Township, Forest Hill, Montreal, Vancouver, Verdun, Westmount, St. Lambert, Ottawa, Eastview, Kingston, Victoria, Nanaimo, New Westminster, West Vancouver, Penticton and Vernon.
- In Regina there were six declarations, in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw two. [CBN 123 April, 1960 p1]
- 1968-05-01 — The National Convention was held at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina, SK. Those elected were Jameson Bond, Ron Parsons, Douglas Martin, Michael Rochester, Donald Glen; Angus Cowan, Tom Anaquod, Rowland Estall and Lloyd Gardner. [UC161]
- 1969-05-20 —
The National Convention was held in Regina and was delayed by the fact that the members of the National Assembly were attending the International Convention in Haifa. Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly were: Jameson Bond, Ronald Parsons, Douglas Martin, Michael Rochester, Donald Glen, Angus Cowan, Tom Anaquod, Rowland Estall, and Lloyd Gardner.
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The delegates were asked to elect a replacement for Lloyd Gardiner. Due to his appointment to the newly-created North American Board of Councillors he was ineligible for membership on national or local administrative bodies. Ballots were sent to all delegates but the count was delayed by a mail strike. When the count was
finally taken the result was a tied vote and the delegates
were required to vote again, making their choice between
the two people who received the equal number of votes.
The deadline for the return of this second balloting
was also delayed in order to allow time for those
attending the Oceanic Conference in Palermo to return
to their homes. The new deadline was set for September 17th
and the results were made available shortly thereafter. [CBN No 222 August 1968 p8]
- 1970-01-12 —
An animated presentation entitled "The Community of Baha'u'llah" made its initial presentation at the Art Centre in Ottawa. They had just come from their trial run in St. Lambert, Quebec and had a plan to visit Oshawa, Hamilton, Guelph, North Bay, Fort William (Thunder Bay), Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Kelowna, Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria before doing their final presentation in Toronto just before the National Convention.
- The hosts for the presentation were: Al Houdek, Gerry Bourassa; Leslie Houdek, Sandra Kostaschuk, Garry Berteig; Larry Brown, and Valerie Berteig with Dick Stanton as the Tour Manager.
- Travelling exhibit was intended as a vehicle to introduce the Message of Baha'u'llah. They utilized film, sound and slides, as well as traditional art forms. The plan was to have the local communities integrate interested person into the community after the team had made the initial contact. The eight member team made the three month trip in two vehicles, an Econoline van and a station wagon. [CBN No 236 January-February 1970 BE 126 p1]
- The tour continued into the Maritimes for several more months with some changes in the team to include Gale Bundy, Fred Ward, and Bob Kingdon. The tour ended at Rochdale College in Toronto. [email exchange with Garry Berteig 4 January 2020] iiiii
- 1977-04-21 — The National Convention was held in Saskatoon, SK and was attended by Hand of the Cause William Sears. Counsellor Angus Cowan introduce a special guest, LuLu Barr who had been the first to come to Saskatchewan, who pioneered there in the last half hour of the first Seven Year Plan in 1944 and was a member of the first Spiritual Assembly of Regina.
Those elected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly were: Douglas Martin, Ed Muttart, Jameson Bond, Glen Eyford, Hossain Danesh, Elizabeth Rochester, Ruth Eyford, Husain Banani, and Michael Rochester. [BC No304 June p1] - 1993-05-20 — The 45th National Convention was held in Regina from May 20 to 24th. It was the first "open" convention since 1986. It was attended by Counsellors Jacqueline Delahunt and David Smith, 2 of the 17 Councillors serving in the Americas. Of the 171 delegates to the Convention, 148 voted in person, and 16 by mail.
The following were elected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly: Reginald Newkirk, Louise Profeit-Leblanc, Hossain Danesh, Husayn Banani, Judy Filson, Margot Leonard, Ann Wilson, Ed Muttart, and Enayat Rawhani. [BC Vol 6 No 2 July 1993 p16]
- 2016-07-00 —
- 2018-10-00 —
The publication of Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist. by Paul Hanley. It was published by the University of Regina Press.
Richard St. Barbe Baker was an inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. He saved lives, too, through his ceaseless global campaign to raise the alarm about deforestation and desertification and by finding effective, culturally sensitive ways for people to contribute to a more peaceful and greener world. He was also an Edwardian eccentric whose obsession with trees caused him to neglect his family; the devout son of an evangelical preacher who became a New Age hero; an unapologetic colonial officer fired for defending indigenous Africans; a forester who rarely had a steady income; a failed entrepreneur and inventor; a proud soldier and peace activist; a brilliant writer, speaker, and raconteur who made wild claims about the effectiveness of his conservation efforts. His encounters with historical figures like FDR, Nehru, and George Bernard Shaw are eye-popping, as were his accomplishments.
- See BWNS1292.
- See 9 June 1982.
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