An Drochaid - The Bridge Comhla ri Cheile - Together with Accord Volume 47 - Issue 4 December Newsletter ISSN 0703-1491 Table of Contents About Cassoc 2 Group News and Updates Frae the Chair 3 Caledonia Celc Fesval 20 AGM and Elecon Results 4 Clan MacFarlane Worldwide 21 Member Benefits and Offers 6 Clan Carruthers Society Internaonal 22 Burne's & Struth 6 Clan Gregor Society - Canada Chapter 23 St Hilda Sea Adventures 6 Clan Hunter Associaon 26 Pipers and Speakers 7 Clan Logan Society Internaonal 30 Scosh Highland Games & Celc Fesvals 8 Clan MacAulay Associaon 36 Declaraon of Arbroath 10 Clan Munro Associaon of Canada 35 Kilt Skate 2020 11 Clan MacRae Society of Canada 38 Cobourg Highland Games Society Burns Cei‐ Clan Sinclair Associaon of Canada 40 lidh 12 Fergus Scosh Fesval &Highland Games 41 St Andrews Society Robert Burns Dinner 14 Scotland Shop 42 Scosh Clan and Ancestry Forum 15 St. Andrews Society 43 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards 2019 16 Scosh Humour 44 Royal Heraldry Society of Canada 17 About An Drochaid - The Bridge 44 Membership 18 AN DROCHAID — THE BRID G E PAGE 1 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 4 About CASSOC Founded in 1976, CASSOC is an organizaon for organizaons. Our primary purpose is to provide coordinaon and communicaon between our member groups. We encourage the celebraon of our Scosh cultural heritage and the promoon of this Scosh culture in Canada in all its aspects. We seek to be the assembly of all groups in Canada who are pursuing Scosh interests. Membership in CASSOC is open to any and all organizaons which promote or encourage some aspect of Scosh tradion or culture, represent a link between the Scosh people and their descendants and relaons in Canada, or seek to develop an understanding of the role Scotland and its culture has played in the development of Canada and its history. Patrons: Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce, DL MA MSc FSA Scot Major The Hon. Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart, Bt. CVO DL Meengs 2019 - 2020: The Delegates' Assembly meeng was last held on April 28, 2019, The last General Assembly meeng was held on November 24, 2019 The next Delegates' Assembly meeng will be on April 26, 2020, at the North York Central Library. Toronto, On. The next General Assembly meeng will be held on November 22, 2020, at the North York Central Library. Toronto, On. AN DROCHAID – The Bridge is the newsleer of CASSOC and will be published in March, June, September and December. Items for publicaon should be submied to the Editor, [email protected] Guidelines for submissions are: Submissions due by the first of the month of publicaon Word/text readable format is preferred A grant of right of use for publicaon and posng on the web is implied Submier must be able to legally provide the above. For instance, please ensure that you have image rights for persons in photographs. Publicaon of material is at the sole final discreon of the newsleer editor Format, length and content may be adjusted by the editor as deemed necessary CASSOC, the editor and agents assume no responsibility nor liability for submied content in terms of factual correctness or right of use. All submissions will be published with the implied or explicit aribuon of source. (Connued on page 3) AN DROCHAID — THE BRID G E PAGE 2 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 4 About CASSOC (cont) Frae the Chair Any member group of CASSOC may submit an adversement to AD at no cost. Website: The website contains, among other things, a list of Scosh and Celc Events in Canada, Canadian Regional tartans, and a list of our member groups with a link to their websites and other digital media, as well as their membership contact informaon. On the Events list, for each date, our member group events are highlighted with a link to their website. www.cassoc.ca Frae the Chair This month I congratulated a local community member on her 104th birthday. This is someone who was born in 1915, amaz‐ ingly having lived through all the wonders and wars that have occurred since then. Think of the stories she can and does tell. Even more amazing it must be when she passes on stories that were told to her as a child. It's quite possible that some of these would have come from someone born before my Gregor ances‐ tors le Edinburgh around the 1850s. Of course, she herself is telling stories to young ones who quite possibly will carry them into the next century, the 2100s. No technology, no Facebook, no Instagram nor even wring is need‐ ed for this. We are our stories, those we've lived ourselves and those that are shared amongst our fore‐ bears, descendants and brethren. It is the wide sharing of stories that weaves us into a commu‐ nity of like-minded spirits. This is my view of CASSOC's strength and mission. To provide both a means for our Clans and Sociees to share their stories with all, and to provide new stories such as arise from our events like the upcoming Kilt Skate. I'm very grateful for being a part of this sharing as chairperson and editor. I see my role in CAS‐ SOC as being most of all a partner amongst friends, family and community. My hand is on the rudder but you, our members, bring the wind that fills the sails. I close with cheers and best wishes to you, your family and friends as you share with them your stories during this fesve season. Yours Aye William Robert Petrie - Clan Gregor [email protected] AN DROCHAID — THE BRID G E PAGE 3 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 4 AGM and Election Results The AGM for 2019 was held on November 24, be on display and its popularity was noted by 2019 at the North York Public Library in Toronto. Steven Logan of Clan Logan. Full minutes of the meeng were sent to all del‐ Membership Report: Clans 34 with 3 new and 1 egates on November 27, 2019. For full details returning, 4 Sociees with 1 returning, 4 Games please contact your member delegate. and 3 Business groups with 1 new adding up to Meeng Summary: 45 members to date. In aendance were 6 board members and 11 Web Report: Stascs for site access and notes delegates with 3 proxies allowing for quorum. on page restructuring as well as a note about A guest, Brendan Fyfe, from St.Andrew's Society the reduced focused content for mobile users. was also present. Regrets from 7 members. Elecons: The inial slate was amended upon Agenda and Minutes from previous meeng acceptance of a volunteers for Chair and Direc‐ were approved. tor at Large.. The final acclaimed, approved and appointed results are as follows. Business arising from Minutes : There was dis‐ cussion about researching funding with the pro‐ 2019-2020 Board of Directors: vided input that a good package of event and Chair: William Robert Petrie content is needed as a basis for approach with 1st Vice-Chair: John Duff both government and private sponsorship. 2nd Vice-Chair: Paul Elliot Treasurer's Reports: Financial statements were approved. The Treasurer will be assisted by a Directors at Large: CPA in moving to a simpler format for fiscal rec‐ Doug Doughty ords. The CPA will aend an upcoming board Graham Carruthers meeng in April. Robert MacKenzie Editor Report: Open rate (42%), click rate (18%) and most used (links to CASSOC) over the Terence McNeill Myles last year was reported. Thanks and compliments Past-Chair: Karen Elizabeth McCrimmon to the outgoing editor were noted. Secretary: Jo Ann Tuskin Events Report: Reported on was the Kilt Skate Treasurer: Kimberley Henwood and parcipaon in the Scosh Clan and Ances‐ try Forum as well as the Scosh North Ameri‐ Editor: William Robert Petrie can Leadership Conference. There were 10 Web Manager: Tuskin Family events where the CASSOC binder was known to (Connued on page 5) AN DROCHAID — THE BRID G E PAGE 4 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 4 AGM and Election Results (cont) April Meeng: The speaker for the non- Volunteer Service Awards: The availability business workshop format was announced of awards informaon to member groups as Jason C. Burgoin from the Royal Heraldry was reported along with the CASSOC nomi‐ Society of Canada, Toronto Branch. The naon of Sylvia McPhee for the 40+ Service desire was expressed to receive speaker sug‐ Award and its subsequent presentaon in gesons parcularly someone to talk about October. concerns and soluons on engaging and Announcements: keeping members. Burne's & Struth Scosh Regalia is provid‐ Annual Financial Review: It was carried ing a discount of 15%. Details are available unanimously to wave the appointment of an on the website. accountant for purposes of review. New Brunswick Scosh Cultural Associaon Kilt Skate 2020: Various opons were dis‐ has shared their Journal. On their sugges‐ cussed regarding the skate in the context of on of also doing as they do, a moon was the unsavory weather last year. Moons passed to have the Board reach to other were passed to allow advancement and Celc groups to explore joint opportunies. funding commitment for a combinaon Mar‐ lies game with indoor skate on their ice at St. Andrew's Events: Promoonal videos the Coca-Cola Coliseum, Exhibion Place. were shown of upcoming St.Andrew's events. A moon to allocate an inial budg‐ Library Archives Canada and the Newsleer: et of $2000 to pursue involvement in the Aer discussion it was moved that all digital Tartan Day event. Brendan, Kim and Karen issue of the newsleer would be made avail‐ volunteered to be part of the commiee for able on the website and, with Open access, this.