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Nordic News The Canadian Nordic Society June 2009 Page 1 240 Sparks Street, PO Box 55023, Ottawa, ON K1P 1A1 www.canadiannordicsociety.com – email: [email protected]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Detail Page President’s Message 1 The Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Nordic Agenda for AGM 1 Society will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the CNS 2008-09 Dates to remember 1 Army Officer’s Mess. Canadian Nordic Society Events 1 Midsummer Boat Cruise 2 Please Note that we have changed the original date of this Swedish School ad for Teachers 2 meeting moving it back one week from its earlier scheduled Embassy Information 2 date of Thursday, May 14. CNS Membership/Renewal Form 3 CNS Board Members 3 The Agenda for the AGM is listed elsewhere on this page. Annual General Meeting Proxy 4 Those interested in serving on the Board are invited to contact members of our Nominating Committee:

Per Talgoy: 613-260-9066 Ed Napke: 613-224-5966 Maria Shaar-Öhman: 613-828-3151

Memberships will be sold at the door: $20.00 for an individual membership; $30.00 for a family.

For those members who may not be able to attend, we would ask that you sign the enclosed proxy form and give it to a member who will be attending. Proxies can also be faxed to: 613-837-4927. CNS 2008-09 Dates to Remember SPEAKERS EVENTS Annual General Meeting: Thursday, May 21 May 21, 2009 Annual General Meeting Location: Army Officers’ Mess, 149 Somerset Street West, LUNCHEON DATES Ottawa Starting Time: 7:30 p.m. Monday June 8, 2009 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes of AGM May 2008 3. President’s Report CANADIAN NORDIC SOCIETY EVENTS 4. Treasurer’s Report CNS Luncheon Monday, June 8, 2009 5. Auditor’s Statement Army Officers Mess, 149 Somerset Street West Please arrive by 11:45 am for 12:00 pm luncheon. 6. Report of Nominating Committee: Per Talgoy, Ed Lunch will be a choice of a light lunch or two hot Napke, Maria Shaar-Öhman dishes. Parking is not available at the Mess during daytime hours. Dress code requires jacket and tie, no 7. Other Business jeans or jogging suits. If you plan to attend please contact Bernard Deadman at 613-241-3640 no later 8. Adjournment than the Thursday before each luncheon.

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MIDSUMMER BOAT CRUISE Royal Norwegian Embassy: Ottawa ON THE OTTAWA RIVER. 150 Metcalfe Street Suite 1300, Saturday, June 6, 2009 Ottawa, Ont, K2P 1P1 Phone: 613-238-6571, Fax: 613-238-2765, E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.emb-norway.ca

Swedish Embassy: Ottawa 377 Dalhousie Street Ottawa, ON K1N 9N8 The Canadian Nordic Society will be holding a Midsummer Boat Phone: 613-244 8200, Fax: 613-241 2277 Cruise on the Ottawa River. The cruise starts at 6:30 p.m. at E-mail: [email protected] Paul’s Boat Lines. Ticket are now available at a cost of $25.00 per Website: www.swedishembassy.ca person. Tickets can be purchased from Tony Baron: 613-695- 2602. Royal Danish Embassy: Ottawa THE SWEDISH SCHOOL IN OTTAWA IN NEED OF 47 Clarence Street, Suite 450 Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9K1 TEACHERS FOR SEPTEMBER 2009. Tel. (613) 562 1811, Fax. (613) 562 1812 The person/s must have Swedish back ground, speak Swedish well E-mail: [email protected] and fluently, be interested in children ages 4-8 and/or 9-14, and Website: www.ambottawa.um.dk willing to teach every Saturday 9.30-12.00 during the school year. They do NOT need to have formal education as teachers. The teachers are paid per hour. Embassy of Finland: Ottawa 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 850 For detailed information please contact Ingela Stromberg, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5 [email protected], phone 613/789-6395. Tel. 613-288 2233, Fax: 613-288 2244 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.finland.ca

Embassy of Iceland: Ottawa 360 Albert Street, Suite 710, Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7 Tel: (613) 482 1944, Fax: (613) 482 1945 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.iceland.ca Nordic News The Canadian Nordic Society June 2009 Page 3 Canadian Nordic Society Membership Application/Renewal Form

If you are already a member, please pass this on to a friend!

Name: ______Date: ______

Mailing Address: ______

Phone (home): ______Phone (work): ______

e-mail: ______Fax: ______

To reduce costs, the newsletter is sent electronically to those with email addresses unless otherwise advised.

Family Membership - $30, Individual Membership - $20. Student Membership - $15. As a Member you:

 will receive the Society’s Newsletter  are invited to participate in all CNS events  are encouraged to become actively involved in the life of the Society  receive discounts on tickets to CNS events

Canadian Nordic Society Board Members – 2008-2009

Len Sillanpaa - President 613-837-1641 [email protected] - Vice-President Reina Lahtinen - Secretary 819-208-0899 [email protected] David Murray - Treasurer 613-523-7022 [email protected] Bernard Deadman - Councillor 613-241-3640 no email Maria Shaar-Öhman - Councillor 613-828-3151 [email protected] Tony Baron - Councillor 613-695-2602 no email James Lamb - Councillor (Newsletter) 613-592-3752 [email protected]

If you have any questions about your membership, please contact one of the Board Members. Membership dues can be given to any Board member or you can mail your payment to:

Canadian Nordic Society 240 Sparks Street P.O. Box 55023 Ottawa, ON K1P 1A1 Website: www.canadiannordicsociety.com - email: [email protected] Nordic News The Canadian Nordic Society June 2009 Page 4 PROXY

CANADIAN NORDIC SOCIETY

PROXY FORM

The undersigned hereby appoints ______as proxy with power to attend and vote for the Undersigned at the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Canadian Nordic Society on the 21st of May, 2009, for the business to be transacted at the meeting.

Name: ______Date: ______

Signature / Authorization: ______

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