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Atvadīšanās no vēstnieka un Jāņi
July 4, 2016 — 5. jūnijā Otavas lietuviešu saime rīkoja savus Jāņus ( Joninės)Ventas sagatavošanas internāta skolas 50 akru īpašumā Carp, Ontario. Skolu nodibināja profesore Dr. Agate Šidlauskas. Sanākšanu rīkoja Otavas Lietuviešu saimes prezidente Loreta Gudynaite-Savitch. Jāņu svinības šogad bija ar īpašu nozīmi, ar to ka Lietuvas vēstnieks, Vytautas Žalys, viņa vietnieks (Minister Plenipotentiary) Jonas Skardinskas un viņu ģimenes izbeidz savu diplomātisko rotāciju un...
LNAK Izglītības un Kultūras fonds turpina atbalstīt izglītību un kultūru
June 16, 2016 — LNAK Izglītības un Kultūras Fonda gada pilnsapulce notika svetdien, 2016. gada 3. aprīlī Latviešu kultūras centrā Toronto. Pilnsapulce ir atklāta publikai, bet vēlēt ir atļauts tikai LNAK Izglītibas un Kultūras fonda biedriem. Lai kļūtu par biedru, personai jāizpilda anketu, ko tad iesniedz valdes apstiprināšanai. Anketa ir dabūjama LNAK birojā. Katru gadu fonda biedriem ir jāievēlē fonda valdi. Visi bijušie valdes...
Canadians Call on Parliament to Adopt “Magnitsky” Legislation
May 20, 2016 — TORONTO - The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada, representing the interests of nearly 4 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, is deeply concerned with the recent remarks by Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs stating it is unnecessary to adopt Magnitksy legislation, that would ban Russian human rights abusers from entering and hiding their assets in Canada....
Thank you to Ailsa Craig Community Quilt Festival
May 19, 2016 — Quilts of Latvia Festival As the central organization for Latvian Canadians, the Latvian National Federation in Canada thanks you for generously welcoming artists from Latvia on the occasion of the Ailsa Craig Community Quilt Festival. Quilting, as such, is just coming into prominence for those of us who are not that familiar with the art form. You are to...
Solidarity with the Crimean Tatar People
May 18, 2016 — OTTAWA Today the Ukrainian Canadian community stands in solidarity with the Crimean Tatar People who mark the anniversary of the mass deportation from their ancestral homeland by the totalitarian regime of Joseph Stalin. The entire Crimean Tatar People, the indigenous people of Crimea, were exiled to the Soviet east in 1944. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children were...
Canadian Armed Forces clearance divers participate in unexploded ordnance disposal operation
May 13, 2016 — News Release Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Eleven Canadian Armed Forces clearance divers and support personnel began their participation in Operation OPEN SPIRIT 2016 on May 13 in Lithuania. These members of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, will work alongside personnel from the Lithuanian Naval Flotilla and 12 other partner nations until May 27,...
#TeNuMēsEsam
May 11, 2016 — Ir rets sarīkojums kas liek jūsmot kā jaunam kucēnam, bet Lolitas Ritmanes un ko. populārās mūzikas koncerts un multimediju uzvedums #TeNuMēsEsam ir tieši tāds. #TeNuMēsEsam tapa Rietumkrasta dziesmu svētkos San Jose, 2015. gadā, un ir prieks ziņot ka šī izrāde dosies tūrē par Ziemeļameriku – pirmie pietures punkti: Toronto un Sidrabene. Datumi: Kanadas Latviešu Centrā Toronto piektdien 24. jūnijā,...
Concern over planned pro-Soviet/Russian rally
May 7, 2016 — Dear councillor Campbell, It has recently come to the attention of the Latvian National Federation in Canada that a pro-Soviet/Russian rally is planned for Earl Bales park this Sunday, May 8. This is an outrage, not only to those of Latvian heritage, or to all of those millions of Canadians with roots in countries that suffered under Soviet occupation and...
Letter to Councillor Pasternak re pro-Soviet rally
May 5, 2016 — it has come to my attention that another large pro-Soviet rally is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 8, at Earl Bales Park. I understand that this event ostensibly is being held to mark the end of World War II, but last year a similar event also displayed deeply troubling aspects. I was shocked and astonished that any group...
Letter to Mr. Shiner re: pro-Soviet rally
May 5, 2016 — It has come to my attention, that a large rally is being planned for this Sunday, May 8/16 by pro-Soviet and Russian groups. The rally signifies support for forces of totalitarianism and oppression, the reacquisition, by force, of territories lost after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The rally signifies support for anti-democratic forces, for those espousing hate and intolerance....
Stop Pro-Soviet Rally in Toronto
May 3, 2016 — TORONTO- Proxies of the Russian government in Toronto are planning a large scale pro-Soviet rally in Toronto’s Earl Bales Park for Sunday, May 8, 2016. The same group organized a rally in 2015, which featured hundreds of Soviet flags including the flags of Soviet occupied nations. We encourage all Estonians in Toronto to contact their city councillor and ask that...
Change of command Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force
February 19, 2016 — OTTAWA – The new commander of the Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force, Major Éric Beauchamp, assumed command from Major Simon Côté today in Warsaw, Poland. Hosted by Canada’s Ambassador to Poland, Stephen de Boer, the ceremony at the Canadian embassy was presided over by Colonel Pascal Demers, Canadian Defence Attaché. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) presence in the region demonstrates...