Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Downtown Vancouver Campus of Simon Fraser University was the place to be for members of Vancouver’s Scottish Community and Burns Enthusiasts as a successful attempt was made for a new World Record for the reading of Burns Poetry. The Old Record of one hour was shattered...A Record for Robbie Burns
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BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT
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Once again the seasons move slowly from Winter into Spring and the subtle changes that occur will slip by unnoticed until one day there are blossoms all around us and we wonder when things changed. This is often the norm in our lives and also in the life of a nation. Days and events pass by, often unnoticed and without fanfare, then slip quietly into history, seldom remembered or recalled. They are often however, the precursors of great things to come. The beginnings of something new!
THE FACE ON THE TEN DOLLAR BILL
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THE FACE ON THE TEN DOLLAR BILL
Robert Burns - The Canadian Connection
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It’s Burns Season and many of will attend celebrations and listen intently to the Toast to the Immortal Memory. Speakers will praise Burns for words, wit and wisdom yet few will remark upon his remarkable connection to our nation. For there is one poem, The Address of Beelzebub, that ties Burns to Canada, to our formation and history.
