Community activities

Toronto, Ontario, 14 January 2009 (CBNS) — For a report on the Toronto Regional Conference, which took place on 10 and 11 January 2009, please see the article on the Baha'i World News Service.

To see some of the photographs taken at the conference, view our collection on Flickr.

Junior youth put what they're learning into action.Hervey-Jonction, Quebec, 27 August 2008 (CBNS) — The term “summer school” is often used to refer to those long summer days of university or secondary school classes which some students find, usually to their regret, that they have to take to catch up on courses they should have completed during the regular school year. For Baha’is, however, the term refers to much happier community events for their families and friends. Baha'i “summer schools” are a time to make friends while studying the principles and teachings of the Baha’i Faith and how they apply to their own lives.

The Voices of Unity choir of southern Ontario, one of the four choirs participating in Saturday's concert.Guelph, Ontario, 8 May 2008 (CBNS) — Four regional Canadian choirs will be teaming up with two soloists and a pianist to present “The Power of Unity”, a concert to be held this Saturday May 10th in Guelph. Drawing on nearly 70 singers from the Voices of Unity, the London Unity Choir, the Toronto World Unity Choir, and the Ottawa Baha'i Choir, the concert will feature a couple of song arrangements from each group as well as a dozen songs with all the participants singing together in harmony.

CBC films Pierre Kabasele at the Baha'i Holy Day event performing a song in his native tongue.Montreal, Quebec, 5 May 2008 (CBNS) — A crew of television documentary film makers from Radio-Canada International came to the Montreal Baha'i community’s 29 April Holy Day celebration of the Ninth day of Ridvan, held at the downtown Baha'i Centre. Over 150 people of many ethnic and religious backgrounds were gathered for this celebration. A CBC documentary series focused on “immigration and integration” of newcomers to Canada will feature the Baha’i community because of the successful efforts to make new immigrants feel welcome to the community.

Toronto, Ontario, 29 February 2008 (CBNS) — A new video website now joins the family of websites developed by the Baha’i Community of Canada. The site is called “Transforming Neighbourhoods” and is located at: www.transformingneighbourhoods.org. The other sites of the Baha’i Community of Canada are www.ca.bahai.org, the main site, and the Canadian Baha'i News Service site: www.bahainews.ca.