Winnipeg Robert Burns Club

 

April 18

2009-10 Board Elected

The Winnipeg Robert Burns Club today, at it's Annual General Meeting, elected a new Executive Board for the 2009-11 term.  The incoming President is Lawrence Cormack, who won election over Dr Tony Grogan.  Don Rennicks was acclaimed as 1st Vice President.  Roseann Carrigan was elected in a three way race as 2nd Vice President.  Joyce Cormack was acclaimed to continue as Treasurer.  Colin Harris was likewise acclaimed as the new Secretary, replacing Jim Carrigan.  Sebastian Sears continues as Chaplain.

Elected as members at large were returning member John Madden, new member Chris Halliday, and following three tie-breaker ballots, new member Janet Thompson.

Thanks to all those who allowec there name to stand.

The new board will take office October 1.

April 19

Constitutional Amendment package passed

A two year process ended today with the acceptance of the report of the Constitutional Review Committee.  Nineteen proposed ammendments were adopted by the club at its Annual General Meeting.  The changes take effect immediately.  The new constitution can be seen on this website.

 

 

The Club holds six luncheon meetings a year; hosts an annual Burns Supper in January, and holds an annual memorial service in July.

The club meets for lunch, normally, on the third Saturday of October, November, December, February, March and April. During these meetings we share the poetry and music of Robert Burns, and other Scottish cultural activities. These meetings are open to both members and non members.

Our Luncheon meetings will be held at Churchill's at the Marlborough Hotel on Smith Street for the coming year. Please check our calendar page for dates and details for our 2008-2009 year.


The first Burns Supper held under the auspices of the Winnipeg Burns Club was held on Saturday, January 25th, 1908 at Manitoba Hall.

In more recent years the Burns Supper has been held, always on January 25th, unless that day fell on a Sunday, at the Hotel Fort Garry, The Marlborough, the St Regis Hotel, CanadInns Polo Park and the Assiniboine Gordon Inn on the Park.

The 102nd Annual Burns Supper will be held on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at the Marlborough Hotel.


The Memorial Service is held annually, at the Robert Burns Statue, on the Kennedy Street side of the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on the Sunday afternoon closest to July 21st, the anniversary of the bard's death in 1796.

There is always a reading or two from Burns, usually our piper will play, and in latter years members of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society have joined us in celebration of the life of Scottish National Poet.

The 2008 Memorial Service was held Sunday July 20nd at 2:00p.m. 

Please Note:

The 2009 RBANA Converence & AGM

will be held at the

Novotel in Missisauga ON

May 29-31, 2009

The Robert Burns World Federation Conference 2009

will be held at the

Holiday Inn, Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh

September 4-6, 2009 

These two events are part of the milestone 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns.

 

Updated Apr 18,2009

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