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May
Maritimes Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of our clan in the Maritimes, the Clan Sinclair
Society of Nova Scotia, is being planned for May 2010. For details, please
contact the CSSNS President Roger Sinclair.
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22 May
Victoria Highland Games
Visit the Clan Sinclair tent on Saturday 22 May at the 147th Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival
in BC's capital city, Victoria on Vancouver Island, during the Victoria Day weekend.
The 2010 World Heavy Events Championship will be held at these games, and in
celebration, their sponsor, Lighthouse Brewing Company, has produced Highland Championship
Scottish Ale, "a true Scottish taste without all the travel."
On Saturday 22 May, when there are dancing, piping, drumming and pipe band competitions
up–Island at the Comox Valley Highland Games, Victoria will have a tug of war competition
and kilted mile, as well as the heavy events, participation by clans and Scottish societies,
music and entertainment.
Victoria's Highland dancing, solo piping and drumming, and pipe band competitions will be
on the Sunday as usual, along with the World Heavy Events Championship, and attendees may
wish to stay over to Monday for the city's huge Victoria Day parade.
For further information, visit VictoriaHighlandGames.com.
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23 May
Western Canada Gathering
On Sunday 23 May, Clan Sinclair Association (Western Canada) will host the
annual Spring Gathering in Victoria BC, during the Victoria Day weekend, with a special
guest, CSAC President Rory Sinclair from Toronto.
The Gathering is in the James Bay area of Victoria, not far from the Provincial Museum,
at the Huntingdon Hotel & Suites, 330 Quebec Street. Contact CSAWC President
Sylvia Sinclair to reserve a place at the lunch
or for more information about the afternoon meeting.
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12 June
Georgetown Highland Games
The next Georgetown Highland Games are Saturday, 12 June,
and Clan Sinclair will be there. Look for our clan tent!
Georgetown, Ontario is on the Credit River, about 60 km west of Toronto, in Halton Hills.
The games are committed to promoting and preserving Scottish Culture and Heritage, and they
always need volunteers.
For further information, and to learn more about volunteer opportunities, visit GeorgetownHighlandGames.com.
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24 June
Mi'kmaq 400th Anniversary
From June 24th to 28th, Mi'kmaq in Atlantic Canada will
celebrate the 400th anniversary of the baptism of Grand Chief Henri Membertou,
a shaman and prophet. His baptism signified the Mi'kmaq people's
desire for peaceful relations with Europeans.
The celebration begins in Port Royal with a re–enactment of that baptism,
which took place 24 Jun 1610, then continues to Halifax Halifax Common for
the largest gathering of First Nation people in Atlantic Canada. There will be a traditional
Mi'kmaq village, dance and drum competitions, and a free concert by Buffy Sainte–Marie.
These events are organized by the Mi'kmaq Association of Cultural Studies,
on behalf of the Mi'kmaq Grand Council, with support from the Government of Canada. According
to the news release, "This cultural event will showcase the Mi'kmaq culture
to Canadians, international dignitaries, and other Aboriginal peoples." A documentary
will be made about cooperation between the Mi'kmaq and the French, and distributed to
Canadian schools.
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4 July
Antigonish Highland Games
The Highland games at Antigonish,
a small Nova Scotia community about 60km east of New Glasgow, are
said to be oldest continuous Highland games outside of Scotland. The 147th Antigonish Highland Games
will be held July 4th to 11th.
For information about these games, including a full schedule of the
week's events, visit www.AntigonishHighlandGames.ca.
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17 July
Cambridge Highland Games
Visit the Clan Sinclair tent on Saturday 17 July at the Cambridge Highland Gamesl in Cambridge, Ontario
which is on the banks of the Grand River, about 20km south of Guelph.
The Cambridge games begin with a Scottish ceilidh on the Friday night. On
Saturday, there is a kilted road race, as well as heavy events, tug of war, highland dance,
piping and drumming. More than 30 pipe bands are expected to participate. There are
a children's area and a beer tent, vendor tents with traditional Scottish food, and an
Avenue of the Clans. And throughout the day there are sheep dog and agility dog
demonstrations.
For further information, visit www.CambridgeHighlandGames.org.
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29 July through 4 August 2010
Sinclair Gathering in Scotland
There are still places available at the 2010 International Clan Sinclair Gathering in Scotland,
Thursday 29 July through Wednesday 4 August. The cost is $600 in Canadian funds,
which covers coach transportation during the Gathering as well as many events. The Gathering
will start and end in Inverness, but be based at Mackays Hotel in Wick,
Caithness for the six nights. Participants are responsible for their own transportation
to and from Inverness, as well as for accommodation and most meals.
Some highlights of the 2010 Gathering:
To join this Gathering, please contact the CSAC President,
Rory Sinclair
as soon as possible.
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14 August
Fergus Scottish Festival
Visit the Clan Sinclair tent on Saturday 14 August during the Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games
at what is said to be the largest gathering of clans in the world.
The host community Fergus is
a township on the Grand River, a community of 10,000 people in Wellington
County, Ontario about 25km north of Guelph.
For further information, visit FergusScottishFestival.com.
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