Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Doukhobor Worship Service
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Doukhobor parents and children seated for a worship service at Blaine Lake.
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Doukhobor Worship Service
Doukhobor parents and children seated for a worship service at Blaine Lake.
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Doukhobor Worship Service
Arbos May-June 1966, p. 23; "Young people and children, as well as adults, take a prominent part in the worship service in Doukhobor prayer-homes. At right, the Blaine Lake young people's choir sings for the congregation. Note the table with the white cloth, bread, salt and water."
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Highland Dancers
Arbos March-April 1965, p. 28; "Today, prairie residents can still enjoy the skirl o' bagpipes. Carrying on the tradition of the Scots are Isabel Clubb, daughter of Sally Clubb, and the three Doherty sisters of Saskatoon (who happen to be Irish!) The highland dancers are Debbie, age five; Helen, age twelve, and Judy, age seven."
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Memorial Plaque
Arbos May-June 1966, p. 22 ; "At left, the bronze plaque on the cairn near the site of one of the first Doukhobor villages in Saskatchewan, Petrofka. The cairn, which was unveiled in 1959, was erected to honor the Doukhobors for their industry and their contribution to the province's culture."
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Memorial Plaque
Arbos March-April 1966, p. 19; "The memorial plaque in Leif Erickson Park, Saskatoon. Louis Orge, whose efforts made the park a reality, was successful as well in the 1930s in having the Minister of Education pass an order suggesting Saskatchewan schools observe Leif Erickson Day on October 9th each year."
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Arbos January - February 1966, p. 15; "The familiar domes of Byzantine architecture grace St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Saskatoon. The church is very similar to the great churches built in Kiev during the 11th and 12th centuries and exemplifies the beauty of color and form that is an essential part of the Ukrainian culture."
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Ukrainian Art
Ukrainian art - examples of pottery and weaving are shown.
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Ukrainian Art
Arbos January - February 1966, p. 19; "Of the various types of Ukrainian Easter Eggs, the Pysanka is the most widely known?"
Ethnic Series - 1965-66 - Ukrainian Art
Ukrainian art - an example of a decorated cross.
Exchange Teachers 1966 - Orientation
Arbos 1983: STF Memories, p. 48; "These British teachers attending orientation in 1966 were almost the last in a program begun 10 years earlier by the provincial government to alleviate the teacher shortage in Saskatchewan. The government introduced austerity measures before the end of the '60s and the number of teacher positions was reduced drastically as grants were subjected to restraints."
Expo 1967 - Automotive Stadium
A 25,000 seat arena, it is sponsored by five of Canada's automobile manufacturers at a cost of $3.3 million. Events to be held in the Automotive Stadium during the 1967 World Exhibition in Montreal include: an international soccer tournament, a Europe vs. the Americas track and field meet, military tattoos, horse pageants and spectacular variety shows. The Stadium surface is 535 feet long by 212 feet wide surrounded by a quarter mile rubberized asphalt track.
Expo 1967 - Katimavik Building
The Katimavik (Eskimo word for 'meeting place'), a huge inverted pyramid, is the focal point of the Canadian pavilion at the 1967 World Exhibition. The Canadian exhibit, built on 21 acres of the largely man-made Ile Notre Dame, is the largest pavilion, national or private. The Canadian government commenced construction on June 18, 1965.
Expo 1967 - "Man in the Community" Pavilion
Gracefully rising interlacing wooden beams is structural feature of Man in the Community pavilion at Expo 67. Designed by Vancouver architects Massey-Erickson, the pavilion will contain exhibits probing the uniquely modern effects upon man of growing urbanization and exploding populations.
Expo 1967 - "Man the Explorer" Pavilions
Situated on Ile-Sainte-Helene and showing the use of the truncated tetrahedron as an architectural technique, are the three pavilions that make up Expo's "Man the Explorer" sub-theme. An integral part of the theme "Man and His World" are pavilions exhibiting "Man and the Oceans", "Man and the Polar Regions" and "Man, His Planet and Space".