Norwegian House Society

Norway
The Nor­we­gian House Soci­ety (NHS) is the hub of Nor­we­gian activ­i­ties in the Lower Main­land, host­ing cul­tural, edu­ca­tional and hol­i­day events through­out the year. Meet other Nor­we­gians, par­tic­i­pate in Nor­we­gian cel­e­bra­tions like Syt­tonde Mai and stay close to your Nor­we­gian roots by becom­ing a mem­ber of the NHS! Con­tact the Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre office for more information!

Annual Mem­ber­ship Fees

Sin­gle: $25
Fam­ily: $40
Stu­dent: $15
Life Mem­ber­ship: $225
Fam­ily Life Mem­ber­ship: $360

Here are the Mem­ber­ship and Dona­tions forms.

POSTED: Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Norwegian House President’s Report

Hello every­one,

This is a very dif­fi­cult arti­cle to write.  In pre­vi­ous August issues I have writ­ten of nor­mal Sum­mer events at the Cen­tre and hoped that you all had a happy relax­ing vaca­tion.  A usual sum­mer starts in June with the kids get­ting out of school and ends in Sep­tem­ber when they go back and I take the opportunity …

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POSTED: Saturday, May 14th, 2011

NHS National Day Celebration

NHS National Day Celebration

Come cel­e­brate Nor­we­gian National Day — 17ende mai, 2011 — with Nor­we­gian House Society’s 16th Annual Dinner.

Dance with live band “Gaslight”

Date: Tues­day, May 17, 2001
Time: Cock­tail hour 6pm; din­ner 7pm
Loca­tion: Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre
Cost: Tick­ets $35
Con­tact: Mar­sha 604 929‑3972

See the event flyer.…

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POSTED: Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Norwegian Photo Exhibit

Norwegian Photo Exhibit

Nordic Spirit Her­itage Photo Series: Early Nor­we­gian Immi­grants in BC.
Open­ing Recep­tion 11:30 Sat­ur­day March 26.

Date: March 26/27, 2011
Time: 11am 4pm
Place: Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre
Con­tact: RSVP for open­ing to Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre, 604 294 2777 or [/email] 604 522 4567

Early Nor­we­gians made many valu­able con­tri­bu­tions to the fab­ric of British Colum­bia. They worked in forestry and fish­ing; built …

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POSTED: Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Yule sailings aboard the Munin Viking Ship

Yule sailings aboard the Munin Viking Ship

Some­thing dif­fer­ent and ‘very Vancouver’

Come join our crew on the Munin viking ship. These sail­ings include fes­tive Yule lights, the use of blan­kets, mitts and hats.

Sail­ings are Dec 19, and daily from Dec 26-Jan 3 inclu­sive, usu­ally start­ing at 11 am and 1 pm for ~ 2 hours, weather depen­dent. Depar­tures are from the Van­cou­ver Mar­itime Museum’s Her­itage Harbour. …

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POSTED: Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Norwegian House President’s Report

As we head into the fall and “back to school”, I would like to encour­age mem­bers their fam­i­lies and friends to sign up for our Nor­we­gian lan­guage classes (for both kids and adults) -  it’s a per­fect way to meet new peo­ple or just brush up on your Nor­we­gian lan­guage skills. Also, for those con­sid­er­ing apply­ing for Nor­we­gian House Society …

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