The long-planned barbeque of Branch 65 of the Canadian Slovak League in Calgary could finally take place. The hail and rain from previous weekends were replaced by a beautiful sunny and warm day.

The New Year in Calgary can be hardly imagined without the Slovaks meeting at sunrise in front of the City Hall, where we have been meeting for 26 years.

On Sunday, December 8, after travelling all over the world, St. Nicholas finally arrived in Calgary. He was eagerly awaited.

We were very pleased that JUDr. Štefan Harabin, Slovakia's Supreme Court Judge, to have accepted an invitation from Branch 65 of the Canadian Slovak League in Calgary for a meeting over dinner

Slovaks in Calgary had the opportunity to meet His Excellency Vit Koziak, the new Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Canada.