CFN to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
September 30th is Orange Shirt Day, a day to honour and remember the experience...
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David Anthony Hohol
Apr 4, 20191 min read
CFN's Celebrating Diversity at the Heart of Calgary's History
CFN is excited to hold this year's annual fundraiser at historic Fort Calgary, the birthplace of our city...
David Anthony Hohol
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Rosewood College Sponsors CFN’s Celebrating Diversity
CFN would like to extend our thanks to Rosewood College for sponsoring CFN's Celebrating Diversity set for Saturday, April 6th, 2019 at...
David Anthony Hohol
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Servus Credit Union Sponsors CFN’s Celebrating Diversity
CFN would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Servus Credit Union for their generosity in sponsoring CFN's Celebrating Diversity...
David Anthony Hohol
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Silent Auction @ CFN's Celebrating Diversity Goes Online April 1st
On Saturday, April 6th, CFN Celebrates Diversity at Fort Calgary. Aside from the Rueben Kincaids and their amazing music, along with...
David Anthony Hohol
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Black History Month: Lincoln Alexander
Lincoln Alexander was born in 1922, the oldest son of Caribbean immigrant parents. His mother, Mae Rose, was from Jamaica and his father...
David Anthony Hohol
Feb 12, 20191 min read
Black History Month: Willie O'Ree
Willie O’Ree was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935. The Jackie Robinson of hockey, O’Ree broke the NHL’s colour barrier 10 years...
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Jun 1, 20181 min read
June is National Indigenous History Month
In June, Canadians celebrate National Indigenous History Month, an opportunity to honour the heritage, contributions and cultures of...
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Mar 15, 20181 min read
CFN & I Love First Peoples
CFN recently joined individuals, schools and community groups across Canada by adopting the I Love First Peoples (ILFP) gift-filled...
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Feb 22, 20181 min read
Black History Month - A Legend of the Canadian West
The story of John Ware is truly amazing, a freed slave who made his way north to establish a ranch in what became Alberta; so much so he...
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Feb 16, 20181 min read
Black History Month - One Night in New Glasgow
Black rights activist Viola Desmond, who was jailed for defiantly sitting in the "whites only" section of a New Glasgow, Nova Scotia film...
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Feb 9, 20181 min read
Black History Month - The Man in the Mask
February is Black History month and with today being the official opening of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, sporting history...
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Feb 1, 20181 min read
February is Canada's Black History Month
Alberta has become the fourth province in Canada to proclaim February as Black History Month. In December 1995, the House of Commons off...
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Oct 4, 20171 min read
October is Women's History Month
October is Women’s History Month in Canada. It’s a time for Canadians to celebrate the achievements of women and girls throughout our...
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Apr 7, 20171 min read
CFN Attends Bison Homecoming Celebration @ MRU
As a result of long and collaborative process, now, after 140 years, plains bison are once again roaming their historical range in...
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Feb 14, 20171 min read
Big Rock Sponsors CFN March 4th Fundraiser
CFN wishes to send out a big thank you to Big Rock Brewery for sponsoring our March 4th Fundraiser, A Laughing Matter, by stocking up our...
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Feb 3, 20171 min read
CFN Alumni - 10 Years Later
When an organization has been around for three decades, the stories and faces will be many. CFN has been a bedrock of the Calgary...
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Jan 11, 20171 min read
An Open World Begins With An Open Mind
DNA tests from organisations like ancestry.com have become more and more popular these days, as people take a journey through a genetic...
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Jan 11, 20171 min read
First Thursdays at the Glenbow Free for 2017
Glenbow Museum and Servus Credit union want to start off 2017 off right and have announced another full year of Free First Thursday...
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Jan 6, 20171 min read
Take the Calgary Quiz
Most of us know that 2017 is Canada's 150th birthday but what about Calgary? Set dramatically between prairies and peaks, Calgary is a...
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