Current Events
Murray McCann on The Field of Crosses The Churchill Society Spring Social, May 15th, 2023
It’s time for the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary spring social, and on May 15th at the Ranchmen’s Club on Monday May 15th, between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., the Society is pleased to host Mr. Murray McCann, the visionary businessman and philanthropist behind the Field of Crosses the exhibit that graces Calgary’s Memorial Drive every November
Murray will share what spurred him to create the poignant, stunning memorial to Canada’s fallen. If you live in Calgary, you likely will have seen 3,500 crosses just off Memorial Drive every November which prompt us to recall the sacrifice and service of those from southern Alberta who fell in wartime.
Tickets are $60 for Churchill Society members and $75 for all guests. Appetizers and one drink are included. Please register here. To join as a member for $30.00, please click on our Membership page here.
Please note that in order for us to provide final numbers to Ranchmen’s catering, registration closes for this event at noon on Thursday May 11th. Online registration only please. Note that we cannot accept cash at the event.
When: Monday May 15th at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Ranchmen’s Club, 710-13th Avenue SW, Calgary
Note that dress is business attire.
Past Events
Christmas Social, December 20 2022
Professor David Bercuson from the University of Calgary will be our keynote speaker. Professor Bercuson is an expert historian, especially in Canadian military history as well as a prolific writer of Canadian history with many published books. Dr. Bercuson will speak on the book he authored with historian Dr. Holder Herwig, One Christmas in Washington: Churchill and Roosevelt Forge the Grand Alliance
We will also be awarding the Queen’s Jubilee medals during the evening.
Registration now closed for the Christmas social. We look forward to seeing you at a future event in 2023
Memorial Dinner Tickets, June 16 2022*
One reviewer described Prof. Newell’s previous book, Tyrants, this way: “In Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and Terror, Newell takes the reader on a three-millennium ride through history’s Caesars, emperors, Kaisers, dictators, tyrants, and terrorists. The author’s goal is to analyze various types of despotism so we can properly understand the modern terrorists and tyrants we face, and deal with them effectively in order to preserve our freedom.”
Given world events including the Russian war on Ukraine, this will be a dinner you won’t want to miss. The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. Each year, the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary invites student winners of debates, moot court, and arts scholarships to attend our Churchill Memorial Dinner.
Note that copies Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and Terror, by Professor Newell will be available for purchase on June 16th.
*Please note that you will receive a charity tax receipt for Donations and for the non-food value of the Memorial Dinner tickets. Payments for socials, annual memberships and merchandise purchases are not eligible for tax receipts.
A Churchill social on March 23, 2022
On March 23rd, the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary will host Frank Hall, the officer designated to be in charge of the “burial party” for Sir Winston Churchill in 1965. He will give us the story of his experience with the funeral/burial party of Winston Churchill and which consisted of eight strong guardsmen, a sergeant and himself as the officer.
The social will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Ranchmen’s Club at 710 13th Ave SW, Calgary. The social fee for paid-up Churchill Society members is $30 with a $45 charge for non-member and guests. As per our usual socials, a complimentary drink and appetizers are included in your registration.
(If you have renewed your membership in the last year or given a donation to the Churchill Society, you are considered an active member.)
To register for the March 23rd social, please go to the “Donate” page, and pay $30 for members and $45 for non-members. Your ticket includes appetizers and a drink. Just note in your payment that it is for the social. Please register by noon on March 18th. As that allows us sufficient time to inform Ranchmen’s for the purpose of appetizers. There is a room limit of 40 people so do register early if you’d like to attend.
A Churchill Christmas social on December 10, 2021
The ticket price for the social is $30 for members and $45 for non-members and guests. If you have renewed your membership in the last year or given a donation to the Churchill Society, you are considered an active member. To register for the December 10th social, please go to the “Donate” page, and pay $30.00 or $45.00. Just note in your payment that it is for the December 10th social. We welcome anyone and everyone interested in Winston Churchill’s leadership and legacy.
(If you are unsure about your membership status, please just respond email us here and we will respond. Please note we are unable to process memberships and fees on December 10th, as we must ensure we have ordered enough catering for the day of the event. Please register by December 7th. Also, please be aware that that Ranchmen’s does follow provincially-mandated protocols on Covid for food establishments and all attending must show proof of double vaccination status. There is a room limit of 40 people so do register early if you’d like to attend.)
Online event with author Catherine Grace Katz
ABOUT THE DAUGHTERS OF YALTA
Catherine Grace Katz draws on previously unavailable sources to tell the story of three intelligent and glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in February of 1945.
The dramatic story is told of the three young women chosen by their fathers to travel with them to Yalta, telling of their fierce loyalty to their families and of the intertwined romances that occurred during those historic days.
Kathleen Harriman, a champion skier and war correspondent was the daughter of Averell Harriman, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. Sarah Churchill, an actress and an officer in Britain’s Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, was the daughter of Winston Churchill. Franklin Roosevelt’s only daughter, Anna, accompanied her father in place of her mother, Eleanor.
The Daughters of Yalta is a remarkable story of the complex relationships as seen through the lens of a pivotal period of world history.
Winter Social with Dr. Barry Cooper

Dr. Cooper will speak on war, game theory, and why the two world wars were unique and how Churchill knew that, or phrased differently, “Why Winston Churchill was even smarter than you think”.
Members and non-members are all invited. Tickets are $30 for Churchill Society members and $45 for non-members and all guests. Light snacks and one complimentary drink will be served per ticket. Please do mark your calendar.
Tickets must be purchased in advance using the payment menu to the right.

In support of the Churchill Leadership Project and
Churchill Statue Initiative.
Table and Individual tickets available now
The Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary is pleased to host a dinner with keynote speaker and long-time Churchill Society member, Jason Kenney on November 16, 2019, at the Ranchmen’s Club.
Monies raised will support the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Project. The project includes the planned erection of a statue of Winston Churchill later in 2020, and an ongoing annual speakers’ series in Calgary, sponsored by the Churchill Society. The speaker’s series will be named after Winston and Clementine Churchill, reflecting the early commitments to positive social reform by both Clementine Churchill and Winston Churchill, as well as the later wartime leadership of the late prime minister.
This statue will thus commemorate Winston Churchill’s legacy as both a social reformer and a champion of parliamentary democracy. The society’s goal is to unveil the statue of Sir Winston Churchill on September, 2, 2020, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (Pacific theatre). |
Details on the November 16, 2019 Dinner with Jason Kenney
Dinner: 7:00pm Bar opens: 6:30pm Limited seating Tables: $25,000 Individual seats: $2,500 Dress code: Business Private Cocktail Hour in the Ranchmen’s Club Library @ 5:30pm | Up to 25 guests, $1,000 each Address: 710 13th Ave S.W. Calgary Charitable tax receipts available. The Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary is a federally-registered charity. Ticket purchases are eligible for a charitable tax receipt (minus the value of the dinner Sir Winston Churchill’s connection to Calgary and Alberta Sir Winston Churchill visited Alberta in 1929. During his visit, he visited Edmonton, painted the Rockies, spoke at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary, marvelled at the Turner Valley oil fields, and was enchanted by the beauty of Lake Louise. The City of Calgary presented Churchill with an off-white Stetson hat in appreciation of his visit. |
Ms. Heather Coleman, Chair, Churchill Leadership Project and Statue Initiative
heather.coleman@albertarealtor.ca
403-461-2320
Mr. Gerald Chipeur, Fundraising chair
gchipeur@millerthomson.com
403-617-1710
Mr. James Maxim, Vice-president
jamesmaxim@icloud.com
403-973-8900
Mr. Gordon Lang, Fundraising member
gordon.lang@gblinc.ca
403-249-1820
Dr. Mark Milke, President
mark@markmilke.com
403-510-6270

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The Society cordially invites you to its 53rd annual fundraising banquet, and an address entitled
‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’
By
Dr. Andrew Roberts
(Deadline for ticket purchases: Friday May 17th at noon)
The Ranchmen’s Club (710 13 Av SW)
Reception – 6:00 pm, Dinner – 7:00pm
Black Tie or Mess Kit
Registered Society Members: $150.00
First guest of member: $150.00
Further guests and non-members $195.00
(Please encourage your guests to join the Society)
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British historian professor, Dr. Andrew Roberts will be our dinner speaker for the 53rd annual banquet at the Ranchmen’s Club. Professor Roberts will speak on ‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’, from his most recent book. In his review of the book, Standpoint’s Daniel Johnson wrote that “Andrew Roberts uses material that has only recently become available, Churchill: Walking with Destiny is a stupendous achievement: lucid, erudite, intelligent, but also inspiring. Roberts catches the imperishable grandeur of Churchill’s life as no other historian has done. Roberts does full justice to Churchill’s superhuman range of activity.”
British historian professor, Dr. Andrew Roberts will be our dinner speaker for the 53rd annual banquet at the Ranchmen’s Club. Professor Roberts will speak on ‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’, from his most recent book. In his review of the book, Standpoint’s Daniel Johnson wrote that “Andrew Roberts uses material that has only recently become available, Churchill: Walking with Destiny is a stupendous achievement: lucid, erudite, intelligent, but also inspiring. Roberts catches the imperishable grandeur of Churchill’s life as no other historian has done. Roberts does full justice to Churchill’s superhuman range of activity.” |
Professor Roberts is the author of 19 books including his most recent bestseller, Churchill: Walking With Destiny, and upon which his keynote address will be based.
Dominic Sandbrook, of the Sunday Times, wrote that Prof. Roberts’ book is “Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written.” Simon Heffer at the Daily Telegraph called Churchill” Walking With Destiny, “The best single-volume life imaginable of a man whose life it would seem technically impossible to get into a single volume.” Daniel Johnson at Standpoint, wrote that “Andrew Roberts uses material that has only recently become available, Churchill: Walking with Destiny is a stupendous achievement: lucid, erudite, intelligent, but also inspiring. Roberts catches the imperishable grandeur of Churchill’s life as no other historian has done. Roberts does full justice to Churchill’s superhuman range of activity.”
If your membership is current, you may purchase dinner tickets at $150 each for you and your first guest. Non-members are welcome to attend for a dinner ticket price of $195 per person. Non-members may become members instantly by paying the $30 annual membership fee. Please click on “Events” here http://www.churchillcalgary.ca/events.html to purchase your dinner tickets and/or become a Society member.
Our reception and dinner on Friday May 24th will provide additional reasons to attend in addition to enjoying pre-dinner champagne. That night, you will find an assortment of Churchill memorabilia to purchase. The society will offer our very own Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary cufflinks. At present, we envision a bookstore seller will also be onsite to offer copies of our keynote speaker’s book Walking With Destiny and process book orders the night of the dinner. In addition, copies of the Churchill Society’s record of addresses to the Society, two volumes of The Heroic Memory: The Memorial Addresses to the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Society, will also be available.
Please note that seating for our 53rd Annual Memorial Dinner will be limited, given the capacity for the dinner is 124 seats. To ensure you can attend, do register online today.
2019 Churchill Society tour to UK/France
As announced in June at our annual dinner, the Society has sponsored a May 30-June 9, 2019 tour to the United Kingdom and France. We have partnered with a United Kingdom travel agency. They have offered tour participants a delightful agenda and at a tremendous value given the tour is ten days in some of what will be the most sough-after Second World War sites next June.
The Churchill-inspired tour includes everything you would expect: A visit to Chartwell, London’s War Rooms, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Bletchley Park, Harrow School, Blenheim Palace, Portsmouth D-Day Museum and much more. In addition, the French part of the tour will include a stay in Normandy for 75th anniversary commemorations of D-Day. Our UK tour operator has already secured hotel rooms in Normandy for our tour. Many people around the world will want to visit Normandy on such an important anniversary. Only Churchill Society tour participants are already guaranteed hotel rooms in early June in Normandy for three nights. In addition, we have booked a one-night stay in Paris after the Normandy excursion. Please click on the brochure below for many more details on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Churchill Society members and guests. |
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Spring Social
This is more of a winter social but the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary will host a wine and hors d’oeuvres fall social on Thursday, February 20th 2019, at the Ranchmen’s Club from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Our speaker will be the Dean of the University of Calgary's Law School, Ian Holloway. Dr. Holloway will speak on Winston Churchill's early and often overlooked policies of social reform when Churchill was a Liberal party parliamentarian.
Tickets are $30 for Churchill Society members and $45 for non-members. Light snacks and a complimentary drink will be served. Please do mark your calendar. Tickets can be purchased in advance using the payment menu to the right. Payment at the event is also possible. |
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Notice of Annual General Meeting (Revised)Please note that the Annual General Meeting has
been delayed. It is now scheduled for: Thursday October 18, 2018 4:00 p.m. The Ranchmen’s Club (It will be followed by our fall social at 5:00 p.m.) |
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Fall Social
52nd Anniversary Black Tie Banquet
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Author of Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World, Lord Watson is an award-winning BBC broadcaster, a partner in the multi-media consultancy and production company CTN Group, and a Fellow of the Royal Television Society. Lord Watson was elected as High Steward of Cambridge University for life in 2010. Lord Watson is a Patron of the Churchill Archives at Churchill College and Chairman of the Cambridge Foundation. Lord Watson is also a Churchill Fellow at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. A former President of the U.K. Liberal Party, he was appointed CBE in 1985 and raised to the peerage in 1999. He serves as the President of the British-German Association and Vice-President of the English Speaking Union. |
Date: June 9, 2018
Venue: The Ranchmen’s Club
710 – 13th Avenue SW, Calgary
Reception 6pm
Dinner 7pm
Black Tie or Mess Kit
Registered Society Members $225.00 (First guest of member $225.00)
Further guests and non-members $260
(Please encourage your guests to join the Society)
Annual membership $30
If you have any questions please call Mark Milke at (403) 510-6270 or email at mmilke@telus.net
- Scotch Social -
Winston Churchill in Alberta:
An after-work social with historian David Finch
October 24, 2017
5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
The Mewata Armoury, 801-11 St S.W. Calgary
Dress code: business semi-formal
(please try to avoid wearing jeans to the mess)
Cost: $20 (at the door - cash or cheque only)
Mr. Finch will elaborate on Winston Churchill’s tour of Canada and the United States in the summer of 1929, of how Alberta impressed him and he in turn charmed and fascinated the people of the province. We will learn of Churchill’s visit to a farm, to the oilfields at Turner Valley - where he invested in three companies, and to Lake Louise and Emerald Lake.
51st Anniversary Black Tie Banquet
The Society cordially invites you to its 51st annual fundraising banquet, and an address entitled Winston Churchill’s “indirect approach” by Dr. David Bercuson Dr. Bercuson will address us on Churchill as a "grand strategist" in the two world wars. He offers us this advance thought: “From the Turkish campaign in the First World War to his continuing efforts in the Second World War, Churchill demonstrated that he favoured fighting on the periphery over "going right at them". Churchill’s preference brought about Gallipoli--though you can't blame Gallipoli on the Somme because the Somme hadn't happened yet! So what was it? I'd have to speculate on Churchill's mind- set. The latter belief caused continuing difficulties with the United States.” May 25, 2017 The Ranchmen’s Club 710 – 13th Avenue SW, Calgary Reception 6pm Dinner 7pm Black Tie or Mess Kit Registered Society Members $195.00 (First guest of member $195.00) Further guests and non-Members $225 (Please encourage your guests to join the Society) Annual membership $30 If you have any questions please call Randy Iversen at (403) 286-4371 or email at randy.iversen@shaw.ca Your dinner will also include: *Updates and presentation of gold medal winner from the Sir Winston Churchill high school debates *Moot court winner updates *Results of the 2017 membership survey ![]()
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![]() A favourite of our Society’s members, historian Dr. David Bercuson was born in Montreal in August 1945. He attended Sir George Williams University, graduating in June 1966 with Honours in History and winning the Lieutenant-Governor's Silver Medal for the highest standing in history. After graduation he pursued graduate studies at the University of Toronto, earning an MA in history in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1971.
Dr. Bercuson has published in academic and popular publications on a wide range of topics specializing in modern Canadian politics, Canadian defence and foreign policy, and Canadian military history. He has written, coauthored, or edited over 30 popular and academic books and does regular commentary for television and radio. He has written for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Calgary Herald, the National Post and other newspapers. In 1988, Bercuson was elected to the Royal Society of Canada and in May 1989, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at The University of Calgary. In 1997 he was appointed Special Advisor to the Minister of National Defence on the Future of the Canadian Forces. He was a member of the Minister of National Defence’s Monitoring Committee from 1997 to 2003. He served on the Advisory Council on National Security from 2005 to 2008. Since January 1997 he has been the Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Currently he is also the Director of Programs of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, in Calgary. Dr. Bercuson served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, a Land Force Reserve military engineer unit of the Canadian Forces until November 2010. He is a member of Board of Governors of the Royal Military College of Canada. |
It is time for another Scotch Social! Not to worry, if you do not like scotch there are plenty of other options at the bar. Please invite your friends and colleagues. You do not need to be a member of the Society to attend this or any of our events.
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Date: November 29, 2016
Time: 5:30pm – 9:30pm Location: Mewata Armoury, Officers' Mess 801, 11 Street Southwest, Calgary, AB Dress code: business semi-formal (please try to avoid wearing jeans to the mess) Cost: $20 (at the door - cash or cheque only) |
Annual General Meeting
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The Society elected the following Board of Directors and Executive:
President: Mark Milke Vice President: James Maxim Past President: Steven T. Robertson Treasurer: Greg Stebbe Executive Treasurer: Landis McEwan Secretary: Peggy Anderson Communications: Devin Iversen Mount Royal University Liaison: Lori Williams High School Debate Liaison: Elisa Frank Membership: Randall Iversen Directors at Large: Justice Bruce McDonald, Robert W. Thompson, Major Peter Boyle, Blair Mason, John Bancroft MBE, CQC, QCB, Sam Armstrong, Christopher Simpkins, David Holmes |
Churchill High School Debate 2016
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50th Anniversary Black Tie Banquet
Atlantic Charter 75th Anniversary in Newfoundland - August 11-14, 2016
POSTPONED - Dinner and Musicale
Back by popular demand, the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary invites you to a nostalgic evening of song with Michael Hope of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Where: Ranchman's Club 710 - 13 Avenue SW, Calgary When: November 23, 2015 (the event has been postponed, a future date will be posted here) 6pm Reception 7pm Dinner Tickets: $170 (includes cocktails, dinner and concert) To secure your place at our tables, please mail your cheque (payable to: The Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary) to Blair Mason C/O Miles Davison Law Firm, #900, 517 – 10th Ave. SW, Calgary, T2R 0A8. We soon hope to be able to accept credit card payments through this website should this method of payment be more convenient. |
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You and a Guest are cordially invited to an evening of great food, dance, and military pageantry at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located at 7th Avenue & Centre Street SW, Calgary, Alberta. Cocktails: 18:30 hrs Dinner: 19:30 hrs Tariff: $150 per person incl. GST Make cheques payable to CHRFF Dress: Gentlemen: Mess Kit, Black Tie or Formal Highland Wear Ladies: Mess Kit, Evening Gown Decorations should be worn Please RVSP by 12th of February, 2016 by one of the following: Mail RSVP card and cheque to CHRFF, c/o LCol R Goebel, 1506 1100 8th Ave SW, Calgary AB T2P3T9 Email completed RSVP form to chrff@thecalgaryhighlanders.com Online at http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grand-highland-military-ball-tickets-19487496627 Please address questions to thecalgaryhighlanders@gmail.com |
Notice of Annual General Meeting
President: Steven Robertson
Vice President: James Maxim
Past President: Robert Thompson
Treasurer: Greg Stebbe
Executive Treasurer: Landis McEwan
Secretary: Mark Milke
Communications: Devin Iversen
Mount Royal University Liaison: Lori Williams
High School Debate Liaison: Elisa Frank
Membership: Randall Iversen
Directors at Large: Bruce Mcdonald, Major Peter Boyle, Blair Mason, Ted Morton, John Baycroft, Sam Armstrong, Christopher Simpkins
High School Churchill Debates 2015
Scotch Social - II
Our first two Scotch Socials have been a great success! Stay tuned to this page for details of the the Spring 2016 Social.
You do not need to be a member of the Society to attend this or any of our events (although if membership interests you we can help you with that as well). What we hope for our Scotch Socials is for them to become a twice annual informal gathering of political and/or historically minded Calgarians. The historic Mewata Armoury Officers' Mess is the location of our Society's Scotch Socials. Details Location: Mewata Armoury, Officers' Mess (follow the signs inside) 801, 11 Street Southwest, Calgary, AB Date: Friday September 11, 2015 Time: 5pm – 8pm Dress code: business semi-formal (please try to avoid wearing jeans to the mess) Cost: $20 (at the door - cash or cheque only) |
2015 Annual Black Tie Banquet
The Society's 49th Annual Banquet occurred on June 22, 2015. Members were treated to an address entitled “Recollections of my Grandfather” from Emma Soames.
The following articles were posted in the Calgary Herald: Churchill Society Honours High School Debate Winners Winston Churchill's granddaughter visits Alberta Sir Winston Churchill’s granddaughter speaker at Society Memorial Banquet |
Emma Soames is the eldest daughter of the Society's former Patron, the late Mary Soames, the last surviving child of Sir Winston Churchill. Emma was 15 when her Grandfather died and has vivid memories of growing up at Chartwell as well as his State Funeral.
She is a journalist and editor, a career she began in her twenties in Paris on French Vogue when her father, Christopher Soames was Ambassador from 1968-72. She continued her career in London where she was Features Editor of British Vogue and then edited Tatler Magazine. She then spent two years living in the Middle East and covered such events as the assassination of President Sadat as a freelance working for a British paper and the Boston Globe.
Later she edited the Saturday Telegraph Magazine which she did for seven years, winning many awards for the magazine and on her own behalf. Her last job was editing Saga Magazine, a large circulation monthly publication for the over- 50s. The magazine picked up awards under her editorship and, having stepped down from the editorship in 2010, she is now Editor at Large and contributes a monthly column to Saga Magazine. She has an interest in the justice system and having chaired the trustees of a charity specializing in drug rehabilitation for prisoners she is now a trustee of Fine Cell Work, a charity that teaches long-term prisoners to sew to exquisitely high standards. She is also a trustee of the Swaroski Foundation. She also now fulfils some of the duties formerly carried out by her mother, including being a trustee of the Winston Churchill Foundation (USA). She has begun working in broadcasting and TV commentary. |
The Society's First Scotch Social
50 years ago the world said goodbye to Sir Winston Churchill. For nearly as long, the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary has honoured his memory by hosting distinguished speakers and encouraging oratory excellence in both high school and post-secondary students. After five decades it is clear, many Calgarians share our interest, respect, and admiration for this great statesman. On January 23rd the Society hosted an evening to celebrate his memory.
You do not need to be a member of the Society to attend this or any of our events (although if membership interests you we can help you with that as well). What we hope for our Scotch Socials is for them to become a twice annual informal gathering of political and/or historically minded Calgarians. The historic Mewata Armoury Officers' Mess was the location of our Society's inaugural Scotch Social. Details Location: Mewata Armoury, Officers' Mess (follow the signs inside) 801, 11 Street Southwest, Calgary, AB Date: Friday January 23, 2015 Time: 5pm – 8pm Dress code: business semi-formal (please try to avoid wearing jeans to the mess) Cost: $20 (at the door - cash or cheque only) |
Thank you for making our first Scotch Social a great success! |
Fall Dinner 2014
2014 Annual Black Tie Banquet![]() Date: May 29, 2014
Time: 6pm - 9pm Location: The Ranchman's Club 710-13th Avenue SW, Calgary Alberta Speaker: Dr. David BercussonTopic: "Churchill and King: Mars meets Venus during the Second World War" Calgary Herald coverage of the dinner, click here... David Bercuson was born in Montreal in August 1945. He attended Sir George Williams University, graduating in June 1966 with Honours in History and winning the Lieutenant-Governor's Silver Medal for the highest standing in history. After graduation he pursued graduate studies at the University of Toronto, earning an MA in history in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1971.
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Dr. Bercuson has published in academic and popular publications on a wide range of topics specializing in modern Canadian politics, Canadian defence and foreign policy, and Canadian military history. He has written, coauthored, or edited over 30 popular and academic books and does regular commentary for television and radio. He has written for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Calgary Herald, the National Post and other newspapers. In 1988, Bercuson was elected to the Royal Society of Canada and in May 1989, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at The University of Calgary. In 1997 he was appointed Special Advisor to the Minister of National Defence on the Future of the Canadian Forces. He was a member of the Minister of National Defence’s Monitoring Committee from 1997 to 2003. He served on the Advisory Council on National Security from 2005 to 2008. Since January 1997 he has been the Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Currently he is also the Director of Programs of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, which is based in Calgary and the Director International Policy for the University’s School of Public Policy. Dr. Bercuson served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, a Land Force Reserve military engineer unit of the Canadian Forces until November 2010. He was a member of Board of Governors of the Royal Military College of Canada from 2007 to 2013. In 2002 Dr. Bercuson was awarded the J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal from the Royal Society of Canada. In 2003, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Dr. Bercuson’s newest book Long Night of the Tankers: Hitler’s war Against Caribbean Oil will be published in June, 2014. |
High School Churchill Debates 2014
Moot Court - 27 March 2014 |
The moot exercise is part of a political science course taken by students in policy studies, justice studies and a variety of other majors. MRU students act as justices, lawyers and journalists, presenting arguments and asking questions during the moot hearing, and deciding whether or not to allow the appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Moot Court - 28 November 2013Location: Court of Queens Bench
Contact the Society for more information |
The moot exercise is part of a political science course taken by students in policy studies, justice studies and a variety of other majors. MRU students act as justices, lawyers and journalists, presenting arguments and asking questions during the moot hearing, and deciding whether or not to allow the appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada.
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2013 Fall Dinner
Margaret Thatcher 13 October 1925 - 8 April 2013The world mourns the passing of a political legendIt is with tremendous sadness that the members of the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary bid farewell to the Baroness, Margaret Thatcher. Media Release...
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Moot Court - 4 April 2013Location: Court of Queens Bench
Contact the Society for more information |
The moot exercise is part of a political science course taken by students in policy studies, justice studies and a variety of other majors. MRU students act as justices, lawyers and journalists, presenting arguments and asking questions during the moot hearing, and deciding whether or not to allow the appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Musicale - 28 November 2012
