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The official countdown for New Year’s Eve has yet to begin but already the Scottish Society of Ottawa is in celebration mode as it prepares to host its 4th annual Hogmanay in and around Lansdowne’s Aberdeen Pavilion on December 31st.
Organizers, along with their corporate and community partners, received “100,000 welcomes” in Scottish Gaelic fashion from British High Commissioner Howard Drake and his wife, Gill, at a reception they threw Thursday night at their official residence, Earnscliffe.
The historic Victorian manor was built by a Scot and was home to our Scottish-born first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald (not to put a damper on things but it’s also where he passed away). Our ties to the UK’s most northern country are deeper than the Loch Ness; one in six Canadians is of full or partial Scottish descent.
Guests included Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus and former Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney. Making a special appearance was the group’s new mascot, Hamish the Haggis. He’s really cute and cuddly if you forget for a moment what haggis is: stuffed, boiled sheep stomach.
NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay), and two of his daughters, Lola Angus and Mariah Angus-Griffin, attended a reception hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, for the Scottish Society of Ottawa.
Hogmanay is a free, family-friendly and fireworks-packed party organized by the Scottish Society, which is also behind the annual Robbie Burns Dinner and the popular new Sir John A’s Great Canadian Kilt Skate. The Scottish-style New Year’s Eve party has been attracting crowds as big as 10,000.
Scottish Society board chair Kevin MacLeod, Canadian secretary to the queen and former Usher of the Black Rod, spoke about the group’s mission to “shine a light” on the role that the Scottish-Canadian community has played in the evolution of our country.
“I think the real power of what we’re doing, the real essence of what we’re doing with Hogmanay is sharing with other people our pride in our cultural background and encouraging them to do the same thing, because it’s a celebration of who we are individually, as a group and as a nation,” he told the room. “We’re shining a light on the rich tapestry that is Canadian society.”
From right, British High Commissioner Howard Drake welcomes the Scottish Society of Ottawa at a reception he hosted at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Standing nearby is Kevin MacLeod, board chair of the Scottish Society.
A Touch of Class owner Daphne Spencer, seated with her husband, Sam, cuddles the Scottish Society of Ottawa’s new mascot, Hamish the Haggis, at a reception hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
From left, David Smythe, general manager of the Lord Elgin Hotel, with Scottish Society of Ottawa kilt skater Don Cummer and Ottawa businessman Craig Buckley at a reception held for the Scottish Society at Earnscliffe, the official residence of the British high commissioner, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
Piper Ross May performed at a reception hosted for the Scottish Society of Ottawa on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Earnscliffe, the official residence of the British high commissioner.
Canada’s new Science Minister, Kirsty Duncan, who has deep Scottish roots, with British High Commissioner Howard Drake at a reception hosted by the diplomat at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, for the Scottish Society of Ottawa.
Hamish the Haggis, held by Richard Fleming, made a special appearance at a reception for the Scottish Society of Ottawa, hosted Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Earnscliffe by the British high commissioner.
From left, NDP MP Charlie Angus, who has Scottish roots, with National Post political columnist John Ivison, a native of Dumfries, Scotland and the executive director of the Scottish Society of Ottawa, at a reception hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, for the Scottish Society.
Alberta Conservative MP Jason Kenney in conversation with a pair of Ontario legislative interns at a reception hosted by the British high commissioner on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Earnscliffe for the Scottish Society of Ottawa.
Fiona Murray Cook with her husband, Don Cook, and mother-in-law, Gay Cook, a member of the Morrison family that immigrated from Scotland in the 1830s, at a reception for the Scottish Society of Ottawa hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake helps promote the Scottish Society of Ottawa’s new mascot, Hamish the Haggis, alongside the society’s director of special events, Alison Smith, at a reception he hosted at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
Scottish Society of Ottawa board chair Kevin MacLeod with the group’s fun-loving new mascot, Hamish the Haggis, and board secretary Heather Theoret at the event launch for Hogmanay, held at the official residence of the British high commissioner on Thursday, December 3, 2015. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
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Organizers, along with their corporate and community partners, received “100,000 welcomes” in Scottish Gaelic fashion from British High Commissioner Howard Drake and his wife, Gill, at a reception they threw Thursday night at their official residence, Earnscliffe.
The historic Victorian manor was built by a Scot and was home to our Scottish-born first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald (not to put a damper on things but it’s also where he passed away). Our ties to the UK’s most northern country are deeper than the Loch Ness; one in six Canadians is of full or partial Scottish descent.
Guests included Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus and former Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney. Making a special appearance was the group’s new mascot, Hamish the Haggis. He’s really cute and cuddly if you forget for a moment what haggis is: stuffed, boiled sheep stomach.
NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay), and two of his daughters, Lola Angus and Mariah Angus-Griffin, attended a reception hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, for the Scottish Society of Ottawa.
Hogmanay is a free, family-friendly and fireworks-packed party organized by the Scottish Society, which is also behind the annual Robbie Burns Dinner and the popular new Sir John A’s Great Canadian Kilt Skate. The Scottish-style New Year’s Eve party has been attracting crowds as big as 10,000.
Scottish Society board chair Kevin MacLeod, Canadian secretary to the queen and former Usher of the Black Rod, spoke about the group’s mission to “shine a light” on the role that the Scottish-Canadian community has played in the evolution of our country.
“I think the real power of what we’re doing, the real essence of what we’re doing with Hogmanay is sharing with other people our pride in our cultural background and encouraging them to do the same thing, because it’s a celebration of who we are individually, as a group and as a nation,” he told the room. “We’re shining a light on the rich tapestry that is Canadian society.”
From right, British High Commissioner Howard Drake welcomes the Scottish Society of Ottawa at a reception he hosted at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Standing nearby is Kevin MacLeod, board chair of the Scottish Society.
A Touch of Class owner Daphne Spencer, seated with her husband, Sam, cuddles the Scottish Society of Ottawa’s new mascot, Hamish the Haggis, at a reception hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
From left, David Smythe, general manager of the Lord Elgin Hotel, with Scottish Society of Ottawa kilt skater Don Cummer and Ottawa businessman Craig Buckley at a reception held for the Scottish Society at Earnscliffe, the official residence of the British high commissioner, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
Piper Ross May performed at a reception hosted for the Scottish Society of Ottawa on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Earnscliffe, the official residence of the British high commissioner.
Canada’s new Science Minister, Kirsty Duncan, who has deep Scottish roots, with British High Commissioner Howard Drake at a reception hosted by the diplomat at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, for the Scottish Society of Ottawa.
Hamish the Haggis, held by Richard Fleming, made a special appearance at a reception for the Scottish Society of Ottawa, hosted Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Earnscliffe by the British high commissioner.
From left, NDP MP Charlie Angus, who has Scottish roots, with National Post political columnist John Ivison, a native of Dumfries, Scotland and the executive director of the Scottish Society of Ottawa, at a reception hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, for the Scottish Society.
Alberta Conservative MP Jason Kenney in conversation with a pair of Ontario legislative interns at a reception hosted by the British high commissioner on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Earnscliffe for the Scottish Society of Ottawa.
Fiona Murray Cook with her husband, Don Cook, and mother-in-law, Gay Cook, a member of the Morrison family that immigrated from Scotland in the 1830s, at a reception for the Scottish Society of Ottawa hosted by the British high commissioner at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake helps promote the Scottish Society of Ottawa’s new mascot, Hamish the Haggis, alongside the society’s director of special events, Alison Smith, at a reception he hosted at his official residence, Earnscliffe, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
Scottish Society of Ottawa board chair Kevin MacLeod with the group’s fun-loving new mascot, Hamish the Haggis, and board secretary Heather Theoret at the event launch for Hogmanay, held at the official residence of the British high commissioner on Thursday, December 3, 2015. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
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