Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC (STIBC)
400, 1501 W Broadway V6J 4Z6 Vancouver, BC, Canada

We thank Julia Zu (right) for her help with membership services in the last five months, and wish her good luck for her new projects. Anabelle Escaffré (left) is taking over the duties this week. Goodbye Julia and Anabelle: welcome!

Who must we thank for the Thanksgiving holiday in our calendar? In Canada, the Parliament selected the second Monday of October in 1957. But it was celebrated in Canada since the early 1800's, sometimes at very different dates. Some historians found evidence that New-France Governor Champlain celebrated it as soon as 1606, inspired by First Nations rituals for harvest in Fall. In Ancient History, this tradition could have been inspired by Hebraic tradition of Soukkhot, mentioned in the Torah. Or by the Greek tradition of Thesmophoria in October, in honour of Demeter, the goddess of Agriculture. That makes a lot of people to thank! :)

The Board of Directors for 2020-2021 elected at the AGM will have two new members: Silvia Xalabardé as Vice President, Evelyna Radoslavova as Secretary. Otherwise the other members renewing are: Stefanie Kennell (President), Angela Fairbank (Registrar), Navdeep Atwal, Stefano Gulmanelli, Tanja Krzman, Khin Tan, Luke Yin. Anyone interested to join as Treasurer?

A little reminder to our members: tomorrow evening is our Zoom AGM. If you are not yet registered, you can still join us at 7 p.m.! All the documents for the meeting are available on our web site (Member Login required).