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The story below is about a very important Czech doctor, Premysl Pelnar, who recently passed away (5th of April, 2009) at the age of 95 years old. Dr. Pelnar, a Czech physician, who immigrated to Canada from the former Czechoslovakia in 1964, played a significant role in the area of occupational health. For example, he organized several research projects that resulted in hundreds of scientific publications and lead several research projects all over the world. A fund named “Dr. Premysl (Mike) Pelnar Academic Enrichment Fund” was also established in his honor in the Department of Occupational Health at McGill University in Montreal. The story is written by our new author Josef Cermak, a Doctor of Law, journalist, writer, poet, actor and a lifelong organizer of public and scientific life for Czech and Slovak countrymen in Canada. The Czech version to this article can be found in our “Czech Only” version of CzechFolks.com named CzechFolks.com PLUS, where he regularly contributes with his insightful and brilliant articles.

I am hoping that Dr. Premysl (Premík, Mike) Pelnar is with us in spirit. I am sure that if he could, he would be with us in body as well. And most likely would deliver a riveting, charming and smiling oration on the vicissitudes of his life. And what a life it was! Read the rest of this entry (Čtětě více ZDE) »

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Recently, you had an opportunity to learn about scouting and its history in the Czech Republic. If you think of scouts, you may think of tents, summer activities and games, bonfires, and lots of fun. It is possible that you or your children may experience all that and more in summer camps. How great would it be if you can actually find a camp abroad that is dedicated to Czech or Slovak children and their friends? The one that we will introduce to you today is called Hostýn and it is the last remaining piece of property in the province of Quebec that is owned by the Czech and Slovak community. The camp was established by the Czech Jesuit P. Bohuslav Janíček and on May 9th it celebrated its 55th anniversary. The camp, however, had some dark times when it did not serve its original purpose, but the hard work and strong belief in supporting Czech and Slovak heritage brought the camp back to its former glory as it once was.

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Last month we switched to a new way of announcing current events. Since many of you visit the “CURRENT EVENTS” page regularly, there is no need to send you reminders. Don’t forget that our list is changing frequently, thus, we recommend visiting this page regularly. CLICK HERE.

Did we miss your event? Please, let us know HERE.

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Are you looking for the most recent list of Czech Embassies? Here is a complete summary of 20 locations in the U.S.A. but also in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. The complete list includes locations, contacts, and hours of operations.

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Hledate nejnovejsi seznam Ceskych ambasad? Zde najdete kompletni souhrn 20-ti oblasti v U.S.A., ale take ve Velke Britanii, Kanade, Australii, Novem Zelande a Irsku. Tento kompletni seznam obsahuje adresy, kontakty a uredni hodiny.