Press articles

The Reporter, August 2021

Friends United Founder, Rolf Bouman, nominated among the Top 25 Immigrants in Canada 

Cape Breton Post, July 2021

Article about Loretta and Shiane Gould, Friends United Artists

The Reporter, May 2021

Re-opening the Friends United Center to the public

Cape Breton Post, May 2021

Friends United Convention Center soon open to the public

Cape Breton Post, May 2021

BC Tree becomes Totem Pole in Cape Breton (Artist: Gerry Sheena)

Cape Breton Post, March 2021

Grandmothers to return to traditional Mi’kmaq leadership roles

The Inverness Oran, Febr. 2021

453 year old white cedar trees get new life in Cape Breton (PDF)

The Reporter, March 2019

Artist work together at Friends United Center

The Reporter, March 2019

Friends United Center keeps building bridges

The Inverness Oran, March 2019

Friends United aims to bridge the divide between cultures (PDF)

The Reporter, May 2014

Rolf Bouman receives Cultural Award of Merit on behalf of Friends United (PDF)

The Inverness Oran, May 2014

Rolf Bouman receives Cultural Award of Merit on behalf of Friends United (PDF)

The Inverness Oran 2013

First Nations art exhibit on display in Halifax (PDF)

The Reporter, November 2013

Mi’kmaq heritage centre unveiled to the public

The Chronicle Herald 2013

Halifax Friends United exhibition (PDF)

The Sunday Herald

Mi’kmaq art at city hall January 2012 (PDF)

Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Nations News, February 2012

Halifax City Hall: Aboriginal Art on display (PDF)

Cape Breton Post, February 2012

Friends United exhibit includes island artists (PDF)

The Reporter, February 2012

First Nations art exhibit opens (PDF)

The Casket, October 2012

Friends United features Aboriginal artists (PDF)

The Inverness Oran

Friends United honours First Nation peoples and aboriginal artists Nov. 28, 2011 (PDF)

The Inverness Oran

Rolf Bouman and the Friends United International Convention Centre

Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce Award for Friends United