1974 AACS Niagara Conference report by Bert Witvoet: For those who attended the Niagara Conference it was an occasion to be treasured. As conference chairman Thomas McIntire pointed out, it was also a unique occasion. Having two economists, one from England and one from Holland, present a Christian critique of modern

1975 AACS Niagara Conference Report: Seven Hundred Attend Workshops on Aspects of Male-Female Relationships. Wow! We set a few records at our 1975 Niagara Conference: the total registration approached about 900 people and included 200 children. The temperature inside and outside approached 100 F. And there were over 160 tents and

1976 AACS Niagara Conference report by Bill and Amy Rowe: The annual AACS Niagara Conference was held on July 30 through August 3. Tents sprang up everywhere on the campus of Niagara Christian College, filling the area nearly to capacity with 900 adults and children. Activities got under way Friday night

1977 AACS Niagara Conference report by Linda Leenders: Resting from the daily vocational work of their hands, 800 people gathered together on the August 1 holiday weekend to reflect on the theme “The Work of Our Hands”. Coming from all walks of life and numerous provinces and states, this large body

1978 AACS Niagara Conference report by five Chatham Families: On the morning of Friday, August 4, the campus of Niagara Christian College was a scene of tranquility — large buildings and freshly cut lawns underneath generation-old trees, beside the fast flowing Niagara River. Standing there, one would never imagine that four hours

1979 AACS Niagara Conference report by Nicholas Terpstra: The reformational movement has often adopted the biblical imagery of salt and light when speaking of its role in modern culture. These images reflect the conviction that our place in culture is not on the sidelines but in the center or, God willing,

1980 AACS Niagara Conference report by William & Nell Van Geest: “The Seasons are Fixed by Wisdom Divine” was the theme of the twenty- second annual AACS Ontario Conference held in Fort Erie August 1 through 4. Over 800 people gathered on the grounds of Niagara Christian College to listen to

1982 AACS Niagara Conference report by Rosanne Lopers Sweetman: For the first time in history, groups of people had to be turned away from the Niagara conference in Ontario because registration was so high. A popular theme, "All in the Family," and a lineup of workshops on issues all families face

1983 AACS Summer Conferences report by Kathy Vanderkloet: AACS summer conferences are washouts (but successful nonetheless). “… and the rains came down and the floods came up” and a lot of people got thoroughly soaked on the first night of the Ontario Niagara Conference, as the longest summer dry spell in

1984 ICS Niagara Conference report by Kathy Vanderkloet: The flagship Ontario Family Conference has always relied on volunteers to help make it run smoothly, but this year the presence of such volunteers extended to the planning and organizing committee as well, as Aukje Masselink and Nick Terpstra joined ICS staffers Bob