Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) will address entrepreneurs at the Ignition Awards in Edmonton during BDC Small Business Week about the government's actions to reduce red tape for businesses. The event will be held at the Westin Hotel, 10135-101 Street. Call 613-957-2666.
Polytechnics Canada holds its seventh annual Student Applied Research Showcase. Speakers include Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) and Conservative MP James Rajotte (Edmonton-Leduc, Alta.). The event will be held at NAIT Main Campus. More information is available online.
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada Edmonton presents a seminar on “Public Sector Renewal: Perspective from Multiple Orders of Government” with guest speakers Paul Watson and Simon Farbrother. The event will be held at Shaw Conference Centre. More information is available online.
Hundreds of people and organizations from across the country who are working on food issues are preparing to converge upon Edmonton for the 7th National Assembly of Food Secure Canada (FSC). Powering up! Food for the Future, will be held at NAIT (the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology), and is being organized in collaboration with … Read more
On behalf of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.), Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Tim Uppal (Edmonton-Sherwood Park, Alta.) will announce a joint infrastructure project. The event will be held at 12009 Meridian Street North East,. Call 613-996-8080.
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.), Conservative MP Laurie Hawn (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) will announce government support for youth in Edmonton. The event will be held at Edmonton Expo Centre, Hall C, Main Stage, 7515 118 Avenue. Call 819-994-2482.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will attend the Alberta NDP convention to make a keynote address. The event will be held at Salon A/B, Crowne Plaza, Chateau Lacombe, 10111 Bellamy Hill. Call 613-323-7974.
Edmonton and Area Liberals will host an end of the summer BBQ. The event will be held at Victoria Park, Site 6, 12130 River Valley Road, Northwest. Call 780-434-1984.
Chief electoral officer of Canada Marc Mayrand will discuss civic education and youth civic engagement in Canadian schools with student teachers at the University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean. The event is part of Canada's Democracy Week, an Elections Canada civic education initiative. The event will be held at the Jean-Louis Dentinger Room, La Cite Francophone, … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) will deliver remarks to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce focusing on the important role of Canada's Aboriginal community in the country's economic growth and long-term prosperity. The event will be held at the Westin Hotel, Manitoba/Saskatchewan Room 10135 100 Street. Call 819-997-0002.
