The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development presents The Art of Giving: A Gala Soirée. All proceeds go to the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign. The event will take place at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier Street. More information is available online.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) will participate in a photo opportunity at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2013 College of Fellows Annual Dinner. He will be joined by Laureen Harper. The event will be held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier Street. Call 613-957-5555.
Governor General and patron of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) David Johnston will award the 2013 Massey Medal to Dr. David Ley, professor at the University of British Columbia. The award will be presented during the RCGS Awards Ceremony, prior to the RCGS College of Fellows annual dinner. The event will be held at … Read more
Starting on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will hold a public hearing to consider the feasibility of establishing a video relay service in Canada for Canadians who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. The hearings will take place at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 10 Promenade du Portage, … Read more
Historica Canada will be joined by students from St. Patrick’s Catholic High School and Nepean High School, local journalists, community members and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, Ont.) as he hosts The Amazing Citizenship Race Game-Show, a quiz show competition at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. Celebrating Historica Canada’s Citizenship Challenge, … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will deliver the opening address at the Creating Canada: from the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to Modern Treaties symposium. This event, hosted by the Land Claims Agreements Coalition, will be held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, in Gatineau, Quebec. Johnston will speak on the Royal Proclamation's historic and ongoing significance … Read more
On behalf of National Defence Minister Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake , Man.) will make an announcement related to the Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers programs. The event will be held at the Le Regiment de Hull, Salaberry Armoury, 188 Alexandre-Tache Boulevard. Call 613-992-6865.
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) will make brief remarks and have a media availability after the meeting of Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for local government. The event will be held at Palais des Congres (Desert A), … Read more
The 2013 WiDS Fall Cocktail Cruise aboard the Empress of Ottawa will be both a social and networking event. The funds raised go towards the WiDS Memorial Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to female university students or currently employed female defence and security personnel, who are pursuing higher education and are planning careers related to … Read more
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Ottawa and Gatineau to attend various events. Hansen will be at Wings over Gatineau-Ottawa; major Hansen will also fly the Hawk One F-86 Sabre during the air show. More information is available online. Call 450-926-4370.
