Minister Duncan to make an announcement

Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) will announce local recipients of funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s PromoScience Program.  This event will take place at BIG Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. Call 613-404-2733.

Minister Brison to make an announcement

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) will celebrate the completion of an infrastructure project supported through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. This event will take place at Thompson Rivers University, Industrial Training and Technology Centre, HVAC Refrigeration Lab, 2nd Floor, … Read more

NEB to hold hearings into Trans Mountain Pipeline

The National Energy Board will resume Detailed Route Hearings to hear from landowners who have raised concerns with the detailed route of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project. A daily schedule of appearances and transcripts are available on the NEB website. This event will take place at Hotel 540, 540 Victoria St. Call 403-613-6126.

PS Leslie to hold a roundtable meeting on NAFTA

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations) Andrew Leslie (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) will host a public town hall meeting on NAFTA modernization. This event will take place at the Thompson Hotel, 650 Victoria St. Call 343-203-7700.

MP Aldag to make an announcement

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Liberal MP John Aldag (Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C.) will attend an event as part of the Government of Canada’s celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Confederation. This event will take place at The Tournament Capital Centre, 910 McGill Rd. Call 694-666-7038.

Green leader May to join panel discussion

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will join a panel, hosted by the Kamloops Area Preservation Association, to discuss the impact of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine on the local community and environment in Kamloops, B.C. This event will take place at St. Andrew’s on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Call 613-614-4916.

Mulcair will hold a rally

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will hold a rally at Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way. 

Joint initiative to support smoking cessation

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and for Western Economic Diversification Cathy McLeod (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, B.C.) will announce a joint initiative with the Running Room and Canadian Cancer Society to help people quit smoking. The event will be held at the Running Room, Columbia Place Shopping Centre, 1210 Summit Drive, Unit 300. Call 613-957-0200.