To mark the 200th anniversary of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birth, Library and Archives Canada will display a rare locket featuring the first known photograph of Sir John A. Macdonald, as well as images of his wife and his son Hugh John. The event will take place at Bellevue House, 35 Centre St. Call 613-894-7509.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) will introduce the newest Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) as part of an official welcoming ceremony at Queen’s University. The CERC Program attracts talented researchers who are world leaders in their respective scientific fields, strengthening Canada’s own leadership in research, post-secondary education, and science and technology development. … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) will tour Innovation Park at Queen’s University designed to support the development and growth of entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs in the Kingston area. The event will be held at Innovation Park, Queen’s University, 945 Princess Street. Call 613-943-6177.
An infrastructure event regarding the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts will take place. In attendence will be Conservative MP Pierre Lemieux (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Ont.); Sophie Kiwala, MPP for Kingston and the Islands and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Mark Gerretsen, Mayor of the City of Kingston, as well as Daniel Woolf, principal … Read more
Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Gary Goodyear (Cambridge Ont.) will address members of the Eastern Ontario Community Futures Development Corporation Network at the Annual General Meeting in Kingston. The event will be held at The Ambassador Hotel and Conference Centre, 1550 Princess Street, Ontario East Room. Call 613-943-7599.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will deliver the Donald Gow Lecture at Queen’s University entitled “Canada in the 21stCentury: A Vision for Peace, Prosperity and Global Leadership”. The event will be held at Queen’s Bioscience Complex – Room 1101. Call 613-323-7974.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will give a speech at the Kingston Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. The event will be held at Holiday Inn Waterfront – Martello room (6th floor), 2 Princess Street. Call 613-323-7974.
Approximately 120 members from The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment (PWOR) will conduct a memorial ceremony at the PWOR Armouries. A ceremony will be held in remembrance of fallen comrades of the 21st Battalion at the battle of Vimy Ridge April 9-12, 1917. The event will take place at 100 Montreal St. Email amelia.kerrigan@forces.gc.ca.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will address the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held at the Delta Kingston Waterfront Hotel, 1 Johnson Street. Call 613-947-5100.
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (PWOR) will be conducting a Church parade in celebration of the closing of their 150th anniversary. The event will be held at 100 Montreal St, Kingston. Call 613-539-6703.
