Event Location: London, ON

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) will present Veterans at the Parkwood Institute with hand-crafted valentines bearing messages of thanks and admiration. The unique and special cards were created by students, organizations and individuals from across Canada as part of the Valentines for Vets program. The event will be held at 550 Wellington Rd. Call 613-992-7468.

The Department of Economic and the Western Economics Society, Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri will explain the challenges of measuring core inflation. He will discuss how the Bank filters out the “noise” of volatile but transitory price changes as it sets monetary policy that can lead a robust economy. This event will take place … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Kate Young (London West, Ont.) will highlight important drone safety initiatives on behalf of Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.). The event will be held at Fanshawe College – Aviation Centre (London International Airport), 1000 Air Ontario Drive PVT. Call 519-473-5955.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Kate Young (London West, Ont.) and Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.) will make an announcement supporting manufacturing and job creation in London. This event will take place at Hanwha L&C Canada Inc., 2860 Innovation Dr. … Read more

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.) and Cathy Burghardt-Jesson, Board Chair, Lake Huron Primary Water Supply System, will take part in an infrastructure event regarding clean water for Southwestern Ontario. This event will take place at the London Convention Centre, 300 York St. Call 613-219-0149.

Liberal MP Kate Young (London West Ont.), Deb Matthews, Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre; and Mayor Matt Brown, City of London, will celebrate the opening of new affordable housing initiatives in London and the surrounding area. The event will be held at 77 Tecumseh Ave. W. Call 416-218-3331.

Western University will host a technical briefing on the CanMars 2016 mission, a Mars sample return simulation mission set in the Utah desert, that the Canadian Space Agency is leading. At the university, a science team comprising students and researchers from five Canadian universities, as well as international partner space agencies and universities, will be working with the CSA to successfully … Read more

Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.) and Deb Matthews, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development, will announce infrastructure funding. This announcement will also highlight the benefits of the new Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. This event will take place at the Faculty of Engineering, Western University, Richard Dillon Atrium – … Read more

Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) will make an announcement regarding university faculty data collection by Statistics Canada. The event will be held at the Dean’s Suite, Social Science Building, 9th Floor, Western University. Call 343-291-2600.

Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Kate Young (London West, Ont.) will help celebrate the $66 million Canada First Research Excellence Fund grant for Western announced earlier this week. The event will be held at the Robarts Research Institute, Hallman Atrium, Western University. Call 519-661-2111 x 85283.