The Ottawa International Film Festival will be held. Films to be screened include: Thirteen Downs, Free China-The Courage to Believe and If I Should Fall. The event will be held at World Exchange Plaza, 111 Albert Street. More information is available online.
The Trinidad and Tobago Association of Ottawa hosts its Gala Dinner and Dance in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its independence. Keynote speaker professor Joanne St. Lewis will give a short address, followed by dinner and dancing. The event will be held at the Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-247-1459.
Festival of India is Ottawa’s first festival dedicated to Indian culture. The ambassador of India S.M. Gavai and British high commissioner Andrew Pocock will participate in the opening ceremonies with the Chenda Melam drummers kicking things off. The event will be held at Lebreton Flats. Call 613-868-2968.
World Press Photo presents the award-winning images from the prestigious World Press Photo 12. Presented by the Canadian War Museum and The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The event will be held at the Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place. Call 819-776-8616.
International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, BC) will tour the Bombardier Aerospace facility. Fast will be joined by Conservative MP Mark Adler (York Centre, ON). During the visit, Fast and Adler will meet with Bombardier executives to discuss the ways that international trade helps to create jobs for Canadian workers and increases prosperity across the … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation will be unveiling a new billboard aimed at reforming the MP pension plan. A news conference with federation director Gregory Thomas and the federation national research director Derek Fildebrandt will take place. The event will be held at Ogilvie Road and Blair Road (South side of the street, facing East) at … Read more
NDP Agriculture critic Malcolm Allen (Welland, ON) and deputy critic Ruth Ellen Brosseau (Berthier-Maskinongé, QC) will hold a press conference to address problems farmers are facing during this historic drought. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre. Call 613-292-2970.
Liberal Housing critic John McCallum (Markham–Unionville, ON) will hold a press conference to discuss how the government's failure to bring affordable housing to the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax will have a strong negative impact on young Canadians and students. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. … Read more
Representatives from the Government of Canada and the Government of Israel are in Ottawa to deliver on their commitments made during the Canada-Israel Technology Innovation Summits held in 2010 and 2011. Canadian and Israeli companies and their collaborators will now submit their proposals for research and development projects in areas of mutual priorities which include … Read more
On behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, ON) will make an announcement that will support Canadian innovation and the Canadian economy. The event will be held at Solana … Read more
