The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival will be held. The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival features 10 days of world-class jazz. Artists include Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, Ziggy Marley and John Mayall, among others. The event will be held at Confederation Park. More information is available online.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) will speak at a fundraising dinner, with net proceeds benefiting Rx&D’s Health Research Foundation. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Mulroney government’s improvements to the Patent Act, which ushered in an era of growth for Canada’s research-based pharmaceutical companies, and more importantly, advancements in research, discovery and … Read more
The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians will hold a memorial service celebrating the lives of 22 former parliamentarians on Parliament Hill. The event will be held in the Senate Chamber, Centre Block. More information is available online. Call 613-947-1690.
Doors Open Ottawa 2012 is the region’s largest heritage event, unlocking more than 100 of the area’s most architecturally interesting or historically significant buildings, many of which are not normally open to the public from embassies to science labs. Some sites of interest include City of Ottawa Central Archives and Ottawa Public Library Materials and … Read more
The Editors’ Association of Canada hosts its annual conference. Sessions will explore editing, language, career-building and more. The event will be held at the Ottawa Convention Centre. More information is available online.
Economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin will present a lecture entitled, "The End of Growth." Rubin is certain that the world’s governments are getting it wrong. Instead of moving the world towards economic recovery, measures being taken now are digging citizens into a deeper hole. The event is presented by the Ottawa International Writers Festival. … Read more
The Writers Festival presents the remarkable tale of two women named Nazanin – one a Canadian at the height of her career, the other a teenager on death row in Iran – and how one email changed their lives forever. The event will be held at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Street. More information is … Read more
The Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development and Action Canada for Population and Development present the Canadian premiere of "Not Yet Rain", a short film by award-winning filmmaker Lisa Russell exploring the challenges faced by women in Ethiopia seeking safe abortion services and care. Saba Kidanemariam, county director, Ipas Ethiopia will give the … Read more
The Canadian International Council National Capital Branch hosts an event entitled, “Rising India: Will the Elephant Dance with Canada? Challenges and Opportunities” with David Malone, president of the International Development Research Centre, and author of Does the Elephant? Contemporary Foreign Policy, and Peter Sutherland, senior business advisor, Asia, to Aird and Berlis LLP. The event … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police's National Missing Children Operations will hold a news conference to mark National Missing Children’s Day. The event will be held at Good Shepherd School, 101 Bearbrook Road. Call 613-843-5999.
