The Best in Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival makes a stop in Ottawa on its cross-country tour. The event will be held at the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street. More information is available online.
The National Capital Commission Board of Directors is holding a public meeting, followed by its AGM. The event will be held at the National Capital Commission's headquarters, Room 324, 40 Elgin Street. Contact info@ncc-ccn.ca.
The National Press Club of Canada Foundation will co-present Bill Owen's invitation to Glenn Greenwald, noted American journalist and constitutional lawyer. The event will be held at Saint Paul University Auditorium, 223 Main Street, Room 203. More information is available online. Call 613-868-8539.
National president of the Union representing 11,000 public safety workers of the Canada Border Services Agency Jean Pierre Fortin will reveal the impact of the federal budget cuts on national security. The event will be held at the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery, Charles Lynch Press Conference Room (Center Block, 130-S). Call 450-357-6684.
Dr. Janice Keefe from Mount Saint Vincent University will present a Big Thinking breakfast lecture entitled, "Who cares? Aging boomers and caregiving policy in Canada." The lecture asks, as boomers age and demographics shift, who will step up to the plate as the health system gets increasingly pinched? What role can governments play as Canadians … Read more
Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON), Liberal Defence critic John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, ON) and Liberal House Leader Marc Garneau (Westmount-Ville-Marie, QC) will hold a press conference to demonstrate how the government is lying to cover-up their complete mismanagement of the biggest military procurement in Canada’s history. The event will be held at the … Read more
Oxfam Canada executive director Robert Fox, Oxfam Quebec policy director Lina Holguin, and partners visiting from Mali and Niger will be available for a briefing and for interviews to provide first-hand information about efforts to stave off mass hunger for millions of people in the Sahel region of West Africa. The event will be held … Read more
John Bennett of the Sierra Club of Canada, Gordon Edwards from the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Ole Hendrickson from Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Jeff Brackett of Safe and Green Energy will hold a media conference on why the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission should not grant Shield Source Incorporated (SSI) of Peterborough, ON, … Read more
Join British High Commissioner Dr. Andrew Pocock for a talk at the Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club luncheon. The event will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online.
The SWAP Team brings its annual event in Ottawa entitled, "Take Off Your Clothes." Participants bring nearly new or gently used clean clothing, shoes, accessories for men, women and children. Stylists will be on hand to give tips. All remaining clothing goes to charity partners such as Goodwill. More information is available online.
