Event Location: Ottawa

The House of Commons is scheduled to return after its summer break.

The Dorchester Review will take place at the Bytown Museum, 1 Canal Lane. Refreshments will be served. Contact hmchampion@sympatico.ca.

Governor General of Canada David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will participate in the 10th annual Ceremony of Remembrance at the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument. The ceremony will take place at the west side of Confederation Park. Call 613-998-9166.

A goodbye party for CBC Radio's morning host and host of The House on Saturday mornings, Kathleen Petty, will be held at Metropolitan Brasserie, 700 Sussex Drive, before she relocates to Calgary. Contact don.martin@ctv.ca.

The Canadian Conference of the Arts will host the next installment of its cultural forum series, "Thinking Culture Provincial Cultural Policy: Then and Now." Speakers will include School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Monica Gattinger, Institut national de la recherche scientifique -Urbanisation, Culture et Société, Diane Saint-Pierre and Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa, … Read more

The stars of Starbuck with Director Ken Scott and Producer Andre Rouleau, as well as Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, BC) will unveil this new comedy. Just when David Wosniak (Patrick Huard) decides to finally take control of his life, this eternal 42 year old teenager discovers that he’s the biological father of … Read more

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON) and Minister of State (Seniors) Alice Wong (Richmond, BC) will launch a call for proposals for the New Horizons Seniors Program. The launch will take place at the Ottawa Chinese-Canadian Heritage Centre, 397 Kent Street. Call 819-994-2482.

During a ceremony at the Hall of Colours at Beechwood National Cemetery, the Ottawa-based Air Force 412 (Transport) Squadron will lay up its retired colours. Call 613-945-7716.

Library and Archives Canada will officially open its new Nitrate Film Preservation Centre. The collection will now be home to 575 reels of film dating back to 1912. The opening will take place at the Communications Research Centre, 3701 Carling Avenue. Call 819-994-4589.

The Department of National Defence announced that the Ceremonial Guard will conduct a change of command parade. The parade will mark the departure of Major S.G. Miller who commanded the Ceremonial Guard for two years and the arrival of the unit's new commanding officer Major M.B. Plaunt. The parade will take place at the International … Read more