CNW Daybook for Friday, August 27, 2010
TORONTO, Aug. 26 /CNW/ - ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL
------------------------------------------------------------------------- F R I D A Y, A U G U S T 2 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL DATE: July 1 - August 29 EVENT: HOT WHEELS® COLOUR SHIFTERS™ SUMMER ROAD TRIP ACROSS CANADA CITY: VARIOUS - PLEASE SEE PRESS RELEASE FOR DETAILS LOCATION: various - please see press release for details CONTACT: Falan Hamilton, GCI Group, 416-486-5901; Shelley Fremont, GCI Group, 416-486-5921 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/29/c8974.html DATE: August 1 - August 29 EVENT: MOTORCYCLE RIDE FOR DAD 10TH ANNIVERSARY CROSS-CANADA TOUR CAMPAIGN CITY: NATIONAL LOCATION: Please see the release for the Tour stops CONTACT: Kelly Goulet, Motorcycle Ride For Dad, Tel: 613-722-6131, Cell: 613-447-6412; Megan Fielding, TELUS Media Relations, Tel: 416-883-3461, Cell: 416-894-0817 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2010/22/c6059.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEBEC DATE: August 26 - August 28 EVENT: THE FORD RACING FESTIVAL CITY: MONTREAL LOCATION: on Crescent Street, between de Maisonneuve and St. Catherine CONTACT: Torchia Communications, Valérie Marcoux/François-David Rouleau, Office: 514 288-8290, ext: 214 / 243, Cell/VM: 514 569-1973/Cell/FDR: 450 512-0433 URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/23/c4268.html DATE: August 27 - August 29 EVENT: THE CANADIAN AUTO WORKERS UNION CONVENE ITS CANADA-QUEBEC JOINT COUNCIL AND CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FORMATION AS AN INDEPENDENT CANADIAN UNION CITY: MONTREAL LOCATION: Le Centre Sheraton, Salle de Bal - Level 4, 1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West CONTACT: Shannon Devine (cell) 416-302-1699; Angelo DiCaro (cell) 416-606-6311 or John McClyment (cell) 416-315-3202 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/26/c5201.html TIME: 08:20 EVENT: MINISTER DAY HOLDS MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE CITY: MONTRÉAL LOCATION: Offices of Fraser Milner Casgrain, Byers-Casgrain Boardroom, 1 Place Ville-Marie, 39th Floor CONTACT: Mélisa Leclerc, Director of Communications, Office of the President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia- Pacific Gateway, 613-952-5051, Media Relations, Treasury Board Secretariat, 613-957-2640 URL: http://www.cnw.ca/fgov/en/releases/archive/August2010/26/c5165.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONTARIO DATE: June 9 - September 1 EVENT: DOWNTOWN YONGE BUSINESS COMMUNITY LAUNCHES FREE WALKING TOURS IN NINE LANGUAGES CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: Brightly-coloured kiosk, southwest corner of Yonge and Dundas CONTACT: Helen Jamer, Julia Harper, Idea Workshop, (416) 504-3977 x25, 27, (647) 330-4706 (cell) URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/09/c2500.html DATE: August 15 - August 30 EVENT: FRESH: THE MOVIE - PRESS SCREENING - MEDIA ONLY CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: FoodShare, 90 Croatia St. CONTACT: Allison Savage, Tel: 416.972.6096 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/03/c7790.html DATE: August 23 - August 27 EVENT: INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY (ICS) AND THE INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (IUGA) HOLD A JOINT ANNUAL MEETING CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: Metro Toronto Convention Centre CONTACT: Christine Tse, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, (416) 585-8106 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/19/c3743.html DATE: August 26 - August 29 EVENT: TELETOON MOST AWESOME SUMMER TOUR CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: Scotiabank Buskerfest CONTACT: Brigitte Noël, Publicist, TELETOON Canada inc., T. 416-956-5443 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/23/c7657.html DATE: August 26 - August 29 EVENT: 11TH ANNUAL SCOTIABANK BUSKERFEST CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood: Front Street from Jarvis Street to Yonge Street, and all adjacent side streets CONTACT: Dianne Weinrib or Eleni Deacon, DW Communications, 416-703-5479 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2010/22/c5853.html DATE: August 27 EVENT: ZACKTAYLOR.CA'S BIG CELEBRITY BASH!! CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: The Roosevelt Room 328 Adelaide St. CONTACT: [email protected] URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/23/c4311.html TIME: 09:00 - 15:00 EVENT: GREAT LAKES POLICE MOTORCYCLE TRAINING SEMINAR CITY: BARRIE LOCATION: Georgian College, Barrie Ontario. Take the Duckworth Street exit off HWY 400 (one hour north of the Greater Toronto Area) CONTACT: Bob Paterson, 905 703 7878 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/19/c3550.html TIME: 11:00 EVENT: ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORP. CELEBRATES A DECADE IN THUNDER BAY CITY: THUNDER BAY LOCATION: OLG Casino Thunder Bay, 50 Cumberland Street South CONTACT: Sarah Kiriliuk, Manager, Media Relations, Ontario Lottery and Gaming, 416.726.3641 (mobile) URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/25/c4876.html TIME: 11:00 EVENT: TAMIL REFUGEE COORDINATING COMMITTEE PRESS CONFERENCE CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: Room 430, York University Student Centre CONTACT: Krisna Saravanamuttu - Tamil Refugee Coordinating Committee, 647-448-0576 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/26/c5308.html TIME: 19:00 - 20:00 EVENT: BOOK BASH, THE FIRST ANNUAL CANADIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: North York Central Library (Concourse) and Mel Lastman Square, 5120 Yonge Street CONTACT: Michelle Leung, Communications Officer, 416-397-5936 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/23/c4386.html TIME: 22:00 - 02:00 EVENT: FUNDRAISING GALA - BUILDING HABITAT TORONTO'S FUTURE WITH THE BURGUNDY BRICK FOUNDATION CITY: TORONTO LOCATION: The Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park CONTACT: Allen Davidov, Director of Marketing & Communications, Habitat for Humanity Toronto, (416) 755-7353 ext 236; Melanie Cammalleri, Communications Director, Burgundy Brick Foundation URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/26/c5223.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANITOBA DATE: August 23 - August 29 EVENT: 2010 CN CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN CITY: WINNIPEG LOCATION: Winnipeg's St. Charles Country Club CONTACT: For CN: Karen Phillips, Vice-President, Public & Government Affairs, (514) 399-4729; For RCGA: Dan Pino, Director, Media and Public Relations, 1-800-263-0009, ext. 406, (416) 434-5525; For Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba: Maria Lee, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, (204) 787-4060 URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/March2010/16/c2154.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBCAST/CONFERENCE CALL TIME: 09:00 Eastern EVENT: CIC ENERGY HOSTS A CONFERENCE CALL WITH WARREN NEWFIELD, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, AND GREG KINROSS, PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS PRESS RELEASE PHONE NO.: 1-888-231-8191 or (647) 427-7450 CONTACT: Erica Belling, CFA, P.Eng., VP Investor Relations, Tau Capital Corp., Tel: (416) 361-9636 x 243 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/26/c5202.html TIME: 10:00 Eastern EVENT: BTB REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL PHONE NO.: 514-392-1478 or 1-866-225-0198 CONTACT: Mr. Maxime Couture, Optimum Public Relations, 418-521-3770; Mr. Michel Léonard, President Chief Executive Officer, 514-286-0188, ext. 228; Mr. Benoît Cyr, C.A., Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, 514-286-0188, ext. 230 URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/24/c4742.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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