CNW Daybook for Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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QUEBEC
DATE: October 20
EVENT: PRESENTATION OF THE ABE LIMONCHIK MONTRÉAL INTERCULTURAL AWARD
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: City Hall
CONTACT: Renée Pageau, Relations avec les médias, (514) 868-4580;
Martin Tremblay, Office of the Mayor and the Executive
Committee, (514) 872-0274
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2009/25/c7481.html
TIME: 10:00 - 18:00
EVENT: DIABETES QUÉBEC - VISIT THE CHANGING DIABETES® VILLAGE
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: Changing Diabetes® Village (in front of the St. James United
Church), 463 Ste-Catherine Street West
CONTACT: Roch Landriault, (514) 843-2345; Brigitte Viel, (514) 843-2303
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/14/c6644.html
TIME: 11:30 - 13:00
EVENT: TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP ANNOUNCES DONATION TO CONCORDIA
UNIVERSITY
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: John Molson School of Business Building, MB-15.254, 1450 Guy
St., 15th floor, Sir George Williams Campus
CONTACT: Lucy Niro, Director, Communications, Advancement and Alumni
Relations, Concordia University, (514) 848-2424, ext. 4977,
Mobile: (514) 467-4955; Tara Sirinyan, Manager, Communications
and Public Affairs, TD Bank Financial Group, (514) 385-2244
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/16/c7460.html
TIME: 19:00
EVENT: NATIONAL DEFENCE - COMMANDER OF 2ND BATTALION, ROYAL 22E
RÉGIMENT BATTLE GROUP RETURNS HOME
CITY: QUEBEC CITY
LOCATION: Jean-Lesage International Airport
NOTES: flight scheduled to land at 7:45 pm; Media representatives
who would like to attend this returning flight on October 20
are requested to contact 5 CMBG Public Affairs at their
earliest convenience
CONTACT: Captain Lyne Poirier, 5 CMBG Public Affairs Officer, (418)
844-5000, ext 4688, Pager: (418) 260-3082; Information about
return flights: (418) 844-5000, ext 4429
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/fgov/en/releases/archive/October2009/19/c8195.html
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ONTARIO
DATE: October 20
EVENT: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA - THE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
AWARDS CEREMONY
CITY: OTTAWA
LOCATION: Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel
CONTACT: Johanne Bissonnette, Media Relations Manager, BDC, (514)
283-7929
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/06/c4200.html
DATE: October 20
EVENT: A FREE PUBLIC SCREENING OF THE NOMINATED SHORT FILMS AT THE
THIRD ANNUAL AIR CANADA ENROUTE FILM FESTIVAL
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Cinema 13 at the Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond Street West
CONTACT: Sarah Kiriliuk, rock-it promotions, inc., (647) 283-1766;
Debra Goldblatt, rock-it promotions, inc., (416) 656-0707;
Isabelle Arthur, Manager, Media Relations, Air Canada, (514)
422-5788
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/September2009/29/c9892.html
TIME: 07:30 - 10:30
EVENT: KPMG ENTERPRISE™ AND LAW FIRM BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP
(BLG) JOINT SEMINAR TITLED, TOWARD ECONOMIC RECOVERY:
HARNESSING THE VALUE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West,
Floor 44 (Elliot Room)
CONTACT: KPMG Canada, (416) 777-3895; Julie Bannerjea, Senior Manager,
Media Relations, KPMG Canada, (416) 777-3243; To speak with a
partner from BLG's Intellectual Property Group, please
contact: Stacie Bumbacco, Ketchum, on behalf of BLG, (416)
355-7432
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/15/c6898.html
TIME: 08:00
EVENT: BANK OF CANADA INTEREST RATE ANNOUNCEMENT
CITY: OTTAWA
LOCATION: East Tower entrance at 234 Wellington Street
CONTACT: Jeremy Harrison at (613) 782-8782
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/fgov/en/releases/archive/October2009/15/c7224.html
TIME: 08:30
EVENT: CAA SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLLERS AND BARRIE POLICE SERVICE GIVE
PARENTS A LESSON ON SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY
CITY: BARRIE
LOCATION: Holly Meadows School, 151 Mapleton Ave.
CONTACT: Edyta Zdancewicz, Office: (905) 771-3194, Cell: (416) 209-4930
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/19/c7777.html
TIME: 11:00 - 11:45
EVENT: SENTINEL BIOACTIVE PAPER NETWORK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, HOSTS A MEDIA DEMONSTRATION
HIGHLIGHTING CANADIAN DEVELOPED BIOACTIVE PAPER SENSORS
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Delta Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard St. West, in the Rossetti room
NOTES: Media please RSVP
CONTACT: Jill Wright, communications for Sentinel Bioactive Paper
Network, (519) 851-3896
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/16/c7539.html
TIME: 11:45 - 12:30
EVENT: METROLINX BOARD REVIEWS PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK FOR
ELECTRIFICATION STUDY
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Metrolinx/GO Transit, 6th Floor, Executive Boardroom, 20 Bay
Street
CONTACT: Jacquie Menezes, Senior Associate, Public Affairs and Media,
Metrolinx, P: (416) 874-5923, C: (647) 289-4523; Vanessa
Thomas, Media Relations & Issues Specialist, GO Transit, P:
(416) 869-3600 ext. 5264, C: (416) 460-6813
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/15/c7329.html
TIME: 13:00 - 15:00
EVENT: LET'S TALK SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS VISIT A GRADE 2/3 CLASS TO TEACH
STUDENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT STATES OF MATTER
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: St. Martin de Porres, 230 Morningside Ave
CONTACT: Krista Habermehl, Communications Officer, Let's Talk Science,
(519) 474-4081 ext. 239 or (877) 474-4081 ext 239
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/19/c7690.html
TIME: 16:00
EVENT: MDS INC. SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Toronto Congress Centre
CONTACT: Janet Ko, (905) 267-4226
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/08/c4912.html
TIME: 17:30
EVENT: FACE-TO-FACE NETWORKING & CAREER NIGHTS WITH JAKE'SHOUSE.CA
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Montana Lounge (145 John Street at Richmond)
CONTACT: Derhak Ireland Executive Search - Wayne Percy, (416) 675-7600
ext 209
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/15/c6844.html
TIME: 18:30 - 21:00
EVENT: CANADIAN JOURNALISM FOUNDATION HOSTS FORUM FOR JOURNALISTS AND
MEDIA PROFESSIONALS - DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA: A CASE STUDY
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Ave.
NOTES: Journalists and media professionals wishing to attend should
register at http://cjfdiversity.eventbrite.com
CONTACT: Working media should contact the CJF directly:
Heather McCall, (416) 955-0630
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/14/c6689.html
TIME: 19:30
EVENT: LET'S TALK SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
TRAIN NEW VOLUNTEER RECRUITS HOW TO MAKE SCIENCE ENGAGING AND
FUN FOR KIDS
CITY: GUELPH
LOCATION: Lifetime Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Room 1713
CONTACT: Krista Habermehl, Communications Officer, Let's Talk Science,
(519) 474-4081 ext. 239 or (877) 474-4081 ext 239
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/19/c7690.html
TIME: 20:00
EVENT: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA - YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
AWARDS CEREMONY
CITY: OTTAWA
LOCATION: Fairmont Château Laurier
CONTACT: to RSVP: Johanne Bissonnette, Media Relations Manager, BDC,
(514) 283-7929; On October 20: BDC Media Room in Ottawa:
1-866-962-4554, (613) 562-3443
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/16/c7366.html
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ALBERTA
TIME: 08:00 - 16:00
EVENT: JERGENS POP-UP HYDRATION STATIONS
CITY: CALGARY
LOCATION: Bankers Court, Lobby
NOTES: October 20 - October 22
CONTACT: Cathy Mitchell, APEX Public Relations, T: (416) 924-4442
ext. 236
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/14/c6555.html
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
DATE: October 19 - October 23
EVENT: NATIONAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WEEK EVENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA,
INCLUDING LECTURE, FILM AND CONFERENCE EVENTS AND
FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXHIBITS
CITY: VARIOUS - SEE RELEASE
LOCATION: Various - see release
CONTACT: Irene Phan, Marketing and Communications Specialist, BC
Innovation Council, (604) 602-5238
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/16/c7814.html
TIME: 08:30
EVENT: MEDIA INVITED: EXPERTS IN VANCOUVER DISCUSS CREDIT MARKET
CRISIS AND ITS FALLOUT
CITY: VANCOUVER
LOCATION: Four Seasons Hotel, 791 W. Georgia Street
CONTACT: Ken Gracey, (604) 899-6577 or (Canada) 1-800-373-6393
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/15/c7138.html
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WEBCAST/CONFERENCE CALL
TIME: 10:00 Eastern
EVENT: ROCKWELL CONFERENCE CALL ON FIRST HALF RESULTS
INTERNET: http://www.rockwelldiamonds.com
PHONE NO.: (800) 946-0716 or (719) 457-2573, 0 800 980 989 (toll free) in
the United Kingdom and 0 808 101 1147 (toll free) in South
Africa
CONTACT: Investor Services at (604) 684-6365 or within North America
at 1-800-667-2114
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/16/c7620.html
TIME: 10:30 - 11:20 Eastern
EVENT: TMX GROUP HOSTS LIVE WEBCAST ON EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
INTERNET: www.tmx.com/etfwebcast
CONTACT: Carolyn Quick, Director, Corporate Communications, TMX Group,
(416) 947-4597
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/19/c8134.html
TIME: 11:00 Eastern
EVENT: MITEC TELECOM INC. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTERNET: www.mitectelecom.com
CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Mandel, Director, Investor and Corporate
Relations, (514) 694-9000
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/September2009/14/c4643.html
TIME: 16:30 Eastern
EVENT: CN THIRD-QUARTER 2009 FINANCIAL RESULTS
INTERNET: www.cn.ca/investors
PHONE NO.: 1-800-355-4959, (416) 695-6622
CONTACT: Mark Hallman, Director, Communications & Public Affairs, (905)
669-3384
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/September2009/30/c9987.html
TIME: 19:00 Eastern
EVENT: LCBO KICKS OFF FALL WHISKY PROMOTION WITH STAR-STUDDED 'IRON
CHEF' STYLE WHISKY COOK-OFF
INTERNET: www.lcbo.com
CONTACT: Trina Hendry, Media Relations Consultant, Marketing and
Customer Insights, Tel. (416) 864-6803, Cell: (416) 358-0357;
Chris Layton, LCBO Media Relations Co-ordinator, Corporate
Communications, Tel. (416) 864-6772, Cell: (416) 587-3729
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/14/c6363.html
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USA
TIME: 18:30 - 20:30 Eastern
EVENT: CELEBRATION EVENT IN RECOGNITION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC
TRUCE RESOLUTION AND UNVEILING OF THE 2010 OLYMPIC TRUCE
EXHIBIT AT THE UN
CITY: NEW YORK
LOCATION: United Nations headquarters building, visitor's lobby, 760
United Nations Plaza
NOTES: Media not already accredited for the UN can contact
[email protected] or (212) 848-1142
CONTACT: Suzanne Walters, VANOC Communications, Tel. (604) 403-2386
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/16/c7790.html
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