CNW Daybook for Thursday, December 3, 2009
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T H U R S D A Y, D E C E M B E R 3
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QUEBEC
TIME: 06:30
EVENT: OLYMPIC TORCH COMES TO VALCARTIER GARRISON
CITY: QUEBEC
LOCATION: Starting from Building 516 (Sports Centre) and along Général
T. L. Tremblay Street.
CONTACT: Captain Evelyne Lemire, 5 ASG Public Affairs Officer, (418)
844-5000, ext 5880; General information: Torchbearers and
military representatives on site will grant interviews
according to their availability.
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6622.html
TIME: 07:30 - 09:00
EVENT: BUSINESS BREAKFAST CONFERENCE OF THE BOARD OF TRADE OF
METROPOLITAN MONTREAL WITH THE HONOURABLE CHRISTIAN PARADIS
CITY: MONTRÉAL
LOCATION: Delta Centre-Ville, 777, rue University
CONTACT: RSVP with Sylvie Paquette, Coordinator, Media relations,
(514) 871-4000, ext. 4015
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7115.html
TIME: 11:00
EVENT: VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY MEDIA TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
CITY: VICTORIAVILLE
LOCATION: Service de la vie active et culturelle, 841, boul. Bois-Francs
sud (grande salle)
CONTACT: Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay Team, Tel: (604) 403-9328
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6595.html
TIME: 14:00
EVENT: VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY MEDIA TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
CITY: SHERBROOKE
LOCATION: Aréna Eugène-Lalonde, 350 rue Terrill salle 215
CONTACT: Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay Team, Tel: (604) 403-9328
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6595.html
TIME: 15:30 - 16:30
EVENT: CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - UQÀM - CLAUDINE AND STEPHEN BRONFMAN
FAMILY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MAJOR DONATION
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation, 1170 Peel
St., 8th floor
CONTACT: Lucy Niro, Director, Communications, Advancement and Alumni
Relations, Concordia University, (514) 848-2424, ext. 4977,
Cell: (514) 467-4955
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6533.html
TIME: 16:00
EVENT: PRODUCTIONS DU GÉMEAU - MEDIA CAN MEET FAMOUS YOUNG JEWELER
FRANCO PIANEGONDA AND FAMOUS RACER ALEXANDRE TAGLIANI, IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE SECOND EDITION OF THE ITALIAN JEWELLERY 09
EVENT
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: Bijouterie Italienne, 192, St-Zotique St. East
CONTACT: Stéphane Le Duc, (514) 262-3540; Maria Mei, Italian Trade
Commission, (514) 284-0265, extension 2220
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6508.html
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ONTARIO
DATE: November 30 - December 4
EVENT: WORLD VISION SHARES TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS WITH GTA
COMMUTERS
CITY: VARIOUS, PLEASE SEE URL FOR DETAILS
LOCATION: Toronto area GO stations
CONTACT: Maria Roman, (905) 565-6200 ext. 2263; Karen Flores, (905)
565-6200 ext. 3497, (416) 277-5563 (mobile)
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/27/c5347.html
DATE: December 1 - December 3
EVENT: 2009 CP HOLIDAY TRAIN
CITY: VARIOUS CITIES IN ONTARIO
LOCATION: Various
NOTES: Please see release for details
CONTACT: Michel Spenard, Manager, Media Relations, Canadian Pacific,
(514) 835-1774 or Mike LoVecchio, Senior Manager, Media
Relations, Canadian Pacific, (778) 772-9636
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/30/c4326.html
DATE: December 2 - December 3
EVENT: CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA - WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSIVENESS 2009
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay St.
CONTACT: Yvonne Squires, Media Relations, Tel.: (613) 526-3090, ext.
221
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/30/c6213.html
DATE: December 3
EVENT: EPCOR POWER L.P. HOSTS INVESTOR DAY EVENT
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: 130 King Street West
CONTACT: Mike Long, (780) 392-5207
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/29/c3690.html
DATE: December 3
EVENT: KOSTUCH PUBLICATIONS 2009 PINNACLE AWARDS LUNCHEON
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Canadian Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel
CONTACT: Rosanna Caira at (416) 447-0888, ext. 224
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/12/c8576.html
DATE: December 3
EVENT: CAPITAL POWER CORPORATION HOSTS ITS FIRST ANNUAL INVESTOR DAY
EVENT
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: TMX Broadcast Centre, 130 King Street West
CONTACT: Mike Long, (780) 392-5207
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/29/c3680.html
TIME: 07:30 - 09:00
EVENT: PMNCH PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING
CITY: OTTAWA
LOCATION: Aboriginal Committee Room, S160, Centre Block, Parliament
Buildings
CONTACT: Lisa Robertson: (613) 739-7032; Susan Wright: (613) 730-2020
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/30/c6261.html
TIME: 10:00
EVENT: ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE AND MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING A NEW OPP CRIME DETECTION TOOL
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Toronto (Downsview) OPP Detachment, 2682 Keele Street
CONTACT: Sergeant Pierre Chamberland, OPP Corporate Communications
Bureau, Phone: (705) 329-6878
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7234.html
TIME: 11:30
EVENT: EGLISE RAELIENNE CANADIENNE - RAELIANS DELIVER THEIR PLEA FOR
NEGAR AZIZ MORADI
CITY: OTTAWA
LOCATION: 197 Wurtemburg Street
CONTACT: Stella (514) 793-3126
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6567.html
http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/26/c5188.html
TIME: 12:00
EVENT: ANNA OLSON BOOK SIGNING
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Indigo Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge Street
CONTACT: For more details and media pre-registration, please contact:
Lisa Huie, Manager, Public Relations, (416) 646-8926
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/26/c5470.html
TIME: 12:30
EVENT: OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF BANNER FEATURING DRAWINGS FROM LOCAL
MILITARY FAMILY KIDS THAT WILL BE SENT TO CANADIAN TROOPS IN
AFGHANISTAN FOR CHRISTMAS
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Sears Yonge-Dundas Store, Eaton Centre, (Just Inside the Sears
Store off store entrance at Yonge & Dundas)
CONTACT: John McGrath, (416) 876-3945; Eliana Cugini, Media & Public
Relations Manager, Sears Canada, (416) 662-2245
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7187.html
TIME: 17:00
EVENT: SILVERWOOD FLOORING UNVEILS LUXURY ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Silverwood Flooring Showroom, 47 Gurney Crescent
CONTACT: Lee-Ann Barton, (416) 923-8181
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7263.html
TIME: 18:00
EVENT: IABC/TORONTO SEMINAR REVEALS TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR
INCREASING YOUR ONLINE VISIBILITY
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Royal Sutton Room at The Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay Street
CONTACT: Christine Andrew, VP Marketing Communications, IABC/Toronto,
(905) 491-2257
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/26/c5289.html
TIME: 18:30 - 20:00
EVENT: TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION HOSTS THE INAUGURAL LAKE
ONTARIO EVENINGS SPEAKER SERIES EVENT, FEATURING PETER ANNIN,
AUTHOR OF THE GREAT LAKES WATER WARS
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West
CONTACT: Rowena Calpito, Supervisor, Media Management, Toronto and
Region Conservation, T: (416) 661-6600 ext 5632
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6578.html
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ALBERTA
DATE: December 1 - December 3
EVENT: GROWCANADA® CONFERENCE
CITY: CALGARY
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre St. S.E. in the Imperial
Room
NOTES: Please register in the Grand Foyer 1 upon arrival
CONTACT: Nadine Sisk, Director Media Relations, P: (613) 218-6063
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c5302.html
TIME: 09:40
EVENT: CANADIAN BUSINESS' TOP CANADIAN CEO FOR 2009 SPEAKS AT THE
GROWCANADA® CONFERENCE
CITY: CALGARY
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre St. S.E in the Imperial
Room
NOTES: Please register in the Grand Foyer 1 upon arrival
CONTACT: Nadine Sisk, Director Media Relations, P: (613) 218-6063
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c5309.html
TIME: 10:30 - 11:00
EVENT: A HOLE IN ONE FOR THE KIDS AT THE ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
CITY: CALGARY
LOCATION: 2888 Shaganappi Trail NW, Outside the Front Doors
CONTACT: Justine Clay, Associate Communications Manager, Alberta
Children's Hospital Foundation, Ph. (403) 955-8824
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/30/c6353.html
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
TIME: 10:00
EVENT: EXCLUSIVE MEDIA TOUR OF THE BOULEVARD CASINO
CITY: COQUITLAM
LOCATION: 2080 United Boulevard
CONTACT: Howard Blank, Vice President, Media and Entertainment, Great
Canadian Gaming Corporation, (604) 512-6066
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6962.html
TIME: 10:00
EVENT: THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA RELEASES ITS FINAL
INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO THE HELICOPTER CRASH IN CRANBROOK,
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CITY: VANCOUVER
LOCATION: The Strathcona Room, Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia
Street
CONTACT: Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Media Relations,
Telephone: (819) 994-8053
URL:
http://www.cnw.ca/fgov/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7102.html
TIME: 19:30
EVENT: 100 PHOTOS THAT CHANGED CANADA WITH DON NEWMAN - BOOK SIGNING
CITY: VANCOUVER
LOCATION: Chapters Robson, 788 Robson Street
CONTACT: For more details and media pre-registration, please contact:
Lisa Huie, Manager, Public Relations, (416) 646-8926
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/26/c5470.html
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WEBCAST/CONFERENCE CALL
DATE: December 3 - December 4
EVENT: Q-GOLD PRESENTS AT AGORACOM ONLINE GOLD & COMMODITIES
CONFERENCE
INTERNET: http://agoracom.com/conferences
CONTACT: Corporate Inquiries: Q-Gold Resources Ltd., J. Bruce
Carruthers II, President, 1-888-779-0166
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6803.html
DATE: December 3 - December 4
EVENT: NEW DAWN MINING CORP. PRESENTS AT AGORACOM ONLINE GOLD AND
COMMODITIES CONFERENCE
INTERNET: http://agoracom.com/conferences
CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact: Richard Buzbuzian, (416) 585-7890;
President and Chief Executive Officer: Ian R. Saunders, (416)
585-7890
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c6852.html
TIME: 08:00 Eastern
EVENT: CIBC FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2009 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
INTERNET: www.cibc.com
PHONE NO.: (416) 641-6104 or 1-866-696-5894, passcode 7888257
CONTACT: Valentina Wong, Director of Investor Relations, (416) 980-8306
or Mary Lou Frazer, Senior Director of Investor and Financial
Communications, (416) 980-4111
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/12/c8423.html
TIME: 09:00 Eastern
EVENT: RDM CORPORATION HOSTS Q4 CONFERENCE CALL
INTERNET:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2889040
PHONE NO.: (416) 644-3426 or 1-800-731-5319
CONTACT: Douglas Newman, President and CEO, RDM Corporation, (519)
746-8483 x340 Phone, James Merwin, CFO , RDM Corporation,
(519) 746-8483 x284 Phone
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/20/c3450.html
TIME: 09:30 Eastern
EVENT: GERDAU AMERISTEEL PRESENTS AT THE GOLDMAN SACHS FIFTH ANNUAL
GLOBAL STEEL CONFERENCE
INTERNET:
http://cc.talkpoint.com/gold006/120209a_mg/?entity=2_JYGK8JP
CONTACT: Barbara R. Smith, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer, Gerdau Ameristeel, (813) 319-4324
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/30/c6385.html
TIME: 13:00 Mountain
EVENT: SEPAC (SMALL EXPLORERS AND PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA)
CALGARY - ARCHIVE WEBCAST OF NOVEMBER 30, 2009 FALL INVESTOR
SHOWCASE
INTERNET:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/pages/en/sepac20091203/index.html
CONTACT: Michelle Chidley, Event & Communications Director, Small
Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (SEPAC), phone
(403) 263-5344
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c4677.html
TIME: 15:00 Eastern
EVENT: TD BANK FINANCIAL GROUP FOURTH-QUARTER AND FISCAL 2009
FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
INTERNET: www.td.com/investor/qr_2009.jsp
PHONE NO.: (416) 644-3414 or 1-800-814-8459
CONTACT: Nick Petter, Media Relations, (416) 308-1861
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/01/c6702.html
TIME: 16:30 Eastern
EVENT: CANADIAN WESTERN BANK - FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2009
FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
INTERNET:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2889700
PHONE NO.: (647) 427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191
CONTACT: Kirby Hill, CFA, Assistant Vice President, Investor and Public
Relations, Canadian Western Bank, Phone: (780) 441-3770; Larry
M. Pollock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian
Western Bank, Phone: (780) 423-8888
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7233.html
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USA
TIME: 12:00 Pacific
EVENT: POINTS INTERNATIONAL LTD. PRESENTS AT 2ND ANNUAL LD MICRO
CONFERENCE
CITY: LOS ANGELES
LOCATION: Luxe Sunset
CONTACT: Alex Wellins, The Blueshirt Group, T. (415) 217-7722; Brinlea
Johnson, The Blueshirt Group, T. (212) 551-1453
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/24/c4480.html
TIME: 18:00 - 20:00 Eastern
EVENT: USW PRESENTS GLOBAL BAD CORPORATE CITIZEN AWARD
CITY: NEW YORK
LOCATION: Waldorf Astoria hotel
CONTACT: Canada: Bob Gallagher, (416) 434-2221; U.S.: Mike Zielinski,
(240) 475-9845
URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2009/02/c7383.html
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