Attention Assignment/News Editors/Directors:
CNW Daybook for Thursday, August 21, 2008
TORONTO, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL
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NEW BRUNSWICK
TIME: 09:00
EVENT: THE PETER GZOWSKI INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR LITERACY
NEW BRUNSWICK (PGI)
CITY: MONCTON
LOCATION: Royal Oaks Estates and Golf Club
CONTACT: Tracy Kenney, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, (o) (506)
867-5943, (c) (506) 863-5198
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/18/c4910.html
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QUEBEC
DATE: August 21 - August 24
EVENT: MAIN MADNESS
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: Saint-Laurent Boulevard, between Sherbrooke Street and
Mont-Royal Avenue
CONTACT: Noelle Gonzalvez, Event Coordinator, Société de
développement du boulevard Saint-Laurent, (514) 286-0334
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/19/c5280.html
DATE: August 21 - August 24
EVENT: THE 2008 NISSAN CANADA SHIFT_INTO GEAR EXPERIENCE
CITY: POINTE-CLAIRE
LOCATION: Fairview Pointe-Claire Mall, 6801 Trans-Canada Hwy
CONTACT: Marie-Michelle Crevier, Cohn & Wolfe, (514) 845-2257 x.4236,
(514) 554-2473 (cell); Mark James, Cohn & Wolfe, (647)
259-3269
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/18/c4306.html
TIME: 09:30
EVENT: REPORT ON THE SUPPORT INITIATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRUISE
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE AND SAGUENAY RIVERS.
CITY: SEPT-ILES
LOCATION: Club nautique, 385 Arnaud St.
CONTACT: Claudie Lamontagne, Communications, Canada Economic
Development, (418) 722-3282 or 1-800-463-9073; Nadia Marceau,
Office of the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canada
Economic Development, (514) 496-1282
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/15/c4672.html
TIME: 14:00
EVENT: REPORT ON THE SUPPORT INITIATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRUISE
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE AND SAGUENAY RIVERS.
CITY: BAIE-COMEAU
LOCATION: Hôtel Le Manoir, Bar Terrasse, 8 Cabot Ave.
CONTACT: Claudie Lamontagne, Communications, Canada Economic
Development, (418) 722-3282 or 1-800-463-9073; Nadia Marceau,
Office of the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canada
Economic Development, (514) 496-1282
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/15/c4672.html
TIME: 16:00 - 19:00
EVENT: SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING OPENS ITS THIRD COMMUNITY IN QUEBEC
CITY: BEACONSFIELD
LOCATION: 505 Elm Avenue
CONTACT: Caroline Couillard, Morin Public Relations, (514) 289-8688
ext. 233, Cell: (514) 755-5729
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5620.html
TIME: 16:30
EVENT: UNIVERSITE LAVAL - HONORARY DOCTORATE AND OTHER HONORS FOR
CELINE DION
CITY: QUEBEC CITY
LOCATION: Palais Montcalm, 995 place d'Youville
NOTES: To attend the ceremony and press conference, you are
required to complete and submit the accreditation
application form before Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at 10 a.m.
This form can be found at
www.quebecregion.com/media/monquebec2008/form.html
CONTACT: Jean-François Huppé, Media Relations, Université Laval, (418)
656-7785
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/18/c5122.html
TIME: 21:00 - 22:00
EVENT: DJ SHREDDER MC'S LIVE SET
CITY: MONTREAL
LOCATION: Rouge Nightclub, 7 Prince Arthur
CONTACT: Aimée Savard, W: (416) 542-9140 x3364, C: (416) 788-6719
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5378.html
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ONTARIO
DATE: August 17 - August 24
EVENT: FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT - WORLD ROCK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CITY: NIAGARA FALLS
LOCATION: Fallsview Casino Resort
CONTACT: Greg Medulun, Director of Communications, Direct: (905)
371-7630, Toll-Free: 1-888-FALLSVU, ext. 17630
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2008/05/c4842.html
DATE: August 19 - August 24
EVENT: TOYOTA HYBRID TOUR
CITY: OTTAWA
LOCATION: Byward Market - Pedestrian Mall at George Street and William
Street, 55 ByWard Market Square
CONTACT: Nicole Grant, Consultant, Public Relations, Toyota Canada
Inc., (416) 438-6320 x2725; Melanie Testani, Consultant,
Public Relations, Toyota Canada Inc., (416) 431-8432
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/15/c4445.html
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/19/c4474.html
DATE: August 21 - August 24
EVENT: 9TH ANNUAL SCOTIABANK BUSKERFEST
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Along Front Street from
Jarvis to Yonge and adjacent side streets
CONTACT: Media Refer: Dianne Weinrib or Savi Pannu, DW
Communications, (416) 703-5479 For Scotiabank: Livy
Feldgajer, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416) 866-6203
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/15/c4768.html
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2008/22/c6502.html
TIME: 09:00 - 11:00
EVENT: GRAND OPENING OF BLACK'S PRO
CITY: WOODBRIDGE
LOCATION: Black's Pro, Colossus Center (Unit 142, 16 Famous Avenue,
Highways 400 and 7)
CONTACT: (416) 924-5700 ext. 4020
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5479.html
TIME: 10:30
EVENT: ONTARIO'S BUY LOCAL, SHARE LOCAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH IN KINGSTON
CITY: KINGSTON
LOCATION: Kingston Public Market
CONTACT: Adam Spence, Executive Director, Ontario Association
of Food Banks (OAFB), Work: (416) 656-4100, Cell: (416)
543-0897; Sandy Singers, Executive Director, Partners in
Mission Food Bank, Work: (613) 544-4534, Cell: (613) 539-4044
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5596.html
TIME: 10:30
EVENT: CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (CUPE) ONTARIO - MEDIA
CONFERENCE
CITY: THOROLD
LOCATION: CUPE 1287 Office, 133 Front Street North
CONTACT: Luc Tittley, CUPE Communications, (416) 910-2389; Valerie
Dugale, CUPE Communications, (647) 225-3685
URL: http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5641.html
TIME: 13:30
EVENT: KIJIJI AND KARL LOHNES UNVEILING OF STUDENT DORM-STYLE ROOM
MAKEOVER
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Yonge and Bloor
CONTACT: Amy Clark or Nicole Tuschak, Environics Communications,
(416) 969-2758 or (416) 969-2712
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/18/c4770.html
TIME: 21:00 - 22:00
EVENT: DJ TIGERBEAT'S LIVE SET
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Republik Nightclub, 261 Richmond Street West,
CONTACT: Paul-Mark Rendon, W: (416) 542-9140 x3365, C: (416) 301-2391
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5449.html
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MANITOBA
TIME: 07:00 - 17:00
EVENT: PEAK OF THE MARKET - 11TH ANNUAL FAMILY FUN DAY
CITY: WINNIPEG
LOCATION: 1200 King Edward Street, at Dublin just north of the Winnipeg
Airport
CONTACT: Larry McIntosh, President & CEO, Peak of the Market, (204)
793-PEAK (7325)
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5502.html
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
TIME: 19:00 - 20:30
EVENT: 2008 YOUTH SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION
CITY: VANCOUVER
LOCATION: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 182, University of
British Columbia
CONTACT: Martin Lajoie, Public Affairs Coordinator, CUTA, on-site in
Vancouver, (613) 601-3563 (cell)
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5390.html
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