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
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: THE SAUZA. CANADA DJ MIX OFF CONTEST - 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: TORONTO'S 9TH ANNUAL SCOTIABANK BUSKERFEST RETURNS
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Throughout Toronto's historic St. Lawrence Market
Neighbourhood - Along Front Street from Jarvis to Yonge and
adjacent side streets
CONTACT: Dianne Weinrib/Savi Pannu, DW Communications, (416) 703-5479;
Livy Feldgajer, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416) 866-6203
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2008/22/c6502.html
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/15/c4768.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: 09:30 - 12:00
EVENT: JAYS CARE FOUNDATION ROOKIE LEAGUE WRAP-UP EVENT - INTERVIEW
AND PHOTO OPS AVAILABLE
CITY: TORONTO
LOCATION: Rogers Centre - Gate 9, Activities taking place on field
NOTES: Select players, representatives and participants available
to media from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
CONTACT: Media interested in attending the event must contact Toronto
Blue Jays Communications Department at (416) 341-1302/03 to
request credential and receive specific event guidelines
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/20/c5685.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: THE SAUZA. CANADA DJ MIX OFF CONTEST - 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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ALBERTA
TIME: 13:00 - 21:00
EVENT: BANFF LIVE - A FREE ALL-DAY, ALL-AGES PARTY TO CELEBRATE
BANFF'S MAJOR DOWNTOWN MAKEOVER
CITY: BANFF
LOCATION: Banff Avenue and Wolf Street Intersection
CONTACT: Michelle Gurney, Marketing and Communications Manager, Town of
Banff, (403) 762-1207 or cell at (403) 431-0759
URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/19/c4976.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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