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Today’s Canada-EU Trade Agreement Will “Create Jobs and Prosperity for Canadians”

October 20, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario – “International Trade Minister Ed Fast (at the podium) announces that a productive ninth round of talks toward a trade agreement between Canada and the European Union wraps up October 21, 2011, in Ottawa. With him are Steve Verheul, Canada’s Chief Trade Negotiator, and his European counterpart, Mauro Petriccione. Canada and the…

October 21, 2011
Canada’s Tar Sands Dirty Oil Received Europe’s Higher Greenhouse Intensity Value Than Other Fuels

This is an update to my previous blog, Calling Canadians to Urge Obama to Protect the World from Deadly Tar Sands Oil. Climate Action Network Canada informs us that Europe strikes a blow against tar sands dirty oil in Alberta as follows: The European Commission (EC) is “getting ready to finalize its Fuel Quality Directive, that…

October 21, 2011
You’re Invited: Charity Bed Race and Toronto Road Closures October 22 – 24

There is a special event plus road closures in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Businesses in the affected areas are open to pedestrian traffic but some roads will be closed to motorists. You are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to your destinations. If you need to drive…

October 21, 2011
Kipling Acres: Long-Term Care Home Redevelopment Starts Today

Kipling Acres (20 acres to be exact) is one of the City of Toronto’s 10 long-term care homes, which serves 262 residents ranging in age from 31 to 104 in northern Etobicoke community. Today’s groundbreaking ceremony celebrates the beginning of construction of the newly improved long-term care home of Kipling Acres. With capital funding from…

October 19, 2011
Itinerary of International Day for The Eradication of Poverty Oct 17, 2011

This is an update to my previous blog You’re Invited: International Day for The Eradication of Poverty October 17, 2011. For today’s FREE event of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at the Pavilion, Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, the itinerary is as follows:

October 17, 2011
Air Quality Study Results for Toronto Wards 30 & 32: Public Meeting Oct.18

The City of Toronto in Ontario, Canada will be holding a public meeting regarding: Air Quality Study Results South Riverdale—Leslieville—Beaches ( Ward 30 & Ward 32) Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. at Fire & EMS Academy (Auditorium) 895 Eastern Avenue (at Knox Ave.) Speakers: Christopher Morgan, Toronto Environment…

October 17, 2011
You’re Invited: International Feral Cat Awareness Day Event October 16

International Feral Cat Awareness Day is about having compassion for feral cats which are “descendants of domesticated cats that have returned to the wild; and they are distinguished from stray cats, which are pet cats that have been lost or abandoned; while feral cats are born in the wild; the offspring of a stray cat…

October 15, 2011