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Associations

Advocacy

Canadian Association for Community Living
March 7, 2008: CACL Urges Canada Not to Deport Child With an Intellectual Disability and his Family
February 27, 2008: Federal Budget 2008 Lacks Vision for Social Policy; Does Little to Combat Poverty
February 27, 2008: Latimer case a symptom of a much bigger issue

KAIROS:  Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives

Canadian Wildlife Federation

Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA)

USC Canada

Aga Khan Foundation Canada
February 26, 2008: First Microinsurance Agency established in Pakistan
January 30, 2008: Asian Development Bank and Aga Khan
Development Network Strengthen Partnership - Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
January 19, 2008: Aga Khan Trust for Culture Starts US$2.2 million
Revitalisation of Forodhani Park in Zanzibar's Historic Stone Town

Canadian Urban Transit Association
February 26, 2008: Federal Budget Takes Major Positive Steps to Support Transit
February 4, 2008: Transit Infrastructure Investment Critical: CUTA
December 13, 2007: $500 Million Investment a Significant Commitment to Transit Needs

Policy and Research

The North-South Institute

Agricultural Institute of Canada

Professional and Trade Associations

Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
January 6, 2008: OMVIC's next Annual and General Meeting is
scheduled for May 21, 2008

Engineers Canada

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export
January 30, 2008: Invitation to the International Mining Café at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada - PDAC 2008
January 22-25, 2008: MENA-EX 2008, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, January 22 - 25, 2008

Certified General Accountants of Ontario

Canadian Real Estate Association

Canadian Construction Association
February 26, 2008: Canadian Construction Association Describes Budget 2008 as "Hit and Miss"
December 18, 2007: Canadian Construction Industry to Experience Similar
Performance in 2008 as 2007; Leveling Off Expected in 2009

Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)


Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)
February 26, 2008: FPAC Calls Budget 2008 Inadequate
February 7, 2008: FPAC Calls on Governments to Develop World-Class Business Climate
January 10, 2008: FPAC Calls on First Ministers to Invest in Future of the Forestry Industry
December, 11, 2007: FPAC praises move by MPs to examine forestry industry’s challenges
December 5, 2007: Forest Industry Head calls on Parliament to Undertake Forest Products Industry Study

Financial Planners Standards Council

Business

Pfizer Canada Inc.

Tourism India, Office

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
December 13, 2007: National Rental Vacancy Rate Unchanged from
October 2006 at 2.6 per cent
December 10, 2007: Housing Starts Remain Stable in November


Credit Counselling Services of Alberta Ltd.

Education

Colleges and Universities

Simon Fraser University
March 7, 2008: Segal School hosts responsible investment panel
March 6, 2008: SFU Issues & Experts: Forestry
March 4, 2008: SFU Business celebrates milestone anniversaries
March 3, 2008: Unique software tool measures cultural IQ; SFU Vancouver Business events: Today's Transportation/Tomorrow, Boston Pizza and the Dragon's Den, Problem-solving Courts, Sustainable Urbanism, Global Risk Management, Arctic Security, Moving People and Freight Without Oil, Transportation for Healthier Communities, Customer loyalty, Paradise Makers: Stanley Kwok, Developer, Smart Growth, Connections for the Future, Walkable Urban Development
February 26, 2008: Project targets ownership of the past
February 25, 2008: Autism experts to chart new research directions
February 18, 2008: First general textbook on women's health; Budgets,
cultural intelligence, Pakistan; "Science" Confirms It: Biomechanical Energy
Now Ready for Prime
February 15, 2008: Tool promises to reduce fisheries tug-of-war; Math lover
rises to the top nationally
February 8, 2008: Dialogue diploma provides skills for decision-making
February 7, 2008: Breakthrough technology makes charging batteries a walk
in the park
January 25, 2008: SFU students go to Washington - with their solar house
January 23, 2008: Donation of $4 million to improve children's health
January 22, 2008: Emergency communication vehicle to aid Sri Lanka
January 17, 2008: School for the Contemporary Arts receives $2 million
donation
January 15, 2008: Healthy homes are good medicine for asthma suffers
January 11, 2008: SFU alumnus honours mentor with endowment
January 10, 2008: Former UN advisor named to Simons chair
January 9, 2008: SFU earns international 'Go Green' status; Dean champions
aboriginal/developing countries' health issues; SFU Munro Lecture: AIDS
Pandemic and Prospects for Control
January 7, 2008: SFU among top family friendly employers
December 18, 2007: Becoming 'CEO of Me' - new book tells how
December 12, 2007: SFU biologists Spread the Net to reduce malaria
December 11, 2007: Memories of Downtown Vancouver
December 10, 2007: New immigrants get raw workplace deal
December 5, 2007: SFU Business students manage endowment fund to
double-digit returns


University of Windsor
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR HAS ACADEMIC EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR INFORMED COMMENTARY IN THE MONTH OF MARCH
March is Nutrition Month, sponsored by Dietitians of Canada.
March 3-7 is National Social Work Week, sponsored by the Canadian Association of Social Workers.
March 8 is International Women’s Day and United Nation’s Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, sponsored by Status of Women Canada.
March 7-23 is National Francophonie Week, sponsored by Association canadienne d'éducation de la langue française (ACELF)
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day.
March 20 is World Water Day sponsored by the United Nations; this year’s theme is sanitation.
March 27 is World Theatre Day
March is Youth Science Month in Canada, sponsored by Youth Science Foundation Canada
March 6, 2008: Math-letes meet for match
March 4, 2008: Iacobucci to discuss Charter implications in Herb Gray Distinguished Lecture
March 3, 2008: GLIER scientist to collaborate on Norwegian pollution and climate change project
February 27, 2008: Social Justice Workshop - High School Students to Learn About Effects of Consumerism
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR INFORMED COMMENTARY ON ISSUES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
February 5 is known as Super Tuesday in the U.S., when 24 American states, including New York and California, will hold their primary caucus elections. Topics: American politics and American history; the environment, globalization, international political economy and agriculture.
February is Black History Month, sponsored by Canadian Heritage. Topics: include African American and Canadian history; slave trade, Canada's relationship with slavery and the Underground Railroad.
February is Heart and Stroke Month, sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Topics: educational interventions for cardiac patients and women's heart health; language, memory and cognitive Impairments.
The week of Feb. 3-9 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre. Topics: eating disorders, body image and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
The first week of February is International Development Week, sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency. Topics: international development and migrant workers; social conditions of migrant women in Latin America and the Caribbean; third world development and water treatment
systems; international trade and global economic relations; international development law and human rights; economic adjustment programs and debt relief in Africa.
Feb. 12 is Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day, sponsored by the Canadian Federation for Sexual Health, whose aim is creating a healthy new generation of individuals and communities that are comfortable speaking about and expressing their sexuality by promoting choice, health care,
safety and education rights. Topics: violence against women and children, child welfare and women's issues; sexual health, adolescent sexuality, HIV-prevention and social policy; HIV prevention and gay and lesbian studies; women's sexual health.
February 25, 2008: Rights of migrant women focus of UWindsor social justice project
February 12, 2008: University of Windsor names new President; The third YSTOP (Youth Science and Technology Program) Science Cafe hosted by the Faculty of Science and Canada South Science City will be held on February 21, 2008
February 8, 2008: Canadian Species at Risk: Assessment, Legal Listing and the Communication of Science; Safe drinking water target of joint Walkerton/UWindsor research
February 7, 2008: Profs called tops by UWindsor students; Dr. Jeff Hutchings - Faculty of Science Seminar Speaker
February 5, 2008: Palestinian Justice Minister to visit UWindsor campus; Invasive species research draws national funding

University of Winnipeg
March 7, 2008: Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence to speak in Convocation Hall
February 29, 2008: UWinnipeg takes on McMaster in CIS Quarterfinal action
February 26, 2008: Dean of the School of Business at University of Alberta
to speak of
NAFTA at free public lecture; PHAC Speakers Series features Dr.
Pierre-Gerlier Forest, Feb. 27 & 28
February 21, 2008: Competing in extreme environments
February 20, 2008: Innovative Learning Centre is University Affairs Cover
Story: ILC & its coordinator Kevin Chief profiled in March edition of
University Affairs Magazine; UWinnipeg President headlines Responsibility to
Protect event in Bangkok
February 15, 2008: First-Year students give UWinnipeg thumbs up for quality
of teaching,
class sizes, access to professors; Unique program to develop tomorrow's top
business leaders
February 12, 2008: The 6TH Annual Student Film Festival runs April 23-25,
2008; State-of-the-Art Fitness facility named in honor of long-time athletic
director
February 6, 2008: Visiting the Collection exhibit highlights UWinnipeg's
art treasures
February 5, 2008: Pet Project Photo Opportunity
February 1, 2008: UWinnipeg to Offer Master of ARts in Aboriginal
Governance - Unique program one of three new graduate degrees to be offered
by UWinnipeg in Fall 2008; Bill Wedlake to Retire - UWinnipeg Athletic
Director to depart after 24 years of service
January 24, 2008: UWinnipeg to Webcast MacArthur Public Forum
January 18, 2008: Are Digital Media Changing the Way Kids Learn?
January 16, 2008: Do Video Games Help Kids Learn? UWinnipeg first in
Canada to share learning from $50-million in US research
January 15, 2008: Light fixtures, pews among items up for grabs, famed
fiddler Sierra Noble to perform
January 14, 2008: Theatre Department kickstarts 2008 with "The Distance
From Here"
January 9, 2008: UWinnipeg Collegiate grad earns top honor from Marketing
Magazine; Business & Administration student team claims top spot at MIMC
event