Discussions on
Life, Money & Illusion / Question of Direction
2009

Since the first copies of "Life, Money & Illusion" arrived, Donna Dillman and Mike Nickerson have been on the road introducing people to the book and to the Question of Direction.

Where we are going in the time ahead is listed here.

Renfrew County March 24 - 26
Southern Ontario April 14 - 20
British Columbia trip May 6 - 14
June in Central Ontario, June 3 and 12 - 18
Second Edition Book Launch Tour September 24 - November 22

Complete lists of past events.

Where we are going in the time ahead is listed here.

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January 14
Ottawa, ON
Carleton University
Cinema Politica
Tory Building (TB) 447. You can find it on the campus if you check out the map <http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/>
7:00 pm

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January 15
Ottawa, ON
Carleton University
Environmental Colloquium
Loeb A 720
(11:35 am - 2:25 pm)

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January 19
Belleville, ON
Belleville Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
11 Bay Ridge Road
12:00 noon

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January 20
Picton, ON
Picton Rotary Club
347 Main Street
12:15 pm

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January 20
Carleton Place, ON
Carleton Place Rotary
Heritage Inn, 7 Bridge St.
Public welcome. RSVP (613) 259-9988
6:15 pm

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January 23
Almonte, ON
Almonte Lecture Series
Almonte United Church, Social Hall
7:30

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January 27
King City, ON
Seneca College
Business Ethics and Environment course (MGS520)
9:50 am and 12:35 pm

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January 28
Kitchener, ON
Kitchener Westmount Rotary Club
Trillium Room
The Delta Hotel , 105 King Street East
at the corner of Benton and Charles Street East.
noon

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January 28
Guelph, ON
Dublin St. United Church, Social Justice Committee
68 Suffolk St. W
7:30 pm to 9 pm

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February 19
Belleville, ON
Probus Club of Quinte
100 College Street West (613) 968-3411
9:30 am

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February 19
Kingston, ON
The Kingston Frontenac Rotary Club
Aunt Lucy's Restaurant
1399 Princess St. (Corner of Portsmouth Ave.)
6:15 pm

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February 23
Cornwall, ON
Cornwall Rotary
Ramada Inn
805 Brookdale Avenue,
noon

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February 23rd
Prescott, ON
Prescott Rotary
Rotary Meeting Room, 214 King St W., Prescott.
5:15 pm

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February 24
Ottawa, ON
Carleton Univ.
GEOG 3404 Economic Geography
6 pm

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February 26
Perth, ON
Perth Kiwanis
Perth Restaurant
23 Gore Street East
6:00 pm

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March 11
Brighton, ON
Brighton Probus
25 Park St.,
10 am.

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March 11
Belleville, ON
Organic Underground
255 Front Street
1:30 pm.

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March 12
Belleville, ON
Quinte Sunrise Rotary
Bay of Quinte Golf and Country Club
1830 Old Highway 2
7:00 am

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March 12
Belleville, ON
Probus Club of Belleville
Ramada Inn
11 Bay Ridge Road
10:00 am

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March 12
Napanee, ON
Greater Napanee Civitan Club
4 Market Square
7:00 pm

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March 17
Orleans, ON
Rotary Club of Orleans
Portobello Manor
691 Valin Street
6:30 pm

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March 24
Renfrew, ON
Renfrew Rotary
Trinity St. Andrew's United Church
291 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew
12:10 pm

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March 24
Petawawa, ON
Petawawa Rotary
Danny's Restaurant
3432 Petawawa St. at Victoria St.
6.15 pm

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March 25th
Pembroke, ON
Bishop Smith Catholic High School
362 Carmody St.
2:00 - 3:00 pm

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March 25
Deep River, ON
Rotary Club of North Renfrew (Deep River)
Bear's Den Hotel, 33177 Highway 17
5:30 p.m.

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March 26
Killaloe, ON
Community Resource Centre
15 Lake St.
Lunch potluck & discussion
noon - 2:00 pm

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March 26
Eganville, ON
Eganville Rotary
The Granary Rest., 57 Bonnechere St.
6:30 pm

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April 2
Ottawa, ON
Young Environmental Professionals
Ottawa Public Library
120 Metcalfe Street
5:30--7:30

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April 7
Kingston, ON
Green Party of Canada Nomination Meeting
517 Watson Hall, Queen's University. (just off Bader Lane)
All are welcome
7:00 pm

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April 14
Dundas, ON
Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club
East Side Mario's in University Plaza
119 Osler Drive
7.00 am

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April 14
Hamilton, ON
Probus Club of Hamilton
The Scottish Rite
4 Queen St. South, Hamilton.
9:00 am

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April 14
Toronto, ON
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. 4th floor
12:30 pm

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April 15
Brantford, ON
Rotary Club of Brantford Sunrise
Brantford Golf & Country Club
60 Ava Road
7:15 a.m.

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April 15
Newmarket, ON
Newmarket Public Library, Multipurpose Room
438 Park Avenue, info: (905) 868-9183
7:00 - 9:00 pm

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April 16
Oakville, ON
Oakville-Trafalgar Rotary
Otello's Banquet Hall
2273 Royal Windsor Dr.
12:00 noon

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April 16
Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Sunset Rotary
Sky Dragon Centre
27 King William St.
5:00 pm

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April 17
Selkirk, ON
Cottonwood Mansion Museum
740 Haldimand Road 53
9:30 am

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April 17
Toronto, ON
WHEN
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. 4th floor
7:00 pm

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April 18
Oakville, ON
Halton Eco Festival
Free Earth Day Environmental Fair for Sustainability
Glen Abbey Rec Centre, 1415 Third Line
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mike talks at 10:00 am with follow up discussion at 4:00 pm
Workshop on uranium issues with Donna Dillman at 1:15 pm

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April 19
Guelph, ON
Duff's Presbyterian Church
Exit 299 of the 401 - head north on Brock Road
first building on the left hand side.
10:30

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April 20
Brampton, ON
Brampton Rotary Club
Rotary Glen Banquet Hall, 1857 Queens St.
12:00 noon

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April 20
Bridgenorth, ON
Bridgenorth-Ennismore-Lakefield Rotary
Chemong Lodge, 764 Hunter Street,
6:30 PM

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April 21
Kingston, ON
Cataraqui Rotary Club
Cataraqui Golf Club (corner of King St. & Country Club Drive)
7:00 am

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April 21
Kemptville, ON
Kemptville Rotary
W.B. George Centre - Univ of Guelph, Kemptville
Stinson Street,
6:30 p.m.

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April 26
Ottawa, ON
Church of the Ascension
253 Echo Drive
10:00 am

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May 6
Chemainus, BC
Chemainus Rotary
Mount Brenton Golf Club
intersection of Henry Road and Chemainus Road
7:00 pm

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May 7
Naniamo, BC
Rotary Club of Lantzville
ABC Restaurant
6671 Mary Ellen Drive
6:45 am

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May 7
Nanaimo, BC
Probus of Harbour City
Costin Hall,
7232 Lantzville Rd,
9:30.am

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May 7
Vancouver, BC
Fireside Room in the Unitarian Church
949 W 49th Ave. at Oak
World Federalist Movement of Canada - Vancouver Branch
Village Vancouver
7:30 pm

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May 8
Naniamo, BC
Downtown Rotary Club
Coast Bastion Hotel 11 Bastion Street
11:30 am

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May 9
Comox, BC
Tsolum building in Lewis Park
Sponsored by the Comox Valley Green Party of BC
2 to 5 pm.

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May 11th
Gabriola Island, BC
The Commons
675 North Road.
evening

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May 12th
Nanaimo, BC
Rotary Club of Nanaimo North
Frith-Radcliffe Auditorium, Kiwanis Village
1233 Kiwanis Crescent (off Nelson Street)
6:10 pm

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May 13
Naniamo, BC
Rotary Club of Nanaimo Oceanside,
ABC Country Restaurant
6671 Mary Ellen Drive
5 pm

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May 13
Naniamo, BC
SOLUTIONS: A Sustainability Network
Vancouver Island University
Bldg 200, Room 203
7:30 pm

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May 14
Comox, BC
Comox Rotary Club
D'Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave,
6:30 pm

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May 28
Lindsay, ON
I. E. Weldon High School
24 Weldon Rd.
11:45 am to 2:25 pm

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May 28
Peterborough, ON
Club Lorus
Mexicali Rosa's
320 Water Street
5 - 7 pm

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June 3
Mississauga, ON
Weedman Conference
9:00 am

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June 3
Burlington, ON
Burlington Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
3063 South Service Road,
6:15 pm

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June 12
Cobourg, ON
Rotary Club of Cobourg
Best Western
930 Burnham at Elgin
12:15 pm

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June 13 - 14
Newmarket, ON
Windfall Ecology Festival
Fairy Lake Park
Green Drinks at Cachet Restaurant at entrance to Park
starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday the 13th

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June 14th
Simcoe Grey, ON
GPC nomination meeting
Grenfel Hall ,1989 Sunnidale Road.
between Angus and Barrie
3pm.

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June 15th
Bracebridge, ON
Parry Sound-Muskoka Green Party Nomination Meeting
Griffin GastroPub
9 Chancery Lane
7 p.m.

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June 16th
Bracebridge, ON
Rotary Club of Bracebridge-Muskoka Lakes
The Old Station Restaurant,
88 Manitoba Street,
7 a.m.

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June 16
Collingwood, ON
Probus Club of Collingwood - Gateway
The Georgian Manor, Hwy 26 W
Speaking at 11 a.m.

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June 16
Owen Sound, ON
The Downtown Bookstore (519) 372-9760
945 2nd Ave. E.
7:30 pm

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June 17
Huntsville, ON
Rotary Club of Huntsville,
Hidden Valley Resort
1755 Valley Rd.
12:15 pm

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June 17th
Midland, ON
Huronia Museum
549 Little Lake Park Rd in Midland.
7:00 p.m.

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June 18
Barrie, ON
Probus Club of Barrie Kempenfelt
Army Navy Airforce Club
7 George St.
10:00 am

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July 11 & 12
Middleville, ON
Art of Being Green Festival
Middleville Agricultural Society Grounds
an hour west of Ottawa and 25 minutes west of Almonte.
Tabling throughout the event.
Presentation at 3:00 pm on the 12th.

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July 31 August 3
Clarendon, ON
Blue Skies Music Festival
Workshop: Sunday, August 2, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Where will the Grandchildren live -
An alternative view of retirement.
 
 

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Second Edition Book Launch Tour Begins

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September 24
Guelph, ON
Guelph Kiwanis Club
The Cutten Club, 190 College St, beside Univ of Guelph.
Noon

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September 24
Toronto, ON
Fundraiser for Regenesis's EcoVillage project.
Arta Gallery
55 Mill Street, Suite 102, Bldg. 9
7:30 pm to 12:30 am

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September 25
Toronto, ON
University of Toronto
EarthCycle ( Environment Week) organized by
UTERN ( University of Toronto Environmental Research Network)
and BikeChain.
Sid Smith / Student Life Centre, Rm 2106
100 St. George Street
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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September 26
Hamilton, ON
Zonta District 4 Conference
http://www.zontahamilton1.ca
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel
116 King St. West.
10:30 a.m. to Noon

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September 26
Toronto, ON
International Institute of Concern for Public Health (IICPH)
http://iicph.org/our-mission
Donna will speak at the event and we will be tabling.
The Native Canadian Centre
26 Spadina Rd.
9 a.m. - 4:30 pm.

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September 26
Toronto, ON
Trinity St. Paul's Centre
427 Bloor St. West
8:00 - 10:00 pm

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September 27
Toronto, ON
Quaker Meeting House
Informal discussion
12:45

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September 28
Bolton, ON
Rotary Club of Bolton
Rotary Place
7 Rotarian Way 6:30 pm

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October 2-4
near Minden, ON
Ontario Environment Network
http://www.oen.ca
Kinark Outdoor Centre
Key note address
October 3, 7:30 pm

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October 5
Gravenhurst, ON
Rotary Club of Gravenhurst
Regatta Steak & Seafood Grille, 1110 Bay Street
noon

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October 5
Alliston, ON
Rotary Club of Alliston
The Gibson Centre
73 Tupper St., West
Rotary Hall - 2nd Floor,
6:30 p.m.

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October 6
Collingwood, ON
Rotary Club of Collingwood
Temple Building
3rd floor at 126 Hurontario Street
noon

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October 6
Commanda, ON
Commanda Community Centre
4009 Hwy 522
7:00 - 9:00

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October 7
North Bay, ON
Canadian Club of North Bay
Emmanuel United Church
395 Lakeshore Drive
7:00 pm

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October 8
North Bay, ON
Rotary Club of North Bay-Nipissing
Davedi Club, 313 Airport Road
11:45 am

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October 8
North Bay, ON
Community Meeting hosted by
The Locavores and Heritage Gardeners
@discovery North Bay
the Old CP Station, 100 Ferguson
7:00 pm

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October 9
Bracebridge, ON
Rotary Club of Bracebridge
Rotary Centre for Youth
131 Wellington Street
12:15 p.m.

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October 9
Barrie, ON
Barrie Free Methodist Church
284 Cundles Road East
Hosted by: Barrie Green Party
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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October 13
Fergus, ON
Rotary Club of Fergus
The Fergus Curling Club
148 St George St West
12:00 noon

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October 13
Oakville, ON
Oakvillegreen Conservation Association
Trafalgar Room at Town Hall
1225 Trafalgar Road
7:30 - 9:30 pm

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October 14
Toronto, ON
Grassroots
372 Danforth Avenue
7:30 - 9:00 pm

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October 15
Toronto, ON
Rotary Club of Toronto East
Whistler's restaurant (Broadview and Mortimer on the corner), second floor
12:30 pm

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October 15
Kingston, ON
Etherington Auditorium
Queens University Campus
94 Stuart St.
Helen Caldicott speaking
Life, Money and Illusion tabling.
8:00 pm

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October 18
Kingston, ON
Humanist Association of Kingston
Kingston Central Library - Wilson Room
30 Johnson Street
1:30 to 3:30 pm

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October 19
Waterdown, ON
Probus Club of Flamborough
30 John St E (at Hamilton)
Waterdown, ON
10:00 a.m.

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October 19
Oakville, ON
Rotary Club of Oakville
17 Stewart Street
6:30 p.m.

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October 20
Dundas, ON
Dundas Rotary
Dundas Golf and Country Club
Hwy. #8 & Woodley's Lane
noon

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October 20
Oakville, ON
Society of Management Accountants
Dinner Meeting
590 Argus Road
5:30 p.m.

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October 22
Cambridge, ON
Rotary Club of Cambridge (Preston - Hespeler)
Galt Golf and Country Club, 20 Hobson St.,
12:00 noon

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October 22
Toronto, ON
 Co-hosted by Green Enterprise Toronto
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave.
Room 120
7:00 - 9:00

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October 23
Burlington, ON
Assumption Catholic High School - in the library
3230 Woodward Avenue
noon to 2:30

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October, 23
Dundas, ON
Transition Dundas Meeting
Dundas Townhall
60 Main St.
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.

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October 24
Hamilton, ON
350.org
At the Downtown MacNab Street YWCA
Two discussions 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm

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October 25
Hamilton, ON
Westdale United Church
99 North Oval
10:30 service
12:00 discussion

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October 25
Hamilton, ON
Unitarian Church
170 Dundurn Street South
2:00

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October 26
Ottawa, ON
Rotary Club of Ottawa
Marriott Inn
100 Kent Street (at Queen)
2nd Floor, O'Connor Room
noon

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October 27
Ottawa, ON
Rotary Club of Ottawa West
At the Travelodge on Carling Ave (Carling at the Queensway).
noon

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October 27
Ottawa, ON
Economic game plan panel
City Hall, Council Chambers
Nick Rowe: Acting Dean of Public Affairs at Carleton University, professor of economics, and member of CD Howe Institute's Monetary Policy Council
Chris Henderson: enviro-social entrepreneur (my words), chair of Delphi Group, head of Lumos Energy, and past chair of OCRI
Mike Nickerson
Host: Adrian Harewood
7:00 pm

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October 28
Ottawa, ON
Algonquin College. Woodroffe Campus
"P" Building. Room: 211B
Course on "The Green Movement"
11:00 am - noon

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October 29
Ottawa, ON
Somerset West Community Health Centre
55 Eccles Street
noon

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October 29
Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Fletcher Wildlife Garden Interpretation Centre,
east side of Prince of Wales Drive, south of the traffic circle in the Central Experimental Farm
7:30 p.m.

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November 4
Ottawa, ON
Rotary Club of Ottawa South
Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
I Hunt Club Rd.
noon

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November 4
Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Public Library
2516 Alta Vista Dr.
6:30 - 8:00

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November 10
Napanee, ON
Rotary Club of Napanee
Napanee Lion's Hall
57 Center Street South
12:15 pm

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November 10
Trenton, ON
The Old Church Theatre
940 Bonisteel Road
Quinte West
http://www.oldchurchtheatre.com
Lesley Bonisteel (613) 392-9212
7:00 pm

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November 11
Etobicoke, ON
Martingrove Collegiate Institute
50 Winterton Drive
9:30-10:50 a.m

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November 11
Mississauga, ON
Rotary Club of Mississauga City Centre
The Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Drive
12:00 PM

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November 12
Newmarket, ON
Rotary Club of Newmarket
Newmarket Best Western Voyageur Inn
6:15 pm

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November 13
Waterloo, ON
Wilfred Laurier University
School of Business and Economics
Room SBE1220
4:00 pm

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November 14
Kitchener, ON
Money the Economy and Us
Kitchener City Hall
Keynote at 2:00 pm
For full conference details:

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November 16
London, ON
Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute
451 Ridout Street North
10:15 am - 2:45 pm

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November 16
Scarborough, ON
Host Natalie Hundt
Scarborough Civic Centre (to be confirmed)
7:30 pm

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November 17
Mississauga, ON
The Rotary Club of Mississauga West
University of Toronto - Mississauga,
3359 Mississauga Rd. N - in the faculty lounge
6:30 pm to 8:15 pm

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November 18
Peterborough, ON
The Seasoned Spoon at Trent University
Champlain College, 1770 Westbank Drive
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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November 18
Peterborough, ON
Council of Canadians
Public meeting
Murray St. Baptist Church, 175 Murray St.
7:00 - 9:00 pm.

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November 22
Packenham, ON
Zion United Church
Cedal Hill Rd.
Murray St. Baptist Church, 175 Murray St.
9:30 am

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November 22
Packenham, ON
St. Andrew's United Church
2585 County Road 29
Murray St. Baptist Church, 175 Murray St.
11:00 am

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