AUG
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Internationally renowned, Canadian-born superstar Drake, will be the recipient of this year’s Allan Slaight Award. In its second year, the Allan Slaight Award is presented to a young Canadian making a positive impact in the fields of music, film, literature, visual or performing arts, sports, innovation or philanthropy.
JUN
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FOUR DAYS OF 100% CANADIAN ENTERTAINMENT
The second annual Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival is four days of music, comedy and film featuring some of Canada’s most popular and iconic performers including Burton Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk with a symphony orchestra, and Comedy Night in Canada, hosted by Jon Dore.
To purchase your tickets go to www.masseyhall.com/cwof or call 416-872-4255.
JUN
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Canada's Walk of Fame is creating A SONG FOR CANADA and we want you to participate!
What makes you PROUD to be Canadian? Tell us what Canada today means to you - write us a poem or an essay for your chance to win the $25,000.00 Grand Prize, studio recording time at Metalworks Studios valued at $10,000,
plus and the opportunity to work with acclaimed Canadian musicians Stephan Moccio, Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk.
Check out the ET Canada interview with Stephan Moccio.
Click here to enter now!
MAY
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Canada's Walk of Fame is creating A SONG FOR CANADA and we want YOU to participate. Contest starts June 1.
Click here for more information!
JAN
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Canada's Walk of Fame is seeking an experienced development professional to play a leadership role in the development and management of the fundraising and earned revenue strategy for the organization. Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing direction, planning and execution of corporate and individual solicitation campaigns and stewardship.
This will include, but is not limited to, sales and fundraising for Canada’s Walk of Fame inductee and festival events, management of the corporate sponsor portfolio, individual gift giving, grant writing, serving as a liaison for multidisciplinary development efforts as well as supervising development staff and volunteers.
OCT
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Check out the sneak peak of Chantal Kreviazuk's performance of "I'm Here (A Song for Canada)" at the 2011 Canada's Walk of Fame Awards.
Watch the 2011 Canada's Walk of Fame Awards Sunday October 23, 8.00 et/pt on Global.
SEP
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Two-time JUNO Award-winner Chantal Kreviazuk has been announced as the recording artist for A Song For Canada. The highly anticipated song, entitled “I'm Here (A Song for Canada)” features members of Toronto’s renowned Bach Children’s Chorus as well as a 34-piece string orchestra and is now available for download on iTunes.
SEP
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Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner Calum Graham from High River, Alberta!
Calum has won the $25,000 Grand Prize, $10,000 in studio recording time at Metalworks Studios, plus the opportunity to work with acclaimed Canadian musical artists Stephan Moccio, Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida.
And congratulations to 2nd and 3rd place winners, Catherine Brenan from Oakville, Ontario and Vince Dixon from Sydney, Nova Scotia. Catherine and Vince have won additional cash prizes. Below are the winning entries. Thank you to everyone that participated in helping to create A Song For Canada, presented by RE/MAX.
Click here to see the winning entries.
AUG
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Twenty-five years ago, with drive and determination, Rick Hansen wheeled through 34 countries in 26 months to complete his now-famous Man In Motion World Tour. His incredible worldwide journey inspired and electrified an entire nation to believe that anything is possible and moved thousands of people to make a difference in their communities.
Now, during the 25th Anniversary of the Tour, Rick and the Rick Hansen Foundation are embarking on an unprecedented campaign to commemorate the original Tour, celebrate progress that has been achieved in SCI research and accessibility, inspire a new generation of difference makers and create future legacies that will build a healthier and more inclusive world.
The cross-country relay kicks off today (August 24) in Newfoundland and will travel through more than 600 communities as it makes its nine-month, 12,000-kilometre journey across Canada before concluding in Vancouver on May 22, 2012.
JUN
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Canada’s Walk of Fame together with RBC Visa Infinite Avion and Shaw Media announced today the names of this year’s inductees.
The 14th annual Canada’s Walk of Fame will add the following Canadian icons to its current list of 131 inductees: Dr. Roberta Bondar, Burton Cummings, Daniel Nestor, Sandra Oh, Russell Peters, Ryan Reynolds and Mordecai Richler.
Each will receive their tribute on Saturday, October 1 at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre. The Canada’s Walk of Fame televised Awards will be broadcast nationally in October on Global and Slice™.
Click here to see the full press release and read more about each nominee.
