| A one-stop online listing of Calgary arts information has been launched by the Centre for the Performing Arts.
The Web site, called Real Live Arts (www.reallivearts.com) features extensive listings of Calgary artists and arts organizations, a virtual box office, a calendar of events and artist samples and portfolios.
The Web site is intended to make it easier for arts fans and consumers to find information about city events and artists.
Officials from the Centre for the Performing Arts, which launched the non-profit Web site, say the site may become a model for other cities to use.
Supporters of the American Democratic political party are urging U.S. citizens living in Canada to register to vote in the November 5 general election, which will choose senators, governors and U.S. representatives.
Democrats Abroad Canada says many U.S. citizens living in Canada may not know they have the right to cast absentee ballots in American elections. They say all U.S. citizens, even if they have never lived in the country, are eligible to vote.
Registration cards for the election must be submitted 30 days before the election. More information about absentee voting is available at the Federal Voting Assistance Program Web site (www.fvap.gov) or the Democrats Abroad Web site (ca.democratsabroad.org).
A Calgary alderman wants to make better use of equipment that encourages drivers not to speed through communities.
Ald. Craig Burrows is pushing the city to make better use of equipment that alerts drivers to their speed, rather than relying solely on city police to deliver traffic infraction tickets. The city owns equipment that measures a vehicle’s speed then displays it for the passing driver, but few community members, or even members of council, seemed aware of the gear at a recent meeting of council.
Ald. John Schmal says the equipment works well when staffed by community volunteers.
Burrows says he gets more complaints from his constituents about speeding vehicles than anything else, and he wants a better policy to help communities slow down drivers.
Writers, thinkers and other Canadians will take part in a public symposium next week looking back at the events of September 11. Hosted by the University of Calgary’s faculty of communication and culture, the symposium will focus on three specific areas: the socio-cultural impact on Canada, sovereignty and security, and protecting Canadian civil society.
The keynote speakers represent a cross-section of Canadians with unique perspectives on the issues, such as David Kilgour, Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific); Frederick McDonald, a Woodland Cree artist; Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star editor emeritus; Janice Eisenhauer, founder of Women for Women in Afghanistan; James Keeley, U of C political scientist; and Ejike Ohuegbe, diversity advisor for Shell Canada, among others.
The symposium will be held Wednesday, September 18 at the Red and White Club. For complete details, visit www.comcul.ucalgary.ca/npds/Symposium, or to register contact Cheryl at 210-8130 or caschuit@ucalgary.ca. |
