OTTAWA, November 1, 2011 -- November 11th marks the anniversary of the end of the First World War, and is a day Canadians honour and remember those who have served and those who died.

CBC/Radio-Canada célèbre officiellement son 75e anniversaire le mercredi 2 novembre. Vous trouverez ci-dessous une lettre du président-directeur général Hubert T. Lacroix pour souligner l’événement. Nous aimerions pouvoir communiquer cette à vos lecteurs.

Nous vous faisons parvenir deux versions : une version courte et une version longue. Pour toute question, n’hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous.

CBC/Radio-Canada officially celebrates its 75th anniversary this Wednesday, November 2. Attached is a letter signed by President and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix to mark the occasion. We would appreciate the opportunity to share it with your readers.

We’ve attached two versions for your consideration: a longer and a shorter. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

Picture a friendly world reminiscent of a more innocent earlier time, a world of childhood wonder. This unique edutainment site where safety comes first has a mission to restore the innocence to childhood and in a real life story twist, it was virtual world producer and creator Eronne Foster's experience with street and addicted youth that made her so determined to create this site.

EMBARGO SUR LE COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : le 8 septembre 2011
 

Dans le monde, quelque 796 millions d’adultes n’ont pas les capacités minimales de lecture et d’écriture.

PRESS RELEASE EMBARGO : September 8, 2011

Globally some 796 million adults lack minimum literacy skills

OTTAWA (September 8, 2011) – In recognition of International Literacy Day, Canada Post today announced the winners of its 2011 Community Literacy Awards. There are 13 winners - seven in the Educator category and six Individuals from all parts of Canada. The Canada Post Community Literacy Awards program began in 1993 to recognize literacy learners and the community-based organizations that support them.

(TORONTO, August 25, 2011) -- September is all about back-to-school -- time to get back into routines, make lunches and go to bed early. And since there's so much to do and kids are still in summer mode, it's hard to make sure the family is focusing on learning.

It's that time of year again. Canada's university students are hitting the back-to-school sales for paper, pens, binders and gigabytes of digital storage media. This year, they should also be buying their own copy of Canada's Copyright Act -- because they're going to need it.

Over the summer, some prominent universities quietly decided to forgo blanket copyright clearance through Access Copyright for the coming year's academic materials, a radical policy change that leaves students and their professors in need of expert guidance.

The torch relay of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games was an event that connected Canadians to the Games, to their country, and to each other, but it took a massive organizational effort to pull off, says John Furlong, former chief of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee.

The relay began in Victoria, BC, in October 2009. Along the way, it ran through more than 1,000 communities, from west to east and into the far north. After hitting the east coast, the relay headed west. By water, it travelled about 1,000 kilometres, 18,000 by air, and 26,000 on land.

Olympic chief Furlong addressed industry leaders at Abitibi luncheon during INK+BEYOND 2011

By John Devine
FOR THE PUBLISHER

It was a long, arduous climb to the summit of Olympic glory, national and international renown, and now speaker at the INK+BEYOND 2011 conference, but John Furlong says the rewards were well worth the effort.

"Somebody asked me, 'how on earth can you work for 14 years, from 4:30 in the morning to midnight every day?' Answer? I believed in it."