NATIONAL: The 2021 Canadian HR Awards will take place virtually on Sept. 15. Hosted by CBC news anchor Suhana Meharchand, the event will feature live virtual panels featuring some of the finalists, who will be sharing insights, best practices and success stories. There will also be a live chat option and a peer-matching function for networking.
CALGARY: The Calgary Film Festival recently announced its 2021 lineup. There will be special events and over 175 films screened at movie theaters in downtown Calgary from Sept. 23 to Oct. 3. Fans will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test or full vaccination for the event, which was held virtually last year. This year, there will be a one-day digital screening of five of the films on Sept. 28.
MONTREAL: Netflix will host “The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience” in Montreal on Jan. 22, 2022. The 90-minute immersive event, which is also making stops in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, will be a live concert and dance show inspired by the popular Bridgerton series. Tickets for the Montreal event go on sale on Sept. 16 for $45.
TORONTO: The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has announced that its 90th annual convention, billed as the world’s largest mining show, will take place March 7-9, 2022, with a virtual event to follow on March 10-11. The event, which features trade fairs, panel discussions, product demos and more, typically draws 25,000 people from around the world.
The Juno Awards have released some details on the 2022 ceremony, a televised broadcast taking place May 15, 2022. Organizers of the event, billed as Canada’s biggest night in music, have booked the Budweiser Stage, a covered 16,000-seat outdoor space on the Ontario Place grounds. Juno Week, a series of events and performances leading up to the main broadcast, is slated to take place from May 9-15, 2022.
