Mel Hurtig Book Tour Info

Arrive Ottawa late afternoon Wednesday, September 29th. Promo Ottawa next two days including breakfast with MPs, likely October 1st. Saturday,noon October 2nd speech and signing re Ottawa Writers' Festival at National Library. Contact Sean Wilson, Artistic Director, (613) 562-3844. Return to Edmonton p.m. Monday, October 4th, fly to Vancouver a.m. Speech and signing 7:30 p.m. Canadian Memorial United Church Centre for Peace at 15th & Burrard. Contact Leslie Hurtig at (604) 876-7076. The talk will be sponsored by several organizations including The Simons Centre at UBC, the Peace Studies Dept. at Langara, the Institue for the Humanities at SFU, and The Council of Canadians have offered to help out. Additional contact Kim Stebner (604) 733-6095. Gillian Skeet has been a terrific help! Tuesday October 5th fly to Victoria mid-afternoon. Bolen's is sponsoring speech and signing in the evening. Wed. October 6th return to Edmonton for presentation at city hall re 100th anniversary of city. Thursday, October 7th, promo in Edmonton. Friday, October 8th speech and signing in Edmonton sponsored by Audrey's, likely at newly- renovated Paramount theatre. Contact Steve or Sharon at 423-3487. Tuesday, October 12 promo in Saskatoon, the speech and signing in evening at University of Saskatchewan. Contact Richard Julien at (306) 966-7568 or Karen Weingeist at 966-4483. Wednesday, October 13th. To Winnipeg, but schedule unclear. Thursday, October 14, to Calgary. Schedule unclear. Friday, October 15th, return to Edmonton. Wednesday, October 20th, fly to Toronto late afternoon Thursday, Ocober 21st, TV show a.m. and speech and signing at University of Toronto in evening, Vic Chapel, 2nd floor, Old Victoria College, 91 Charles St. West behind the Isabel Bader Theatre, 7:30 p.m. U of T Bookstore reading series. Contact Sarah Dunn, 598-1114, #238. Friday, October 22nd to Halifax. Some media then speech and signing in evening. Contact Tamara Lorincz at (902) 443-2423 --------- As promised, here is more information re my book tour for RUSHING TO ARMAGEDDON (see www.mcclelland.com) which will be published next week. Audrey's will be sponsoring the Edmonton launch at the newly-renovated Paramount Theatre (across from the old Bay store on Jasper Avenue) on the evening of October 8th, 7;30 p.m.. The Hon. Douglas Roche will introduce me. The Winnipeg event will be at the McNally Robinson book store on the evening of October 13th, Grant Park, 1120 Grant Avenue. Further details contact Louanne Savage, Events Coordinator, McNally Robinson. In Calgary, Project Ploughshares is helping with the event for the evening of October 14th. Contact Sandra Hoenle or Tracy at 270-7366. I think they are thinking of having the 7;30 p.m. speech/signing at the University. In Halifax my talk will be at 105 Weldon Law School, Dalhousie University, 6061 University Avenue, 7:30 p.m.October 22nd. Contact Tamara Lorincz at (902) 443-2423. In Victoria Bolen's is sponsoring the event at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Avenue, 7:30 p.m.October 5th.