Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka-Canada Association of Ottawa held a reception on April 25 to celebrate Sri Lankan New Year.
AZNAC Day
The New Zealand High Commission hosted an ANZAC Remembrance Day ceremony on April 25.
GPSIA
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa hosted a gala evening with guest speaker Louise Arbour, former UN high commissioner for human rights, on April 23
UAE
The United Arab Emirates hosted a reception on April 16 to promote the country’s candidacy as the home for the headquarters of IRENA.
Welcome
Ottawa resident Dib Youssef Abou Rizk hosted a welcoming reception for the ambassador of France.
Baltic Film Festival
The Estonian film Shop of Dreams played in the 9th Baltic Film Festival on April 17.
Thailand
The Embassy of Thailand hosted a farewell reception on March 31 for their ambassador, who will be returning to Bangkok at the end of April.
Kazakhstan
The Khazakh Embassy hosted a reception on March 31 for Nauryz, a celebration of spring.
Algeria
The Algerian Embassy hosted a reception on April 2 for former ambassador to Canada Mohamed Ghoualmi, who is in Canada overseeing the vote from abroad for the Algerian presidential election.
Esprit de Corps
Esprit de Corps, Canada’s military magazine, celebrated 20 years of publishing and the launch of publisher Scott Taylor’s new biography at the National Library and Archives on April 2.
Peace
Ashbury College’s Peace Camp, City of Peace Ottawa and the Peace It Together Society held a reception and presentation of four short films about peacebuilding between Israeli and Palestine youth at Ashbury College on March 31.
Greece
Guests packed the Hellenic Community Center to help the Greek Embassy celebrate the country’s national day on March 25.
Latin Film
The Latin American Film Festival launched on March 26 with a film from Guatemala.
Tunisia
The Embassy of Tunisia celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary with a dinner hosted by the National Press Club Foundation on March 24 at the Sheraton Hotel.
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