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Sping Newsletter-Denver Canadian Consulate
June 2, 2007
Spring Newsletter, April – May 2007
Stronger Together: Building Canada-U.S. Partnerships across
the Rockies
Welcome Friends of Canada!
We have lots of news to share with you, as well as a few
upcoming events you won’t want to miss. Over the last
couple of months, our Trade, Consular and Public Affairs
teams have been extremely busy. From Saskatoon to Colorado
Springs, and from Salt Lake City to Toronto, Consulate
outreach from our Denver office has reached far and wide.
Looking to the months ahead, Canada will be the featured
country at this year’s sixth annual Colorado Springs
Mayor’s International Luncheon in June. The Consulate will
also take part in several important Canadian cultural
celebrations, as well as leading academic initiatives to
increase knowledge about Canada and prepare our future
leaders. Read on and discover more about how Canada is
reaching out to communities throughout the four-state Rocky
Mountain region of Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
Enjoy.
Sincerely,
Michael Fine
Consul General of Canada
1625 Broadway, Suite 2600
Denver, CO 80202
www.denver.gc.ca
In this issue:
First U.S. Governor to Set Foot on MaRS: Utah Delegation
Visits Toronto
Strong Canadian Presence at National Space Symposium in
Colorado Springs
Canada's Promising Life Science Facilities Attract
Interested Coloradans
Passport Application Alert!
French-Canadian Troupe Rains April Surprises in Salt Lake
City
Canadian Film Draws Rave Reviews in Colorado & Utah
SAVE THE DATE:
- Mayor's Lunch in Colorado Springs
- Cirque du Soleil in Denver
- Albert Bound for local teachers
- Cool Canadian concerts
Jon Huntsman Becomes First U.S. Governor to Set Foot on
MaRS:
Utah Delegation & Canadian Consulate Visit Toronto’s
1st-Class Biotech Campus
In April, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman led a 25-member
delegation on an expedition north, where the group visited
MaRS Discovery District in Ontario. Located in the heart of
downtown Toronto, MaRS is one of the largest and most
productive biomedical research clusters in the world.
During a three-day bio-partnering mission, the trade team
from the Consulate General of Canada in Denver hosted the
Utah Governor and eight bio-tech and research companies
from the Beehive State, introducing them to potential
Canadian partners. Also during the visit, the Utah
delegation attended the Innovation Awards Gala. Event host
Ontario Premier McGuinty noted that Huntsman was the first
U.S. Governor to visit MaRS since the not-for-profit was
founded in 2005. More ...
Canadian Delegation Further Develops Strong U.S.-Canada
Security Partnerships
During 23rd National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs,
April 2007
For more than 40 years, thousands of U.S. and Canadian
military have worked side by side to protect the airspace
of these two vast countries through NORAD—a joint military
command located in Colorado Springs. To demonstrate
Canada’s strong commitment to North American security, the
Consulate General of Canada in Denver hosted a Canadian
delegation specializing in space technologies—including
civil, commercial and security sectors—during the 23rd
National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Over 100
guests attended the Consulate’s Canadian reception
co-hosted by the Colorado Space Coalition, the Colorado
Space Business Roundtable and the U.S. Department of
Commerce. In addition, the Canadian Pavilion drew many
interested visitors inquiring about Canadian space
capabilities, technology transfer and science education—key
Government of Canada initiatives in the U.S. More ...
Canada’s Promising Life Science Research Facilities Attract
Interested Coloradans:
Consulate General of Canada & Colorado State University
Visit University of Saskatchewan
Following up on a positive first meeting last summer in
Colorado, the Consulate General of Canada in Denver
accompanied academic leaders from Colorado State University
on a trip to the University of Saskatchewan last March. The
event brought researchers together from both academic
institutions to discuss future collaboration opportunities.
Highlights from the visit included an overview of
Saskatchewan’s life science sector; research presentations
from each university; and tours of the Vaccine and
Infectious Disease Organization, the National Research
Council’s Plant Biotechnology Institute and the Canadian
Light Source synchrotron—a football field-sized light
source millions of times brighter than the sun. More ...
Passport Application Alert!
Please note that Passport Canada is experiencing a sharp
volume increase in passport applications at all offices, by
mail and through receiving agents. To ensure processing
efficiency, please make certain that your passport photos
meet the required standards. For more information about
passport requirements, visit www.ppt.gc.ca. To find out
more about consular services available at your regional
consulate office, please visit www.denver.gc.ca.
A Sensitive Portrayal of Alzheimer’s: Canadian Film AWAY
FROM HER
Draws Rave Reviews at Three Sneak-Peek Events in Colorado &
Utah
Shortly before its U.S. theatrical release on May 4th,
more than 600 people in Salt Lake City, Boulder and Denver
had an opportunity to get a sneak peek at the critically
acclaimed film AWAY FROM HER, by Canadian director Sarah
Polley. The independent film, which premiered at the
Toronto and Sundance film festivals this past year, is a
moving portrayal of a couple struggling with Alzheimer’s—a
disease quickly becoming a health crisis for the 21st
Century. The Consulate General of Canada in Denver
co-hosted these three advance public screening events in
March and April with the Alzheimer’s Association in Utah
and Colorado. For more information about the Utah Chapter,
Alzheimer's Association, visit www.alzutah.org. For more
information about the Alzheimer's Association of Colorado,
visit www.alzco.org. More ...
French-Canadian Troupe Cirque Éloize “Rains” April
Surprises in Salt Lake City
Back by popular demand, Cirque Éloize returned to the
University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall for an encore two-night
engagement in April. Once again, the French Canadian
players delighted a Salt Lake City audience with their
latest production Rain—a sprinkling of circus acrobatics,
theatre, dance and poetry. To celebrate positive
Canada-Utah relations, representatives from the Consulate
General of Canada in Denver, including Utah’s Honorary
Canadian Consul Scott Parker, hosted a group of Salt Lake
City community leaders during a reception at Cauldron Park
Olympic Museum. After the show, the Canadian delegation and
their guests met with the troupe’s talented performers and
congratulated them on creating a big Canadian “buzz” in the
busy Beehive State.
SAVE THE DATE: Go Canada!
June 19, 2007, Canadian Focus at Annual Mayor’s
International Lunch, Colorado Springs:
Canada will be the featured country at this year’s sixth
annual Colorado Springs Mayor’s International Luncheon. To
mark the occasion, Consul General Michael Fine, from the
Consulate General of Canada in Denver, will attend the
event as a guest speaker. The event will take place at the
Broadmoor Hotel’s International Center, and attendees will
include business, military, academic and civic leaders who
maintain the city’s international connections. Tickets are
$40 each and are available at 719.575.4395 or
www.coloradospringschamber.org.
June 28, 2007, Cirque du Soleil Rolls Out the Red Carpet
for Canada Day:
Join the Consulate General of Canada in Denver and the
University of Colorado at Denver for a special Canada Day
celebration, including a VIP reception and tickets to
Cirque du Soleil. Denver is set to be dazzled as the
world-famous acrobatic troupe from Quebec presents their
newest live touring production. Corteo, which means
“cortege” in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive
parade imagined by a clown. Come be entertained by this
international cast of more than 55 artists who will perform
stunning acrobatic feats as original as they are
innovative. Corteo will be performed under the Cirque du
Soleil signature Grand Chapiteau on Pepsi Center Grounds in
Denver, from June 22 to July 22, 2007. Tickets are on sale
at www.cirquedusoleil.com or at 1.800.678.5440. For more
information on the Consulate’s June 28th Canada Day
Reception—celebrating important Canada-Colorado
partnerships—at the Cirque du Soleil VIP tent Tapis Rouge,
call 303.626.0640 or click here.
July 8 – 13, 2007, Alberta Bound! Summer Institute for K-12
Teachers in Calgary
A group of Denver-area teachers will soon have the
opportunity to become a Canadianist and learn about
Canadian history, geography, government and culture from
local experts! College credit will be available. For more
information about this program or other academic outreach
programs at the Consulate General of Canada, please call
Jamie Caton at 303.626.0673. More ...
Summer 2007, Beat the Summer Heat with some Cool Canadian
Concerts
Canadian Songbirds will fly south for the summer. Musical
artists from the North who will give a cool summer
performance here in the Rockies include Nelly Furtado on
her Pop/Hip-Hop Tour, Canadian jazz diva Diana Krall,
country western female vocalist k. d. lang and Celtic
musician Natalie Mac Master—just to name a few! Stay tuned
for details and updates, click here.
Spring 2008, Canadianists Set to Gather in Denver
After a successful conference in Calgary last April, the
Western Social Science Association is already making plans
to host its 50th annual conference in Denver next year.
Academics and partner groups from the United States, Canada
and other countries will take part in the meeting.
Canadianists are gearing up to make the Canadian Studies
Section of the conference the strongest ever. For more
information about the organization, visit wssa.asu.edu.
Savor the Tastes of Canada: Maple Syrup Tarts
Ingredients:
250 ml maple syrup
60 g flour
Cold water
125 ml fresh cream
6 baked tart shells or 1 baked pie shell
Sliced almonds, pecans or other nuts as desired
Method:
Bring the syrup to a boil and boil gently.
Mix the flour and cold water together, using enough water
to prevent lumps from forming.
Add the flour mixture to the boiling syrup. Blend in the
fresh cream and continue cooking, stirring, until liquid
thickens.
Let the mixture cool, and then pour into shells. Garnish
with the nuts.
Makes 6 tarts or 1 pie
Recipe is courtesy of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. For
more Canadian recipes, check-out
http://www.ats.agr.gc.ca/eu/recipes_e.htm, or wait for next
month’s newsletter! To learn more about the history of
maple syrup and how Canada’s First Nations peoples savored
maple tree sap and used this “sugared water” to cook wild
game. More ...
How much do you know about your neighbor to the north?
Not all Canadians are Hockey Players! The most popular
participation sport for Canadians over the age of 15 is
Golf.
In 2000, there were 730,000 registered soccer players in
Canada, compared to 500,000 for hockey.
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and its representation in the four-state Rocky Mountain
region of Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming, visit
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