Events

Sep
6
Fri
Kidney March 2024 @ Kananaskis - Calgary
Sep 6 @ 12:00 am – Sep 8 @ 5:00 pm

Kidney March

3 Days • 100KM • Kananaskis to Calgary • Sept 6 – 8, 2024

Kidney’s May Fail. We Won’t.  

Walk the farthest you have ever walked and raise the most you have ever raised to fight kidney disease and for organ donation. Join us in celebrating the 15th anniversary at the 2024 Kidney March! We will unite in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains for an unforgettable journey. 4 Million Canadians have chronic kidney disease or are at risk. Most people don’t even know until it’s too late. Together, we will march to make the biggest difference we have ever made and have a life-changing impact on all those affected by this devastating disease.   Visit kidneymarch.ca to find out more about our cause, and how you can participate. For more information contact kidneymarch@kidney.ca 1.403.255.6139 | 1.866.956.2724 Follow us!  @KidneyMarch on Social Media

Sep
20
Fri
Battle of Britain Book Launch at the Bomber Command Museum @ Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Sep 20 – Sep 21 all-day

Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen Defending Britain in Her Darkest Hour Book Launch and Night Run

When: September 20th & 21st

Where: Bomber Command Museum of Canada

“In his 21st book of nonfiction, — “Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen Defending Britain in Her Darkest Hour” –, Ted Barris has assembled unknown stories of Canadian airmen, ground crew, as well as engineers, aeronautical designers and medical officers, who answered the call and turned back the very real threat of Nazi invasion. You know the outcome of the Battle of Britain, but now you’ll meet the Canadians who helped secure victory in this WWII life-and-death struggle.” The annual presentation of the exciting “Halifax Project” for the recovery, restoration, and rebuild of the BCMC Halifax bomber. In partnership with Halifax 57 Rescue, the worldwide search for all Halifax parts to construct a Halifax bomber for Nanton has made amazing Halifax discoveries and acquisitions. The the entire project will be explained and celebrated at this event with a major slide show and video on Sat. Sept. 21.
Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour - TED. BARRIS - Google Books
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