Eco Gala Attracts Ottawa Area Politicians

** Eco Gala 2015 a Celebration of Environmental Progress ** ** What: ** Eco Gala 2015, Winter Holiday  fundraising dinner ** Who: ** Environmental local leaders, supporters and politicians, hosted by Ecology Ottawa ** When: **

5:30 pm

cash bar reception,

7:00 pm

dinner ** Where: ** St. Elias Banquet Centre, 750 Ridgewood Ave. Ottawa, ON

This

Thursday, November 26th, 2015

, Ecology Ottawa hosts

its 9th annual Winter Holiday Eco-Gala at the St. Elias Banquet Centre. Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page will be speaking about a New Deal for Canadian Cities. He will be joined by musical guest, John Carroll. ** The event will be attended by the following notable attendees: ** ** Municipal: **

• David Chernushenko, Councillor Capital Ward, Chair of the Environment Committee

• Tobi Nussbaum, Councillor Rideau-Rockcliffe

• Jody Mitic, Councillor Innes

• Rick Chiarelli, Councillor College Ward

• Mathieu Fleury, Councillor Rideau-Vanier

• Michael Qaqish, Councillor Gloucester-South Nepean ** Provincial: **

  • Marie-France Lalonde, M.P.P. Ottawa Orleans ** Federal: **
  • Catherine McKenna, M.P. Ottawa Centre, Minister of the Environment and Climate

Change

• Andrew Leslie, M.P. Orleans

• Anita Vandenbeld, M.P. Ottawa West-Nepean

• Francois Choquette, M.P. Drummond, Critic for Official Languages

• Paul Dewar, former M.P. Ottawa Centre

The evening will include a vegetarian four course dinner, prepared by the Green Door

Restaurant, and a silent auction. Doors open at

5:30 pm

.

Twitter: #ecogala2015 _ Ecology Ottawa is _ _ a grassroots and volunteer-driven organization working to make Ottawa the green capital of Canada. _