Summer 2019

Newsletter #8

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Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars for our next Community Engagement Session on November 5, 2019 at 7pm in the Estonian House cafe! 

Capital Campaign Update

Donor Profile: David and John Kalm. Supporting the new IEC is all about honouring their parents’ legacy. 

For brothers David and John Kalm of Toronto, supporting the new International Estonian Centre (IEC) represents honouring their parents’ legacy as well as paying it forward for the benefit of the next generation. Read more here. 

Interested in donating to the Capital Campaign for the International Estonian Centre? Please write to donations@estoniancentre.ca. Donations can made in tribute to or in memory of an individual, and may be made as a family gift.

Updates

IEC Meets with Chair of the Estonian Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.

Representatives of the International Estonian Center (IEC) team met with Enn Eesmaa, Chair of the Estonian Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, in Toronto on September 11, 2019 to discuss the Centre's progress and how it fits within Estonia's Foreign Policy Development Plan 2030. Read more here. 

Presenting the IEC vision at esto2019.

Estonia's Ministry of Culture held a well-attended conference in Tallinn on July 3, 2019 within esto2019 to discuss how to strengthen Estonia's footprint around the world. The International Estonian Centre (IEC) being built in Toronto is an exciting flagship building and Chair of the IEC Steering Committee, Ellen Valter presented the IEC vision to participants who had gathered from around the world. Read more here. 

Transportation choices for International Estonian Centre.

“It really is an ideal location,” says IEC architect Alar Kongats, a three-time Governor-General award winner. “This area of Toronto has arguably one of the richest collections of cultural institutions in the city. It’s central, it’s easy to get to, and is well-serviced by public transit.” Read more here.

Events

Community Engagement Session on Friday June 7 2019 

Opening Remarks by Eric Sehr at the June 7 Community Engagement Session. Read more here. 

Community Engagement Session focuses on the great outdoors. 

Landscape architect Alissa North of North Design Office presented a detailed overview of the planning, philosophy and design aesthetic around the courtyard and rooftop design. Read more here. 

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