Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) online news is now available in English on the Internet at http://news.err.ee/
To see a note from the editor, Scott Diel, go to http://news.err.ee/4848cddb-2a06-48a4-a03e-1a4b3b8e5775
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ERR now in English
August 16, 2010Potluck Brunch
May 28, 2010Potluck Brunch
Kõik on kutsutud pühapäeval 20. juunil brunchile Aruja’te kodus, 3 Appaloosa Dr., Kanata. Koosviibimine algab kell 11 hommikul. Söömine toimub kell 12. Palume et iga üks tooks kaasa midagi einelauale. Joogid on pererahva poolt. Ujumis basein on avatud.
Kui saate osaleda palun teatege Susan Aruja’le kas emaili kaudu: arujam@rogers.com
voi tel. 613-271-1849
Everyone is invited to a Potluck Brunch at the Aruja’s home, 3 Appaloosa Drive in Kanata on Sunday June 20, beginning at 11 a.m. The swimming pool is open. If you are able to attend please register with Susan via email at: arujam@rogers.com or tel. 613-271-1849
Estonia Quiz
March 10, 2010Come and see beautiful Estonia!
All you have to do is participate in the Estonian Foreign Ministry’s online Estonia Quiz 2010 and answer 12 questions related to Estonia.
Useful Internet links will guide you in finding the right answers and discovering something new about Estonia!
If you answer all the questions correctly, you will be entered in the drawing for the grand prize:
A free trip to Estonia for two – airfare, accommodation in the best Estonian hotels, excursions, dinners at luxurious restaurants and more!
Other prizes, which include 5-day tour packages in Estonia, will be drawn from among all the participants!
You will find the quiz at http://quiz.mfa.ee/ <http://quiz.mfa.ee/>
The quiz can be taken in two languages, English or Russian.
Estonian artist at Galerie Old Chelsea
February 5, 2010Flights, Fantasies and Florals is the name of an art exhibit by our own Elvi Kannelmae Edwards opening at the Galerie Old Chelsea on February 19th. For more information go to the
Galerie’s website .
The Soviet Story (film)
January 21, 2010The writer and director of “The Soviet Story”, Edvins Snore, will appear on a special edition of the Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck Show on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 5:00 PM EST.
The program, titled “The Revolutionary Holocaust,” will also include highlights from his acclaimed and award-winning documentary film.
For more details please see a preview trailer at www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/34922/
“The Soviet Story” has already been screened on national TV in 10 European countries as well as on commercial TV in Israel, with screenings to follow in Asia and Australia during 2010. The film is currently also being aired by public broadcasting television stations in the United States.
The director Edvins Snore will also be visiting Washington D.C. the week of January 25, 2010, appearing at the National Press Club in their “Afternoon Newsmaker” series.
“The Soviet Story” is available on DVD. The 1st edition DVD, released in March 2009, includes subtitles in 15 languages (Czech, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian).
A 2nd edition DVD, due for release January 25, 2010, will bring the total languages to 30, including: Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Georgian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
The DVD is now also available for purchase at www.amazon.com.
For more information about the film please visit www.sovietstory.com.
NCC approves Monument
September 17, 2009National Capital Commission Gives Approval in Principle for a Monument to Victims of Totalitarian Communism in Ottawa.
September 11, 2009—At a public board meeting yesterday the National Capital Commission (NCC) approved in principle the application to build a monument on national capital region land to the more than 100 million victims of totalitarian communism.
The NCC confirmed that the revised submission “largely meets” NCC’s recommendations, but requested further discussion on the name to broaden the scope of the memorial. The NCC Board voted to strike a small committee which will work with the project proponents on this effort, in order to clarify their concerns. “We consider this to be a step forward on this very important project. I would like to express my thanks for the attention the NCC has given this project, and I look forward to working closely with them to see the memorial built,” says Alide Forstmanis, Tribute to Liberty Board Chair. Zuzana Hahn, founder of The Open Book Group, noted the NCC’s desire to work closely with the project proponents as “something we will take very seriously and pursue promptly to make this project happen.
Millions of Canadians have been affected in unique and profound ways and this monument seeks to document their experiences.” Charlie Coffey, Honorary Chair of the initiative, highlighted this last point, commenting that “we often lose sight of the need to address particular historic incidents because in doing so we might not address others. This is a mistake. The experience of people under oppressive communist regimes is of global import and has had profound implications for many, many Canadians. This needs to be highlighted.” A diverse range of communities in Canada are involved in the project, including Chinese, Cuban, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Mennonite, Polish, Slovenian, Tibetan, Ukrainian and Vietnamese, among others. Over 8 million Canadians trace their roots—and many their own lives—to countries that lived or live under Communism. The National Capital Commission is the government agency that oversees the use and development of national capital region land.
