Monday, September 11

Next Sunday: Terry Fox Run

On Sunday, September 17th, the DML is excited to support the Silicon Valley Terry Fox Run and hope you will join us! You can find the DML page here where you can either join our team to participate in the event or make a donation towards our $500 team fundraising goal – or both. More details below and hope to see you there!

Back To School

Anyone with kids in public school in the Bay Area raced back from summer vacation in early to mid-August. Meanwhile in Canada, most enjoyed one last long weekend, including those heading off to university. Several Digital Moose Lounge Board member offspring navigated the cross-border application process and are studying at UBC, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Queens University this year. For this Marin-based editor, daughter #2 just finished her first week of school in Toronto, enjoying city views from her dorm, applying for her first BMO credit card, figuring out what shampoo works best in the hard water, and exploring her new Yonge and Dundas neighbourhood. I’m so happy to plant one foot (or in this case, daughter) back in Canada.

If you have questions about starting this process, please reach out. We’d be happy to share our experience and offer some resources.

Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Nous espérons vous acceuillir au jour de l’Action de grâce… at the DML and Berkeley Canadian Studies Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday, October 8th. We’ll be wishing the run was after that meal!

Thank you for reading. Merci!

Erika Wah, Editor (erika@digitalmooselounge.com)

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Have other questions for the Digital Moose Lounge?

Please reach out to our Chair, Sarah Price (sarah@digitalmooselounge.com).

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QUICK LOOK

Event details and links follow, along with other news

for the Bay Area Canadian community. 

Join Team Digital Moose Lounge

Sun, Sept 17th, 2023

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Baylands Athletic Center, 1900 Geng Rd, Palo Alto

The Terry Fox Run, an international event honoring Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, is coming to Silicon Valley.

Our Board and community will be participating to raise funds for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), a world-leading institution in groundbreaking cancer research and treatment.

• Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and we will be meeting at the Baylands Athletic Center

• The 5K run/walk starts at 10 a.m.

• End time is 2 p.m. so there is no rush to get to the finish line!

Join the DML Team:

Free DML TShirts or Caps to those that join our Terry Fox Digital Moose Team

Visit The Terry Fox Foundation website for more information 

Register HERE to join the DML Team or make a donation. (This step must be completed to enter into the run!)

By taking part, you’re running not only for yourself but also for everyone whose life has been touched by cancer. You’re running in memory of Terry Fox, who, despite having his leg amputated due to cancer, set out on an inspiring cross-Canada run in 1980 to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

Every step you take, every dollar you donate, brings us closer to the next breakthrough in cancer research.

#dearterry

6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Sun, Oct 8th, 2023

4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

UC Berkeley Alumni House

The tradition continues! Tickets are now available for this popular DML x Berkeley Canadian Studies’ annual Thanksgiving tradition! And this year, we are returning to Alumni House.

Enjoy a turkey dinner, and some entertainment, reconnect with old friends and meet new ones!

Note: The dinner is on Sunday, not Saturday, as in previous years.

Sponsors:

Consulate General of Canada, SF

Québec Government, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley

British Columbia Trade and Investment

Air Canada

Royal Canadian Legion US Branch #25 SF

Canadian Heritage Night: Sharks vs. Canucks

Thurs, Nov 2nd, 2023

4:00 p.m. Pre-game EVent

7:30 p.m. Game starts, stay for the post-game fan group photo

Hockey fans, the Sharks, DML and the SF Canadian Consulate unite for a special Canadian Heritage Game Night!

We have our own dedicated Canadian zone and this is a family-friendly event, all are welcome (including our American friends)!

VIP “CANADIAN HOCKEY FAN” EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

> pre-game access 4:00-7:00pm in the Rinkside Room with cash bar (game starts 7:30)

> Augie’s smoked meat sandwich and Poutine Bar + 1 drink  

> post-game fan group photo  

> special guest speakers

> more surprises!

EARLY MOOSE PRICING UNTIL OCT 2!!

$120 LOWER BOWL (sections 123 & 124)   

$85 UPPER BOWL (sections 225 & 226) 

$70 SEAT ONLY – LOWER BOWL 

$35 SEAT ONLY – UPPER BOWL 

Sponsors:

Consulate General of Canada, SF

Québec Government, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley

British Columbia Trade and Investment

Sharks vs. Oilers

Thurs, Nov 9th, 2023

Come out and cheer on the Edmonton Oilers — Western Conference Finalists for 2022 — 2023 season and see NHL MVP Connor McDavid take on the Sharks defence!

EARLY MOOSE PRICING UNTIL OCT 9!!

Tickets are $70 each for section 126 (Lower Bowl).

This is a casual meetup for Oiler fans so we will have a couple rows reserved.  There will be limited tickets — as this is a smaller event than our typical game nights, it does not include food & drinks this time, sorry!

IN THE COMMUNITY

National Legion Week

September 17th to 23rd, 2003

Did you know that the first branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Northern California was chartered in San Francisco 1931? From hosting annual Remembrance Day services to sponsoring a local cadet corps to maintaining the graves of Canadian and Commonwealth veterans, for the last 92 years, Branch 25 (San Francisco) has served veterans, their families, and those who support the mission of the Royal Canadian Legion in the Bay Area. 

Join Branch 25 as it celebrates the first annual National Legion Week from Sunday, Sept. 17 to Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 with stories about the ranch and its activities, how you can participate, and the different types of membership that allow anyone to get involved with your local Royal Canadian Legion.

Canadian Studies Colloquium

Tues, Sept 26, 2023

12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

UC Berkeley Campus

The disparate and disproportionate involvement of African American families in the child welfare system has been well documented, but research examining the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Canadian families in child welfare is emerging in Canada.

In this presentation, Dr. Lance T. McCready, co-director of ACB-FGC, describes the community-based research that led to the development of ACB-FGC and implications of ACB-FGC for provincial policies and practices to address anti-Black racism in the child welfare system and among partner institutions.

UN Arctic Ocean/Climate event

Sat, Sept 30, 2023

12:00 p.m.

San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

(Part I has virtual option)

Explore how climate change is affecting life below the Arctic with keynote speaker, SYVIA EARLE, PH.D.: a pioneering ocean scientist, explorer, author, speaker and conservation leader.

Part I 12:00 p.m. (Hybrid – both in-person and virtual)

PANEL ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS TREATY ON THE HIGH SEAS

CHARLOTTE SALPIN, Senior Legal Officer, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, United Nations Legal Affairs

PAUL HOLTHUS, Executive Director, World Ocean Council

Part II 1:15 p.m.

MEET THE AQUANAUTS

JILL HEINERTH, Explorer-in-Residence, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Author, INTO THE PLANET and THE AQUANAUT

SIERRA PHILLIPS, Under Sea Specialist and Expedition Diver for the National Geographic Lindblad Partnership, Undersea Videography Program in Polar Regions

Sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada

San Francisco Expat Canadian Meetup Group: Thanksgiving Happy Hour

Fri, Oct 6, 2023

5:00 to 7:00 p.m,.

SPARK Social, 601 Mission Bay Blvd. North, San Francisco

Join the Expat Canadian Meetup Group at SPARK Social for a global happy hour – with poutine!

SPARK Social is a food truck park, beer & sangria garden, and event space located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Feel Good Fridays feature $5 Happy Hour specials, live music and more!

In addition to poutine at Upper Cut, we can enjoy global offerings including gyros, empanadas, tacos, kalbi, etc. while sipping sangria, beer, and boba!

The group will meet from 5:00 – 7:00pm @ SPARK Social. Look for us towards the rear of the field. We’ll grab a few adjacent picnic tables. SPARK is also pet-friendly and kid-friendly.

Wear red and white or your favorite Canadian sports team jersey!

ENTERTAINMENT WITH A 🇨🇦 CONNECTION

Oakland International Film Festival
Thurs, Sept. 14th, 2023

3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The Historic Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland

Don’t miss the 20th anniversary of one of the largest SF Bay area events this September.

Enjoy film screenings – one of which is based on events in Downtown Quebec (Canada) called “Salut, Gadou!”

Salut, Gadou! is a fictitious tribute to the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighborhood’s history of community involvement (downtown Quebec). It is based on a novel by the same name by Malcolm Reid, published in 1982. Reid’s novel was inspired by the neighbourhood’s Saint-Gabriel movement (1976) and the operation to rescue what is now the community’s youth centre.

Run time: 38:00 min
Directed by Hélène Matte, in collaboration with the filmmakers of tomorrow
Co-directed by Jérémie Thibault

Musician: ASH
Sat, Sept 16th, 2023

8:00 p.m.

Bay Area Debut! 

Cairo-born, Montreal based producer who plays sax and guitar along with artist DJing, 

Work: Dans La Peau, Give a Little, Daydream, Worlds Apart (can be found in Spotify).  This show might be sold out.

Whiskies of the World 

Fri, Sept. 22nd, 2023 – San Francisco

Sun, Sept. 24th, 2023 – San Jose

Whisky lovers, here’s your chance to taste more than 200 varieties of Scotch, Bourbon, Canadian, Irish, and other imported whiskies from around the world.

You can also attend seminars and learn how to pair certain whiskies with food and cigars.

Website San Francisco : https://www.whiskiesoftheworld.com/tour/san-francisco 

Website San Jose : https://www.whiskiesoftheworld.com/tour/san-jose 

Please note attendance at this event is limited to persons aged 21 or older.

Jesse Cook

Fri, October 13th, 2023

8:00 p.m.

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

Award winning Canadian guitar virtuoso Jesse Cook is on tour and stopping by San Francisco. Plan ahead!

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