National conference gets the party started for Canada's 150th birthday

VANCOUVER, BC – A new series of regional conferences are scheduled to start this week to help kickstart conversations across the country about how Canadians should celebrate our upcoming 150th anniversary in 2017. CBC/Radio-Canada, in partnership with VIA Rail Canada and Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), are presenting the Canada 150/2017 Starts Now conference series, in collaboration with other local and national organizations. Developed to inform and inspire, Canada 150/2017 Starts Now begins in Vancouver on April 5. The conferences will be held in both official languages and will bring together citizens and leaders from communities across every region of...