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Nov 18, 20191 min read
IEC project team delivers news of positive progress
ECP Update #65 The International Estonian Centre (IEC) project team provided an in-person briefing to both teachers and community members...
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Donor Profile: Viru Vanemad Merike Remmel and Eric Jakobson
Update #64 For Merike Remmel and Eric Jakobson, the reason they have stepped forward with a donation to the new International Estonian...
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Donor Profile: Viru Vanemad Raivo and Anne-Mari Remmel
Update #63 Raivo and Anne-Mari Remmel are proud of what Estonians have accomplished in Canada and excited about the possibilities for...
Oct 23, 20193 min read
Donor Profile: Thomas and Kristiina Heinsoo
Update #62 It is only natural to Tom and Kristiina Heinsoo that they continue their strong tradition of support and involvement with the...
Oct 10, 20191 min read
Come out to our fall Community Engagement Session on November 5
Update #61 The International Estonian Centre (IEC) project team has had a jam-packed fall work schedule and you’re invited to find out...
Sep 19, 20195 min read
IEC Steering Committee pledges $1 million to Capital Campaign
Update #60 The vision of a globally connected and vibrant gathering place for Estonians in North America and around the world is the...
Sep 15, 20191 min read
IEC Meets with Chair of the Estonian Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee
Update #59 (Eestikeelne tõlge allpool) Representatives of the International Estonian Center (IEC) team met with Enn Eesmaa, Chair of the...
Sep 5, 20193 min read
Donor Profile: David and John Kalm
Update #58 Supporting the new IEC is all about honouring their parents’ legacy For brothers David and John Kalm of Toronto, supporting...
Aug 14, 20191 min read
Presenting the IEC vision at esto2019
Update #57 Estonia's Ministry of Culture held a well-attended conference in Tallinn on July 3, 2019 within esto2019 to discuss how to...
Jun 19, 20194 min read
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Jun 14, 20193 min read
Transportation choices for International Estonian Centre
Update #54 The new International Estonian Centre (IEC), to be built in the heart of Toronto’s downtown core and a vibrant cultural hub,...
Jun 4, 20192 min read
IEC gains enthusiastic support from Ottawa and Montreal
Update #53 Members of the Ottawa and Montreal Estonian Societies met at the future Estonian Embassy building in Ottawa on June 2 to...
May 29, 20193 min read
Donor Profile: Spirit of giving is all in the family: Jüri Otsason, Bernadine Morris & Rein Otsason
Update #52 When Jüri Otsason’s parents, August and Saale, settled on a farm in Sweden after escaping from Hiiumaa, Estonia in 1944,...
May 17, 20192 min read
City approval on minor variances a positive step forward
Update #51 The City of Toronto’s Committee of Adjustment approved the full slate of minor variances presented by the International...
May 8, 20193 min read
Donor Profile: Simon Wookey’s spirit of giving comes straight from the heart
Update #50 For Simon Wookey, making a $150,000 donation to the new International Estonian Centre (IEC) to support the creation of a...
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Age-friendly design a key consideration at the new International Estonian Centre
Update #49 “An age-friendly community responds to both the opportunities and challenges of an aging population by creating physical and...
Apr 17, 20191 min read
Capital Campaign events introduce the "Viru Vanemad" level of giving
Update #48 The “Kalevipoja Laud” category (gifts of $100,000+) for the new International Estonian Centre capital campaign has raised...
Apr 4, 20193 min read
Design update at Community Engagement Session reflected user groups’ input
Update #47 An engaged and enthusiastic audience came out to the Estonian House March 27 to hear from the project team on significant...
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Next Phase of Capital Campaign is Launched
Update #46 Capital Campaign gaining strong momentum with “naming opportunities” as next phase of reaching out to donors is launched. An...
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