With summer well underway across Canada, there are numerous events and festivals happening from coast to coast. With so many events to choose from, we’ve highlighted Ocean Wise™ and Chefs for Oceans events happening across the country where you can enjoy and learn more about sustainable seafood, and support a good cause. Ocean Wise is Vancouver Aquarium’s national sustainable seafood program to address the issues around overfishing, the biggest threat facing our oceans today. To learn more about the program, you can visit oceanwise.ca.
| Date | Event | Description | City |
| 24 July | Chefs for Oceans – Quebec Aquarium event | Sustainable seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 6-8pm | Quebec City |
| 27 July | Chefs for Oceans – Laloux event | Sustainable seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 6pm | Montreal |
| 29 July | Chefs for Oceans – Whalesbone event | Sustainable seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 630-830pm | Ottawa |
| 31 July | Chefs for Oceans – Four Seasons event | Sustainable seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 4-7pm | Toronto |
| 1 August | Chefs for Oceans – Langdon Hall event | Sustainable Seafood tasting with Ned Bell – | Cambridge |
| 10 August | Picnic in the Park | Kits Community Centre is organizing a community festival with games for kids, farmers market, face painting, bbq, etc. 10am-3pm. | Vancouver |
| 18 August | Chefs for Oceans – Forks Market event | Sustainable seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 4-6pm | Winnipeg |
| 23 August | Chefs for Oceans – Crave Kitchen event | Sustainable Seafood Tasting with Ned Bell – 1-3pm | Regina |
| 26 August | Chefs for Oceans – Ayden Kitchen and Bar event | Sustainable Seafood tasting with Ned Bell 3-5pm | Saskatoon |
| 31 August | Chefs for Oceans – CRAFT beer market | Sustainable Seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 4-6pm | Edmonton |
| 3 September | Chefs for Oceans – River Café | Sustainable seafood tasting with Ned Bell – 1130-2pm | Calgary |
| 7 September | Feast of Fields (Tentative) | Toronto | |
| 9 September | Chefs for Oceans – Choices Market | Sustainable seafood BBQ with Ned Bell – 5-7pm | Kelowna |
| 12 September | Chefs for Oceans – Four Seasons 6-8pm | Finale event – Welcome Home Ned Bell 6-8pm | Vancouver |
| 13 September | Naramata Tailgate Picnic | Naramata Bench Wineries host seafood picnic and wine tasting | Naramata |
| 14 September | Best Catch Sustainable Seafood Festival (Tentative) | Gulf of Georgia Cannery | Steveston |
For additional details on any of the above events or information on how you can become an Ocean Wise parter, visit www.oceanwise.ca.
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