UVic Libraries is holding a series of events in October for Open Access Week: https://library.uvic.ca/scholcomm/events/oaweek2012.html
You may want to take special note of the one entitled “Do you understand what open access publishing can do for you?,” being held on October 26 from 10-11:30am in Room 210, at which ETCL’s own Ray Siemens will be speaking.