Media Advisory: Funeral of Captain Marc Thibault and Helicopter Pilot Daniel Dube of the Canadian Coast Guard


QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - Sept. 23, 2013) - On Monday, September 23, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola church, Beauport, funeral services will be held for captain Marc Thibault and helicopter pilot Daniel Dubé.

As per the families' wishes, media will not be allowed into the church. An area will be reserved for them outside the church. A program of the ceremony and statements will be available on site.

An official photographer will be taking photos of the ceremony. They will be posted on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Image Gallery, which will be updated regularly throughout the afternoon: http://www.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/banque-image-gallery/index-eng.html.

For more information on the careers of captain Marc Thibault and helicopter pilot Daniel Dubé, see their biographical notes at:
www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca.

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Contact Information:

Regional Communications Directorate
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec, QC
Media line: 418-648-5474
media.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca