Media Advisory: Minister of State Holder to Tour Algonquin College's Centre for Construction Excellence


OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 6, 2014) - The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will tour the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence. The Minister of State will be joined by Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans. Media are invited to join the tour.

The tour will include the Centre's biowall, green roof and specialized trade laboratories, as well as the future site of the Construction Research Centre, which is funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Algonquin College
Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence
Room CA 103
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
The Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence is located on Woodroffe Avenue between Navaho Drive and College Avenue.

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Contact Information:

Erica Furtado
Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of State (Science and Technology)
613-943-6177

Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502
media-relations@ic.gc.ca

Malorie Bertrand
Canada Foundation for Innovation
613-943-2580
malorie.bertrand@innovation.ca