MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 15, 2011) - Mr. Ian White, President of the Canadian Wheat Board, will serve as a keynote speaker at the opening of St. Lawrence Seaway's 53rd navigation season. Mr. Stephen Wilkes, Director of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs for Tata Steel, will also address the audience. The speakers will be sharing how marine transportation on the Seaway enables their firms to trade in a global economy.
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Official opening of the 2011 navigation season |
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| WHO: |
- Ian White, President and CEO, the Canadian Wheat Board |
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- Stephen Wilkes, Director of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, Tata Steel |
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- Honourable Collister Johnson – Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (United States) |
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- Terence Bowles, President and CEO, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation |
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| WHERE: |
St. Lambert Lock, 151 Écluse Street, St. Lambert |
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| WHEN: |
Tuesday, March 22nd |
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9:15 AM – Media arrival and security check |
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9:30 AM – Media briefing (Seaway leaders + guests from Canadian Wheat Board / Tata Steel) |
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10:30 AM – Photo opportunity for the media |
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10:45 AM – Arrival of media not interested in the briefing |
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11:00 AM – Official ceremony |
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11:45 AM – Captain of first vessel to disembark and join ceremony |
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11:55 AM – Presentation of gift to the vessel's captain, season declared open |
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12:15 PM – Light lunch and interview opportunities |
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| IMPORTANT: |
All media will need to get their accreditation to access the site no later than March 21 at 11 AM. Please contact AH!COM to RSVP (see above). |
About the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)
The SLSMC is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for the safe and efficient movement of marine traffic through the Canadian Seaway facilities, which consists of 13 of the 15 locks between Montreal and Lake Erie. The Corporation plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the waterway remains a safe and well-managed system, which it shares with its American counterpart, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. For more information concerning the Seaway and insight into its future, please visit www.greatlakes-seaway.com.