On Thursday May 7th, Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) President Marcel Aubut will announce an historic event to be held on July 9, 2015 when the COC officially opens the Canadian Olympic House in downtown Montreal, host city of Canada’s first-ever Olympic Games in 1976. From the top of the Olympic Park Tower, with Montreal’s magnificent skyline as a backdrop, Mr. Aubut will unveil the details of this spectacular event.
Media are invited for photo and interview opportunities. Please arrive by 10:00 a.m. to allow enough time to take the funicular up to the Tower.
RSVP to Ricky Landry (rlandry@olympic.ca).
WHO:
Marcel Aubut, President, Canadian Olympic Committee
Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal
Robert Poëti, Quebec Minister of Transportation and Minister Responsible for the Montreal Region
Honorable Denis Lebel, Canadian Minister of Infrastructure, Collectivities and Intergovernmental Affairs
Jean-Luc Brassard, Rio 2016 Canadian Olympic Team Chef de Mission, four-time Olympian and Olympic Champion, Freestyle Skiing
Sylvie Bernier, London 2012 Canadian Olympic Team Assistant Chef de Mission, Olympic Champion, Diving
Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Sochi 2014 Olympic gold medallist, Freestyle Skiing
Chloé Dufour-Lapointe, Sochi 2014 Olympic silver medallist, Freestyle Skiing
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, Sochi 2014 Olympian, Freestyle Skiing
Sandra Sassine, Two-time Olympian, Fencing
Marie-Ève Marleau, Beijing 2008 Olympian, Diving
Julie Mahoney, Sydney 2000 Olympian, Fencing
Philippe Beaudry, London 2012 Olympian, Fencing
Sergio Pessoa, London 2012 Olympian, Judo
WHEN:
Thursday, May 7, 2015
10:30 a.m. (EDT)
WHERE:
Salon Montréal, Olympic Park Tower
4141 Pierre-de-Coubertin Avenue
Montreal, QC H1V 3N7
*Parking available at 3200 rue Viau
For more information, contact:
Ricky Landry
Manager, Media Relations
Phone: 514 861-3696
rlandry@olympic.ca
Canadian Olympic Committee
Cherry Ye
Coordinator, Communications
Phone: 416 324-4303
cye@olympic.ca
Canadian Olympic Committee
Carl Vallée
Executive Director, Communications
Phone: 514 861-3702
cvallee@olympic.ca
Canadian Olympic Committee
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