Winterlude Ice Sculpture to Honour 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy

February 10, 2010 · Filed Under Festivals in the News, News

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 10, 2010) – The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture) and Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer of the National Capital Commission, will honour the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy by illuminating a Navy-themed ice sculpture as part of Winterlude 2010.

Rear Admiral Nigel Greenwood, Assistant Chief of the Maritime Staff, will also attend the event.

The sculpture depicts the HMCS Sackville, Canada’s last remaining Flower-class corvette of the more than 120 built in Canada during the Second World War.

Location: “Rogers Crystal Garden”, Confederation Park (Laurier Avenue, across from City Hall), Ottawa, Ontario

Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

This ceremony will be attended by Veterans and other guests of the Canadian Navy.

For more information, please contact:

Veterans Affairs Canada

Janice Summerby
Media Relations Advisor
Office: 613-992-7468

Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs

Sophie Doucet
Press Secretary
Office: 613-992-3465
Cell: 613-608-3252

National Capital Commission

Kathryn Keyes
Senior Communications Advisor
Office: 613-239-5636
Cell: 613-859-9565

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