HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/05/13 -- This document corrects and replaces the media advisory that was sent today at 3:43 PM EDT
Media are invited to attend an announcement by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site.
When: Monday July 8, 2013, 2:00 p.m., ADT
Where: Halifax Citadel National Historic Site (5425 Sackville St., Halifax, N.S.)
Notes to editor / news director:
-- Media are asked to be in place by 1:30 p.m.
-- A brief question-and-answer period will follow the announcement.
-- There are two vehicle entrances to the Halifax Citadel - on Sackville
Street and on Rainnie Drive, next to the Halifax Common. From either
entrance, proceed around the perimeter road to the parking in the West
Ditch (back of the fort). The parking at the front is for tour bus use
only.
-- Media will be greeted by Canadian Army staff at the parking lot at the
back of the fort and guided into the Halifax Citadel to the location for
the announcement.
Contact information: For more information, and to confirm attendance, media are requested to contact Land Force Atlantic Area Public Affairs Officer, Captain Marc Greatti, at 902-427-0239 or by e-mail at: marc.greatti@forces.gc.ca.
Contacts:
Information: 1-866-377-0811/613-996-2353
www.forces.gc.ca
