Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport to make major anti-doping announcement
(Ottawa, Ontario – October 31, 2013) – Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), will make a major announcement on November 5, 2013 in support of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport’s work in anti-doping. Representatives from each of the organizations, as well as a Canadian Olympic and a Paralympic athlete will be available for interview opportunities.
Who:
- The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport)
- Paul Melia, President, CEO, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
- Marcel Aubut, President, Canadian Olympic Committee
- Martin Richard, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing, Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Christiane Ayotte, Director, Doping Control Laboratory and Professor, Centre INRS Institut Armand- Frappier
- Marc Dorion, Gold Medallist and Paralympian (Ice Sledge Hockey) Athlete, Canadian Olympic Committee
When:
- Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 10 a.m. EST
Where:
- Carleton University Fieldhouse, north of the main Recreation building, Ottawa, ON, Parking Lot P5
Note:
- B-roll on the doping control process, including blood collection will be available to broadcast media day-of the event
- Athletes will also be available to comment from major regions around the country.
For further information:
Elissa Freeman
Cell: 416-565-5605
[email protected]
Jennifer Tiller – Ottawa media
Cell: 613-290-2473
[email protected]
Holly Roy – Western Canada media
Cell: 780-991-2323
[email protected]