Canadian Olympic Committee President Marcel Aubut To Announce A Major Milestone in Canada's Olympic Experience

The Canadian Olympic Committee will open the Canadian Olympic House in downtown Montreal on Thursday, May 7.

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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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