December 22, 2004 Television Television networks can obtain a feed of the Governor General's New Year's message as of 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 22 on the POOL OPPOSITION LINE. Please contact John Waterfield at (613) 992-6517 if you have difficulty obtaining the feed. Television networks can also obtain a VIDEO copy of the Governor General's New Year's message, from Wednesday, December 22 to Thursday, December 30, by calling Ellen Chassé at the CBC, at (613) 724-5114, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Embargo: please hold until December 31, 2004, at midnight. Radio Radio stations can obtain an audio copy of the Governor General's New Year's message from Wednesday, December 22 to Friday, December 31 between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., by contacting CBC Radio Master Control at (613) 288-7009. Embargo: please hold until December 31, 2004, at midnight. Editors The text of the Governor General's New Year's message will be released via CNW Inc. on Wednesday, December 29 and will be posted on the Governor General's website at www.gg.ca. The Governor General's message will be broadcast on January 1 on CBC Radio One and on CBC Radio Two at approximately 9:05 a.m., and on La Première chaîne (Radio-Canada) between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The message will be broadcast on CBC Television on January 1 at 5:54 p.m. and on Société Radio-Canada at 6:22 p.m. - 30 - Media information Rideau Hall Press Office (613) 993-8158 or (613) 998-0287
