CFLC-MA-09.006 - March 5, 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Eleven organizations, including local businesses and educational institutions, will receive awards for their support to Canada’s Reserve Force, Friday, March 6, 2009. Mrs. Sonja Bata, Ontario Provincial Chair of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council (CFLC), will preside over the ceremony. Organized by the CFLC, the ceremony will be attended by Brigadier General John Collin, Commander Land Force Central Area, and Ms. Valerie Keyes, Executive Director CFLC.
Where: VIP Dining Room, Armour Heights Officers Mess, Canadian Forces College, 215 Yonge Blvd., Toronto ON M5M 3H9
When: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
(Media are asked to arrive between 4:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and present themselves to Lieutenant Colonel Ross Welsh.)
What: Mrs. Sonja Bata, Ontario Provincial Chair, will present Canadian Forces Liaison Council provincial awards to Ontario employers who have been supportive of the Reserve Force.
Who: Organizations receiving awards will include:
- The Anglican Parish of Grace and St. George’s Churches
- Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
- The City of Kitchener, Fire Services
- Colt Canada, Kitchener
- General Dynamics Canada Limited
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc.
- Toronto District School Board
- Wal-Mart Canada
- Windsor Police Service
- Windsor Regional Hospital
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For more information please contact: Lieutenant Colonel Rick Bialachowski, Provincial Liaison Officer at (905), 975-7115 or email bialachowski@sympatico.ca. Alternatively, contact Captain John Weingardt, Public Affairs Officer, Chief Reserves and Cadets at 613-996-6135, or the CFLC Secretariat at 1-800-567-9908 or e-mail cflc@forces.gc.ca. Further details about CFLC or the Reserve Force Employer Support Program can be found on the Internet at www.cflc.forces.gc.ca.
