VANCOUVER — On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will attend the handover ceremony of two unmanned submarines to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). The vehicles will be used by scientists with NRCan's UNCLOS program to map the Arctic seabed in order to establish the limits of Canada’s extended continental shelf. There will be an on-site demonstration of the vehicles in action.
NOTE: Media are asked to gather at the Belcarra Dock located in Belcarra Regional Park by 3:00 p.m. in order to be transferred to the Research Vessel.
For further information, please contact:
Jocelyne Turner
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-996-2007
or
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-992-4447
