Gatineau, Quebec, 12 June 2012— The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a news conference on 14 June 2012, to release its 2012 Watchlist. The Watchlist identifies the transportation safety issues that pose the greatest risk to Canadians.
Chair Wendy Tadros and Member Kathy Fox will make public the TSB’s new Watchlist and they will call on Transport Canada and the marine, rail and aviation industries to improve the safety of Canada’s transportation system.
When:
June 14, 2012 at 1:15 p.m.
Who:
Wendy Tadros, Chair of the Transportation Safety Board
Kathy Fox, Transportation Safety Board Member
Where:
Freiman/Guigues Room
John G. Diefenbaker Building
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Members of the panel will be available for one-on-one interviews after the news conference.
This event is for media only. Media representatives will need to show their outlet identification.
The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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For more information:
TSB Media Relations
819-994-8053
The TSB is online at www.tsb-bst.gc.ca. Keep up to date on the latest from the TSB through RSS and Twitter (@TSBCanada).
