ONTARIO HOLDS COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE DECEMBER 26, 2004, EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER!

The Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, has announced that on Saturday, January 8, Ontario will hold a commemorative ceremony to honour the memory of the victims of the December 26, 2004, earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Date:   Saturday, January 8, 2005
Time:   12 noon to 1 pm
Location: South steps,  Legislative Building, Queen’s Park,  Toronto

The ceremony will include remarks by the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, the Premier, the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, and interfaith representatives.  The MC will be OMNI Television’s Indira Naidoo-Harris.

The ceremony will include the observance of two minutes of silence.

Please Note:
Transportation:  Participants are encouraged to take public transit.
Live coverage:  Television stations planning to broadcast live should contact Chris Morley at 416-314-8975 to make arrangements for truck parking, if required.
 

For more information:
Premier’s Media Office
www.premier.gov.on.ca
416-314-8975

Priya.Suagh@opo.gov.on.ca
saras@patrides.com (National Ethnic Press Media & Council of Canada)