Media Advisory - Senator David Wells to Mark the Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme

OTTAWA, June 28, 2013 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Senator David Wells will participate in a commemorative ceremony in Ottawa to mark the 97^th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme at Beaumont-Hamel.

Location:	National War Memorial Confederation Square
Date:	Monday, July 1, 2013
Time:	8:30 a.m.

 

SOURCE: Veterans Affairs Canada

Media inquiries:
Janice Summerby
Media Relations Advisor
Veterans Affairs Canada
613-992-7468

Jean-Christophe de Le Rue
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
Phone: [phone]