Media Advisory - Invitation - News conference - 2009 Operation Red Nose teams up with Insurance Bureau of Canada to combat impaired driving this holiday season

MONCTON, NB, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Operation Red Nose, in collaboration with its provincial sponsor, Insurance Bureau of Canada, are joining forces to help keep New Brunswick roads safer during the holiday season.

Operation Red Nose is a free designated driver service that is run by hundreds of volunteers who provide a safe ride home to holiday revellers in their own vehicles.

At a news conference to be held on Tuesday, November 10 at 1:30 pm, Sylvain Montreuil, Moncton Coordinator for Operation Red Nose, George Leblanc, Moncton Mayor, Chris Collins, MLA Moncton East and Amanda Dean, Manager, Government Relations, IBC Atlantic, will announce details of the 2009 program.

    The news conference will take place at:

           Moncton City Hall, Atrium
           655 Main Street
           Moncton, NB.

For further information: to confirm your attendance, or to schedule an advance interview for November 10, please contact: Insurance Bureau of Canada: Ellen Woodger, Insurance Bureau of Canada, ellen.woodger@sympatico.ca, (416) 483-2358; Operation Red Nose: Aurélie Levy, Director of Marketing and Communications, Operation Red Nose, alevy@operationnezrouge.com, (418) 653-1492 or 1-800-463-7222