Transport Canada - Media Advisory

VAUGHAN, ON, March 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Halton; along with the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario; the Honourable Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure; Bill Fisch, Chairman and CEO of The Regional Municipality of York; His Worship Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor  of the City of Vaughan, and Karen Stintz, Toronto Transit Commission Chair and Toronto City Councillor (Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence), will visit the site of the future Highway 407 Station to mark the next stage of tunnel construction for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension.

Date:	Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Time:	11 a.m. (please arrive at 10:30 a.m.)
Location:	At the site of the future Highway 407 Station (South of 407 ETR, north of Steeles Avenue West and east of Highway 400)

Directions: 
Media will be designated to enter the site from Gate 1 located on the west side of Jane Street just south of Highway 407, across from Beechwood Cemetery. Media are required to sign in with Security at the Gate 1 entrance and will be directed to the media designated parking area. Parking will be located on the southwest side of the event location. Directional signage will be provided.

If travelling from east or west - Take either Highway 7 or Highway 407 to Jane Street and continue southbound on Jane, turning right at first set of lights south of Highway 407 into the construction site. Enter through Gate 1.

If travelling from north or south - Take Highway 400 to Highway 7. Take Highway 7 east toward Jane, and continue southbound on Jane, turning right at first set of lights south of Highway 407 into the construction site. Enter through Gate 1.

Note: The event will be held outdoors at a working construction site, it is mandatory that all media attending the event wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): hard hat, CSA-approved steel-toed safety boots or shoes, reflective vest and safety glasses along with clothing appropriate for inclement weather.

 

SOURCE: Transport Canada

For further information:

Geneviève Sicard
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Ottawa
613-991-0700

Annette Phillips
Minister's Office
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Toronto
416-327-0805

Premier of Ontario
Media office line
416-314-8975

Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055

Bob Nichols
Communications
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Toronto
416-327-1158

Dale Albers
Communications
York Region Rapid Transit Corporation
Markham
905-886-6767

Danny Nicholson
Corporate Communications Supervisor
Toronto Transit Commission
416-393-3898

Deborah Blackstone
Strategic Communications
City of Toronto
416-392-7377