Canadian Heritage will host a technical briefing for Canada Day
and has opened accreditation for media in Ottawa–Gatineau
OTTAWA,
ON, June 18, 2024 /CNW/ - Wednesday,
Canadian Heritage officials will hold a technical briefing for
media to discuss the event sites and programming details for Canada
Day. This briefing will be held via Zoom. Officials will be
available to answer questions from the media following their
remarks.
EVENT: Technical briefing
DATE: Wednesday, June 19,
2024
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
Participation in the question-and-answer portion of this
event is via Zoom and is for accredited members of the Press
Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may
contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.
CANADA DAY REGISTRATION AND
ACCREDITATION
Canadian Heritage invites journalists to register for the Canada
Day event in Canada's Capital
Region. Festivities will take place at LeBreton Flats Park.
Activities will also take place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and Old Hull in Gatineau. A detailed list of events is
available on the Canada Day website.
All media intending to report on the Canada Day event must
register their attendance with their name and the media outlet they
represent.
Media representatives who are not members of the Parliamentary
Press Gallery will need to apply for Canada Day accreditation.
To register or request accreditation, please
contact:
Philippe Perrier, Coordinator,
Press Event Support
Parliamentary Press Gallery
philippe.perrier@parl.gc.ca
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. ET on
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
NOTE:
- Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery will be able to
access LeBreton Flats Park (on foot) with their regular
passes.
- Media can request a vehicle circulation pass by email at
media@pch.gc.ca.
- To request a pass, please provide your name and cellular phone
number, the make and model of the vehicle, and its licence plate
number.
- The circulation pass only grants access to certain
closed streets for Canada Day events; no parking will be
allowed and no circulation on Wellington Street and Portage Bridge
will be allowed. Access to streets is subject to change.
- The rules printed on the back of the circulation pass and the
instructions on additional signage and given verbally by law
enforcement personnel and barricade attendants must be respected at
all times.
IMPORTANT: The use of wireless equipment
(including microphones, cameras or intercom systems) that
interferes with Canadian Heritage's pre-authorized frequency
channels will not be permitted at Lebreton Flats from
June 29 to July 1, 2024.
SOURCE Canadian Heritage