MEDIA ADVISORY - Children's services workers plan 'Block Walk' to mark Blue
Ribbon Day in London, Nov. 19

LONDON, ON, Nov. 18 /CNW/ - Staff at London and Middlesex Children's Aid Society, will be taking part in a 'Block Walk' on Friday Nov. 19 to protest against chronic underfunding of children's services in London and area and elsewhere across Ontario.

The Walk is part of Blue Ribbon Day across the province, organized by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the Ontario Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).  Blue Ribbon Day seeks to draw public attention to the failure of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to put into place long-term, sustainable funding for children's services.

Date:	Friday Nov. 19
Time:	12:00 noon
Locations:	1680 Oxford St. E & 493 Dundas St.

For further information:

Michel Halle
519-639-4657