Media advisory - Canadian sports hero Marilyn Bell Dilascio to help name new
ferry to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

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PortsToronto

Jan 21, 2010, 13:46 ET

TORONTO , Jan. 21 /CNW/ - The Toronto Port Authority will be holding a brief outdoor ceremony to name the new ferry to serve the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport:

    
                           Friday, January 22, 2010
                      Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
                       Bathurst Street ferry terminal
                                10-10:15 a.m.

The new vessel will be named Marilyn Bell I after Canadian sports hero Marilyn Bell , who was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954 at age 16.

Marilyn Bell Dilascio will be attending the ceremony and will be available for photographs.

There will be a brief period for questions following the ceremony.

For further information: Janet MacDonald, (416) 863-2003

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PortsToronto For more than 100 years PortsToronto has worked with its partners at the federal, provincial and municipal levels to enhance the economic growth of the City of Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. PortsToronto owns and operates Billy Bishop Toronto City...