Media advisory - Governor General to visit Canadian Grenadier Guards during their Homecoming weekend

MONTREAL, Sept. 28, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Media are invited to attend the Homecoming weekend on Saturday, 29 September, for events that will include a visit from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

When:	29 Sep 2012, 10:45 a.m.
Where:	4171 ave de l'Esplanade (corner Rachel)
What:	His Excellency will visit the Canadian Grenadier Guards during the regiment's Homecoming weekend and will attend the opening of a time capsule dating from 1912, the dedication of a new cornerstone and a tree planting ceremony.

Other activities:

• 9:30 a.m. at the Regimental Museum: official opening of the first public display of the Victoria Cross awarded to John Francis Young, a member of the regiment, for his actions in France on 2 September 1918 during the Great War.
• Open house on Saturday, 29 September 2012, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Charity run to benefit the MS Society of Canada on Sunday, 30 September 2012, at 9 a.m.

Notes to the editor:  Media are requested to confirm their presence and arrive no later than 10:15 a.m. for the events held on Saturday.  Also note that His Excellency will also be participating at the 150^th Anniversary Parade of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada) taking place in Parc Jeanne-Mance at 2 p.m.

SOURCE: National Defence

Captain Éric Lavallière
Adjutant, Canadian Grenadier Guards
Tel : [phone] ext 223  Blackberry : 514-516-6607
Email : [email protected]