MEDIA ADVISORY - HMCS Montcalm sailors exercise their right to Freedom of the
City

QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - As part of the Canadian Navy 100^th anniversary, the crew of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montcalm will exercise it's right to the Freedom of the City in front of Quebec City Hall on Saturday, October 30 2010, at 10 a.m.  Quebec City Deputy Mayor, Ms Michelle Morin-Doyle and Lieutenant Commander Étienne Landry, Commander of HMCS Montcalm, will attend this unique and colourful ceremony. Nearly 150 sailors will parade through the streets of Quebec City with weapons and flags, to the beat of the unit's band.

TIME	EVENT
9:40 a.m.	Departure of the unit from De l'Esplanade Park and parade on Saint-Louis and Des Jardins streets.
10 a.m.	Arrival at Quebec City Hall.
10:10 a.m.	Freedom of the City ceremony, inspection of the unit by Deputy Mayor and addresses.
10:30 a.m.	End of the event.

First granted in 1748, Freedom of the City was originally a British honour. When a military unit, through loyal and valiant service, had earned the trust and respect of the citizenry, the city council could grant the unit Freedom of the City, permitting its troops to parade in the city streets, for all time, « with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed ».

HMCS Montcalm first exercised its right to Freedom of the City in 1995.

For further information:

contact Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A/Slt) Patricia Manzelle, Telephone [phone], Fax [phone], [email protected] www.navres.forces.gc.ca/navres/MTM/index_e.htm www.resnav.forces.gc.ca