Media Advisory - Invitation - News conference

    
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EDMONTON , Nov. 4 /CNW/ - Operation Red Nose, is joining forces with its provincial sponsor, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), to help keep Alberta roads safer during this holiday season.

Operation Red Nose is a free designated driver service that is run by hundreds of local volunteers who provide a safe ride home to holiday revellers in their own vehicles.

At a news conference to be held on Friday, November 6 at 10:30 am , Marie-Chantal Fortin, Operation Red Nose National Development Coordinator, and Jeff Haley , Manager, Government Affairs, IBC, will announce details of the 2009 program.

Special guests will include: Stephen Mandel , Mayor of Edmonton ; Linda Duncan , MP, Edmonton Strathcona; Cpl Wally Henry , Strathcona RCMP; and Lewis Cardinal , Edmonton Operation Red Nose Honourary Chair.

The news conference will take place at Boilermakers Hall, 15220-114 Avenue, Edmonton .

For further information: to confirm your attendance, or to schedule an advance interview for November 6, please contact: For Operation Red Nose, please contact: Aurelie Levy, Director of Marketing and Communications, Operation Red Nose, [phone] or 1-800-463-7222, [phone], [email protected]; For IBC, please contact: Ellen Woodger, Insurance Bureau of Canada, [phone], [email protected]