Media Advisory - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a
news conference to launch its safety issues Watchlist

GATINEAU, QC, March 15 /CNW Telbec/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a news conference on March 16, 2010 to launch its safety issues Watchlist. This list identifies the safety issues in the air, marine and rail modes of transportation that pose the greatest risk to Canadians.

    
    When:     March 16, 2010 at 10 a.m. eastern time

    Who:      Wendy Tadros, Board Chair of the TSB
              Jonathan Seymour, Board Member of the TSB
              Kathy Fox, Board Member of the TSB

    Where:    Sussex Room
              Government Conference Centre
              2 Rideau Street
              Ottawa, Ontario
    

Note to press:

Media unable to attend are invited to join a conference call to listen to the presentation. You can register for the call and schedule interviews by calling TSB Media Relations at the number below. This invitation is addressed to media only.

Members of the panel will also be available for one-on-one interviews after the news conference.

The news release and other documents will be posted, at the same time, on the TSB website at www.bst-tsb.gc.ca.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

This event is for media only. Press credentials are required.

For further information: or to schedule an interview: Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Media Relations, [phone]