Media Advisory: 152nd Port Of Toronto Beaver Hat Ceremony

TORONTO, March 22, 2013 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	Beaver Hat Ceremony to mark the opening of the spring shipping season
WHEN:	Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 10:00 am
WHERE:	Redpath Sugar, 95 Queens Quay East, at the foot of Jarvis Street (entry through east-side security checkpoint with photo identification)

WHY: The Toronto Port Authority will be celebrating the arrival of the spring season's first ocean vessel with a Beaver Hat Ceremony aboard the MV Isadora

NOTE:

• proper footwear is recommended as climbing a steep ship's gangway is required…high heel shoes are NOT recommended
• dress with an overcoat as this is a marine industrial environment
• Paid parking is available at the Corus building (25 Dockside Drive) and north of Redpath Sugar at Loblaws

About the Toronto Port Authority (www.torontoport.com)

The Toronto Port Authority (TPA) owns and operates Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the Port of Toronto (Terminals 51 and 52), and Toronto's Outer Harbour Marina. In addition to moving more than two million passengers through the airport in 2012, the Port Authority provides transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses at the Port, and owns and operates Toronto's largest freshwater marina. The Toronto Port Authority was incorporated on June 8, 1999 as a government business under the Canada Marine Act as the successor to the Toronto Harbour Commissioners.

 

 

SOURCE: Toronto Port Authority

Pamela McDonald, Director, Communications and Public Affairs [phone] or [phone] (mobile), [email protected]