MEDIA ADVISORY - Canada Post to hold special naming ceremony at unveiling event of new parcel processing facility built to respond to online shopping booming demand

TORONTO, May 9, 2022 /CNW/ - Canada Post invites you to a special naming ceremony at the unveiling event of our new 585,000-square-foot parcel processing facility on Thursday, May 12 in Scarborough North.

• The facility will serve as a central parcel hub to better meet the growing demand for online shopping in the Greater Toronto Area and across Canada.
• This facility will be Canada Post's first zero-carbon building and the largest industrial project in Canada with the Zero Carbon Building Standard designation.
• The naming ceremony will honour the important legacy of an individual who overcame significant racial barriers 140 years ago.
• A number of the namesake's extended family will attend the celebration.
• The parcel processing facility is expected to open in early 2023.

WHEN:
Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m. ET

SPEAKERS:
Doug Ettinger, President and CEO of Canada Post, will be joined by a number of local dignitaries and members of the namesake's family.

WHERE:
New Canada Post parcel processing facility
1395 Tapscott Road
Scarborough, ON

Please arrive at the front of the facility (tented area) near the corner of Steeles Avenue East and Tapscott Road, and follow the event signage. Parking is available on-site.

TOURS:

As the facility is still under construction, there will be shuttle tours to take guests around the perimeter of the facility. A fact sheet and B-roll including a video tour of the interior of the building will be available.

SOURCE Canada Post

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