Media Advisory - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons encourages young people to become junior astronauts!

LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 13, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - On November 14, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will give a virtual presentation to almost 500 students and their teachers, during which she will encourage them to participate in the Junior Astronauts campaign. She will also talk about her experience during the CSA's astronaut recruitment campaign and about the training she received afterwards.

Media are invited to attend the presentation at the schools listed below.

Media who cannot be there in person, but would like to attend virtually, are asked to contact the CSA's Media Relations Office by email at [email protected] by Wednesday, November 13, at noon.

Date:	November 14, 2019
What:	Presentation about the Junior Astronauts campaign and the Canadian space program
Who:	Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, CSA astronaut
Time	Location	Participants
10:00 a.m. PT	Kay Bingham Elementary School 950 Southill Street Kamloops, British Columbia  V2B 5M2	75 Grade 6 students
	Delview Secondary School 9111 116 Street Delta, British Columbia  V4C 5W8	60 Grade 9 students
1:00 p.m. ET	Aylesbury Public School 25 Aylesbury Drive Brampton, Ontario  L7A 0V3	200 Grade 6 students
	June Avenue Public School 30 June Avenue Guelph, Ontario  N1H 1H6	40 Grade 6 students
	St. Mary's Catholic School 128 William Street West Lorne, Ontario  N0L 2P0	68 students from grades 4 to 6

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