Media Advisory/Invitation: Distinguished Canadian Scientist to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

QUÉBEC CITY, Dec. 11, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will announce the recipient of its annual Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research this week in Quebec City. The $100,000 prize will be presented at ArcticNet's Arctic Change 2017 Conference, one of the largest trans-sectoral international Arctic research conferences ever held in Canada, which is taking place this year at the Quebec City Convention Centre.

What:	Presentation of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research.   Opportunity to interview the recipient of this year's $100,000 prize, as well as Geordie Dalglish, Director of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and Chair of its Northern Committee.
Date:	Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Time:	Award presentation will start at 9:30 AM EST.
Where:	Québec City Convention Centre, 1000 Boulevard René-Lévesque E Level 4, room 400BC

SOURCE The W. Garfield Weston Foundation

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