MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY - LOWE'S AND HOCKEY CANADA FOUNDATION
PARTNER ON MINOR HOCKEY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Investment in minor hockey to be announced at Hockey Hall of Fame

TORONTO, Nov. 17 /CNW/ -

What:	Join Bob Nicholson, CEO and president of Hockey Canada and Alan Huggins, president of Lowe's Canada, as they take part in a celebratory 'face-off' to announce a new and exciting program affecting minor hockey in Canada. Lunch will be available following the announcement.
Who:	Bob Nicholson, CEO and president, Hockey Canada Alan Huggins, president, Lowe's Canada
When:	Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:45 p.m.
Where:	Hockey Hall of Fame 30 Yonge Street Toronto, ON
Background:	Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, serving approximately 15 million customers a week in its more than 1,700 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
	Lowe's Companies Canada, ULC first opened Canadian stores in December 2007 and now operates 20 stores in Ontario and Alberta with more than 3,000 employees company-wide. In 2005, Lowe's announced plans to open its first stores in the Greater Toronto Area, with as many as 100 stores across Canada over time.

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