Media Invitation - Good news story! - 90th Anniversary Celebrations of Shriners Hospitals for Children®- Canada

MONTREAL, Feb. 16, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ -

WHAT:	In celebration of Shriners Hospitals for Children- Canada's 90^th anniversary, hospital leadership and special guests will host a skating party on one-ok-a-kind rink on the current hospital grounds. The skating rink was a tradition at the hospital in the 1960s and 1970s, until renovation work in the 1980s.
	This is a historic year for the hospital as construction and planning continue before the move to the new location on the Glen site in the fall of 2015.
	There will be short speeches to commemorate the hospital's achievements in 90 years, a celebratory cheer which will be followed by the opening of the ice rink.
WHEN:	Thursday, February 19, at 11 a.m.
WHERE:	1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal H3G 1A6
NOTE FOR MEDIA:	Photo opportunity at 11:15 a.m.: opportunity for reporters to lace up their skates and interact with patients, their families and staff members.

About Shriners Hospitals for Children- Canada
Shriners Hospitals for Children is changing lives every day through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. Located in Montreal since 1925, Shriners Hospitals for Children- Canada is a bilingual, short term, acute care centre providing elective pediatric orthopaedic health care. The role of the hospital is to promote health and to provide treatment and rehabilitation to children with orthopaedic and neuromuscular problems from across Canada and the North East US. The hospital is committed to excellence and innovation in clinical practice, research and education and to providing a caring environment to families.

SOURCE Hôpital Shriners pour enfants (Canada)

FOR INFORMATION AND TO RSVP: Emmanuelle Rondeau, Communications & Marketing Manager, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada [email protected], T 514-282-6990 / C 514-207-1057; Gemma Bélanger, Information Officer, Public Relations, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, [email protected], T 514-282-7222 / C 514-207-2267