/R E P E A T -- Public Service Announcement - Public invited to experience navy at HMCS Donnacona open house/

MONTREAL, Nov. 17, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Residents of Montreal are invited to attend an Open House at Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Donnacona, Montreal's Naval Reserve Division, on Saturday November 19, between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Visitors will have the opportunity to tour HMCS Donnacona's training facilities, including its fully equipped galley (kitchen), a boatshed (garage for small boats and dive equipment) and a navigation training simulator. They will also have the opportunity to see the Royal Canadian Navy's C7 rifle simulator in action.

Naval Reservists are civilians who pursue a military career in their spare time, working for the Navy in the evenings, on weekends and during the summer.

For more details about HMCS Donnacona and the open house event, please follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NCSMHMCSDonnacona/

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Lt(N) Paul Timperley, Department of National Defence, Public Affairs representative, Phone: [phone] ext 250, E-mail : [email protected]; Media Relations, Department of National Defence, Phone: [phone], Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811, Email: [email protected]