/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister of Transport and NAV CANADA Vice President, Chief Technology and Information Officer to make an important funding announcement regarding investments in air traffic control infrastructure in Canada/

MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 28, 2022 /CNW/ - The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and the Vice President, Chief Technology and Information Officer of NAV CANADA, Mark Cooper, will make an important funding announcement regarding investments in air traffic control infrastructure in Canada.

They will be available to answer questions from the media following the announcement.

Media are invited to email Transport Canada Media Relations at [email protected] no later than 8:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 29 to confirm their attendance. Entrance onto the property of the NAV CANADA Air Traffic Control Tower will be reserved for media who RSVP by the deadline.

In line with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Public Health Ontario, in-person attendance will be monitored. Wearing a face covering and physical distancing are highly recommended.

We ask people who have recently received a positive diagnosis for COVID-19, or are awaiting test results, or who have recently been exposed to COVID-19, or are experiencing symptoms as described on Health Canada's website, not to attend.

Notes for media:     

Pooled media tour with Minister Alghabra before the announcement:

• Inside Area Control Centre located at 6055 Midfield Road
• Inside Air Traffic Control Tower located at 6110 Midfield Road

SOURCE Transport Canada