MAC Opening at RNSYS – Friday, 27 May 2011

 

Corrected time for media – 2:00 pm

The news media is invited to the official opening of the Marine Activity Centre (MAC) at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS) on Friday, May 27th, at 2:00 p.m. The MAC is a Canada Sport centre of training excellence for the sport of sailing. It is being used by members of Canada’s national sailing team for training in preparation for upcoming World Championships and next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.

Date:     Friday, 27 May, 2011
Time:     2:00 p.m.
Place:    MAC at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
                347 Purcell’s Cove Road, Halifax
(come through the main gate, take a right through the parking lot, around the lagoon and through the second parking lot)
 
For further information, contact:
 
Krista Olmstead
Communications and Membership Manager
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
477-5653   Ext. 109
communications@rnsys.com

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