Transportation and Works
December 2, 2015

Media Advisory: Christmas Lights Across Canada Celebration Taking Place Tomorrow

Members of the media are advised that the 29th annual Christmas Lights Across Canada celebration will take place tomorrow (Thursday, December 3), beginning at 6:15 p.m. in the lobby of the Confederation Building, East Block.

This year, Cecil Haire from CBC Radio’s St. John’s Morning Show will serve as Master of Ceremonies, and four-year-old Eva Zanbilowicz and her parents will activate the lights. Entertainment will be provided by the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Band and the Beachy Cove Elementary School Choir. Refreshments will be served after the Christmas lights have been illuminated.

The Christmas Lights Across Canada ceremony is an annual event where each province and territory decorates its capital city and holds its own lighting ceremony. At the event, approximately 60,000 LED lights will be lit on the Christmas tree in front of the Confederation Building, and along Prince Phillip Drive. The initiative contributes to a nationwide effort to symbolically link Canadians together for the holiday season.

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Media contact:
Jacquelyn Howard
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 689-2624
JacquelynHoward@gov.nl.ca

2015 12 02                             4:10 p.m.