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    MEDIA ADVISORY AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY - MORE THAN 3,500 PEOPLE LACE UP FOR THIS SUNDAY'S BANQUE SCOTIA 21K DE MONTRÉAL

    Fundraising reaches $300,000 for 24 local charities and still climbing for race-day weekend!

    MONTREAL, April 12 /CNW/ - This Sunday, April 17th, more than 3,500 recreational and elite runners will lace up for 24 local causes and gather at Parc Jean Drapeau for the ninth annual Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal et 5K race. For the fourth consecutive year, Sunday's event will host the Canadian Half Marathon Championships, where Canada's best distance runners - Reid Coolsaet, Matt Loiselle, Dana Pidhoresky and Megan Brown - will challenge one another to bring home the Canadian Championship title.

    Visit http://www.canadarunningseries.com/monthalf_en/index.htm for more information.

    Run, Pledge or Cheer at this Sunday's Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal et 5K at Parc
    Jean-Drapeau and help raise funds for your community!

    What:                  The Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal et 5K
     
    • Host of the 2011 Canadian Half Marathon Championships
    • Scotiabank Group Charity and Media Challenge - to date raising $300,000 in support of 24 local charities
     
    When:                 Sunday, April 17th, 2011
     
    • 8:30 am - 5 km start
    • 10:00 am - Half Marathon start
    • Noon - Awards Ceremony at the Aquatic Complex
     
    Where:              Parc Jean-Drapeau (Aquatic Complex)
     
    Who:                    3,500 runners at recreational and elite levels from across Canada and around the world
     
    MEDIA ACCESS    Parking lot available near start line
      Metro to Jean-Drapeau Station (recommended)
      Media Room reserved inside Aquatic Complex

     

     

     

    For further information:

    or to arrange an interview, please contact:

    Katherine Vanda
    High Road Communications
    514-908-0110, ext. 315
    Cell. 514 318-3068
    Katherine.vanda@highroad.com