Victoria, BC - With less than eight months remaining until the start of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, potential members of the Men's Rowing Eights and other Olympic hopefuls will be part of an event on Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence to unveil the newest training space, to help fuel their high performance goals.
When: Friday, November 4 at 1:00 pm
Where: Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
4371 Interurban Road
Victoria, BC
What: Official unveiling of a new state-of-the-art training centre dedicated to the memory of Mark Lowry, in honour of his great contributions to Canadian Rowing and the Canadian Olympic Movement.
Who: Robert Bettauer, CEO, Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
Jim Reed, Board Chair, Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
Donna Atkinson, Executive Director, Rowing Canada Aviron
Wendy Pattenden, CEO, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
Frank Leonard, Mayor of the Municipality of Saanich
Jennifer Lowry
Following the announcement, there will be photo and interview opportunities.