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 Media Advisory/Photo Op
Toronto – June 20, 2012 – On your mark. Get set.
Go! This summer, as the world’s nations cheer on their athletes, the Ontario
Science Centre is bringing back one of its iconic fan-favourite exhibitions
– SPORT
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for a limited time. Raptors Centre Jamaal Magloire will join students of
Shaughnessy Public School as they test the new exhibition.
Time your
fastball at the Baseball Pitch, an exhibit that allows guests to try their hand
at pitching the regulation 60 feet 6 inches or race a cheetah in the in the
10-metre dash. Twelve interactive exhibits allow visitors to learn about fitness
and the human body through sport.
Developed by the Ontario Science Centre,
SPORT
has toured science centres around the world.
The exhibition opens
to the public June 25th, 2012.
What:
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Special media preview of the Science
Centre’s newest exhibition, SPORT
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| Who: |
- Lesley Lewis, CEO, Ontario Science Centre
- MPP Michael Coteau, Parliamentary Assistant to
the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
- Dr. Hooley McLaughlin, Chief Science Officer,
Ontario Science Centre
- Jamaal Magloire, Toronto Raptors’ Centre
- Students from Shaughnessy Public School
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| When: |
June 21, 2012 at 10 a.m.
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| Where: |
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road,
Toronto
PLEASE ENTER VIA MAIN LOBBY DOORS
(Television crews may enter via South Security
entrance)
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Media
Contacts:
Tricia Soltys
Narrative Public Relations, Office:
416-644-4128, Cell: 416-509-0955
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Shelley
Thomas
Narrative Public Relations, Office: 416-922-2211 ext. 3364, Cell:
416-357-7829
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Christine
Crosbie
Media Relations Officer, Ontario Science Centre, Office:
416-696-3191, Cell 416-895-5482
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