Media Advisory/Sharing the Pride... Canada Post Delivers its Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Stamps

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:48pm EST 

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH-COLUMBIA, Jan 12 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
 

What:      Canada Post will unveil this year's stamps honouring the
           Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

           Canada Post is an Official Supplier for the 2010 Olympic and
           Paralympic Winter Games.  Canada Post will design, produce and
           sell close to a billion 2010 Winter Games-themed stamps and
           associated philatelic products, including collectors' packages
           and special cancellations.

When:      Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 10:00 a.m.

Where:     Vancouver Post Office
           Main Retail Area
           349 West Georgia
           Vancouver, BC
          (between Homer Street and Hamilton Street)

           Parking available at the Vancouver Public Library underground
           lot (entrance on Hamilton Street near Robson Street)

Who:       - Moya Greene, President and CEO, Canada Post
           - John Furlong, Chief executive officer, Vancouver Organizing
             Committee (VANOC) for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
             Winter Games
           - The Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport)
             and Member of Parliament for Yellowhead (AB)
           - The Vancouver 2010 mascots: Miga, Quatchi and Sumi
           - athletes from the Canada Post Freestyle Ski Team:
             Audrey Robichaud, Vincent Marquis and Warren Tanner
           - grade 1 and 2 students from Grandview Elementary School
           - the stamps' designers


    About the stamps

    From iconic sports imagery to the beloved Vancouver 2010 mascots, 2010
Winter Games-themed stamps will grace the majority of Canada's mail,
truly sharing the pride of a nation ready to welcome the world. The 10
stamp images being unveiled are part of a three-year program that, upon
its completion, will be among our country's most significant philatelic
milestones.

Contacts:
Canada Post
Pacific Region
Lillian Au
Manager, Media & Community Affairs
604-662-1388 or Pager: 604-601-4343
lillian.au@canadapost.ca

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