Media Advisory: PIPSC 93rd Annual General Meeting November 16-17, 2012

2012-11-15 17:54:52 -

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/15/12 -- The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will hold its 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 16 and 17, 2012 at the Delta City Centre in Ottawa.


Date:          November 16-17, 2012                                        
                                                                           
Location:      Delta City Centre Ottawa                                    
               101 Lyon Street, Ottawa                                     
                                                                           
Events:        Guest speaker: Bill Wilkerson, Global Business and Economic 
               Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health                   
               "Mental Health in the Public Sector Workplace: Time for     
               Dramatic Change"                                            
               10:15 -11:00 am                                             
               Friday, November 16, 2012

Starting at 12:15pm on Friday, November 16th, hundreds of PIPSC members will hold a rally in downtown Ottawa in support of services to Canadians.


Event:         Rally on Parliament Hill (Photo Opportunity)                
Date:          Friday, November 16, 2012                                   
Time:          12:15 pm                                                    
               Representing PIPSC: President Gary Corbett & Vice-President 
               Debi Daviau                                                 
               Guest speakers: Canadian Labour Congress Secretary-Treasurer
               Hassan Yussuff; PSAC Vice-President Larry Rousseau;         
               Mathieu Ravignat, Member of Parliament for Pontiac (NDP);   
               and the Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Member of Parliament for St.  
               Paul's (Liberal).

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents some 60,000 professionals and scientists across Canada's public sector.

Contacts:

Johanne Fillion

(613) 228-6310 ext 2303 or

(613) 883-4900 (cell)

Pierre Villon

(613) 228-6310 extension 2228 or

(613) 794-9369 (cell)