CWC ANNUAL AWARDS GALA

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Canadian Women in Communications is a national, bilingual organization, with over 1,400 members in nine chapters across Canada, committed to the advancement of women in the communications industry through strategic networking, targeted professional development and meaningful recognition.

The CWC Annual Awards recognizes the accomplishments of four outstanding women in the communications industry and one communications organization that has nurtured the aspirations of its female employees.

The CWC Annual Awards are presented at the CWC Annual Awards Gala, an event attended by over 600 VIPs, to publicly recognize the achievements of communications industry role models. The following CWC Annual Award Winners will be honoured at this year’s event:

• Karen Radford, Executive Vice-President and President, TELUS Quebec and Partner Solutions, TELUS - CWC Woman of the Year Award Recipient

• CanWest MediaWorks Inc. - CWC Employer of the Year Award Recipient

• Christiane Vaillancourt, Manager, Government, Industry & Community Affairs, Atlantic Canada, Rogers Cable - CWC Chapter Leader of the Year Award Recipient

• Cynthia Reyes, Vice-President, DiversiPro Inc. - CWC Trailblazer of the Year Award Recipient

• Barbara Williams, Senior Vice-President, Programming and Production, CanWest MediaWorks Inc. - CWC Mentor of the Year Award Recipient

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Dinner and Awards Presentation 6 - 9 p.m

Ottawa Congress Centre (Connected to the Westin Hotel) 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9J2

SPECIAL GUESTS:

The Honourable Beverley Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Status of Women, and Konrad von Finckenstein, Chairperson of the CRTC, will be attending and presenting awards.

For further information please contact:

Judy Lank, Canadian Women in Communications

(416) 363-1880, x 301 or jlank@cwc-afc.com

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