<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "peter.braid@parl.gc.ca" <peter.braid@parl.gc.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> butterflybluelu@rogers.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 30, 2012 11:39:17 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> MP Peter Braid Welcomes Announcement of New CBC Presence in Kitchener-Waterloo<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1554068071"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv1554068071WordSection1"><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing">Dear Constituent, </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing">Please join me in welcoming the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)’s newest broadcasting centre location on King Street West in Kitchener. </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing">I am pleased to support the important role the CBC plays across Canada – and now right here in our own community. </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing">Sincerely,</div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing">Peter Braid, MP</div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing">Kitchener-Waterloo</div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div
class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;">NEW CBC KITCHENER-WATERLOO BROADCAST CENTRE </span></b></div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;">TO BE LOCATED AT 117 KING STREET WEST</span></b></div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black;">On July 25, 2012, CBC News announced that its new Kitchener-Waterloo broadcast centre will be located at 117 King Street West in Kitchener, ON. Starting this winter, CBC will provide residents of Waterloo Region with new local radio and digital news services. The King Street West location for the new broadcast centre places it in the heart of Kitchener-Waterloo’s commercial core, close to key city
areas including Kitchener City Hall. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><img width="151" height="151" src="cid:1.193596470@web88509.mail.bf1.yahoo.com" align="right" hspace="12"><span style="color:black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span style="color:black;">"We are delighted to bring CBC to the Waterloo Region this winter", said Susan Marjetti, Managing Director of CBC for the Ontario Region. "With this new location, we’re continuing to demonstrate our commitment to Canadians and our communities. Our team will be in the middle of all the action, covering the Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge area.”</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span style="color:black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span
style="color:black;">The new CBC Kitchener-Waterloo service will have strong local news, compelling radio current affairs, and a vibrant digital offering beginning this winter. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span style="color:black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span style="color:black;">“I welcome the CBC’s presence in the Waterloo Region, bringing expanded services to local residents,” said Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo. “This new station will also increase the profile of our community on the national stage, recognizing our growing importance as a centre of innovation and entrepreneurialism.” </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><span style="color:black;"><br>The new service expansion is part of CBC’s Everyone, Every Way
strategic plan to better connect more than six million Canadians over the next four years, in areas which have been identified as underserviced. This spring, CBC launched a new digital service in Hamilton, and other new service plans have been unveiled for Kelowna, Kamloops, Victoria, Edmonton, Halifax, St. John’s, London and Ottawa. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><b><span style="color:black;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; "><br></span><b><span style="color:black;">About CBC/Radio-Canada</span></b></div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"><br>CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, Internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the
regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages, plus five languages for international audiences. In 2011, CBC/Radio-Canada celebrated 75 years of serving Canadians and being at the centre of the democratic, social and cultural life of Canada. </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;">- 30 -</div><div class="yiv1554068071MsoNoSpacing"> </div></div></div></div><img src="cid:2.193596471@web88509.mail.bf1.yahoo.com"><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>