The National Capital Commission (NCC), in collaboration with Manulife Financial, wishes to remind residents and visitors that this is the final week to enjoy the Christmas Lights Across Canada display, which illuminates the Capital Region with more than 300,000 dazzling lights.

The lighting display on Parliament Hill and along Confederation Boulevard will be on from 4:30 pm to 2:00 am nightly until January 7, 2012 (inclusive).

The Christmas lights that illuminate many museums, historic sites, embassies and other landmarks along Confederation Boulevard — the discovery route that circles the heart of Canada’s Capital Region — were officially switched on during a lighting ceremony held on Parliament Hill on December 1, 2011. Thousands of spectators were on hand to take part in the annual celebration.

As an important national element of the program, provincial and territorial capitals held their own lighting festivities, creating a link with the nation’s capital and a spectacular display of colour and light all across the country.

Manulife Financial is the exclusive sponsor for Christmas Lights Across Canada.

For additional information about the Christmas Lights Across Canada program, members of the public may contact the NCC at 613-239-5000, 613-239-5090 (TTY), 1-800-465-1867 (toll-free) or 1-866-661-3530 (toll-free TTY), or visit the NCC’s website at www.canadascapital.gc.ca/christmaslights.

Media Information:

Denise LeBlanc
NCC Media Relations
613-239-5750 (office)
613-851-9465 (cellular)
denise.leblanc@ncc-ccn.ca

Charles Cardinal
NCC Media Relations
613-239-5227 (office)
613-851-6924 (cellular)
charles.cardinal@ncc-ccn.ca