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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 29, 2011) -
Attention food, lifestyle and business journalists
With grape harvest season around the corner, media are invited to attend a roundtable discussion with some of Canada's major wine producers from Ontario and British Columbia, along with BMO National Manager of Agriculture, David Rinneard. The panellists will discuss topics including the growth of international competition, the expansion of the domestic market and the impact of economic challenges over the past two years on Canadian wine producers.
| WHAT: | BMO Panel on the Wine Industry in Canada |
| • International competition | |
| • Growth of domestic market | |
| • Recovery from economic downturn | |
| • Impact of high Canadian dollar | |
| WHO: | John E. Peller, President and CEO, Andrew Peller Limited – Ontario |
| Gordon Fitzpatrick, President, Cedar Creek Estate Winery – BC | |
| Norm Beal, President, Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery – Ontario | |
| David Rinneard, National Manager, Agriculture, BMO Bank of Montreal | |
| WHEN: | Monday August 29, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. ET |
| WHERE: | Media are invited to participate through conference call |
| Dial in: 416-641-2144 / 866-696-5910 | |
| Passcode: 3575533 |
please contact:
Paul Cunliffe, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
paul.cunliffe@bmo.com
Alexis Brown, Toronto
(416) 867-3996
alexis.brown@bmo.com
Ronald Monet, Montreal
(514) 877-1873
ronald.monet@bmo.com
Laurie Grant, Vancouver
(604) 665-7596
laurie.grant@bmo.com