Agreement Will Create Thousands of Jobs

/EINPresswire.com/ -- OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 07/13/16 -- Media Advisory - TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP) (NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada), four major unions and the association representing Canadian pipeline contractors and construction trade workers invite members of the media to attend a press conference to witness the signing of a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to TransCanada's $15.7 billion Energy East Pipeline Project. The MOU means employment for thousands of Canadian workers to build the 4,500-kilometre pipeline.

Date:             Thursday, July 14, 2016

Time:             2:00 p.m. (EST)

Location:         LiUNA Local 527 Training & Education Centre
                  6 Corvus Court
                  Ottawa, ON K2E 7Z4
                  T: 613-723-2141 / F: 613-723-6142
                  http://www.liunalocal527.com/

Speakers:         Joe Mancinelli, International Vice-President, LiUNA
                  Russ Girling, President and CEO, TransCanada
                  Lyall Nash, Chair, CPAC
                  John Soini, President, Energy East Pipeline Project

Also Attending:   Neil Lane, Executive Director, PLCAC
                  John Telford, International Vice-President, UA
                  Lionel Railton, Canadian Director, IUOE
                  Gary Kitchen, National Representative, Teamsters Canada

Russ Girling, John Soini, union leaders and the PLCAC are available to speak with reporters following the event.

Contacts:
Media Enquiries:
Tim Duboyce
1 514 982 8403 or 1 800 608 7859

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