Waste Management commits to premiere sponsorship of Grey Cup Festival

Published on October 27, 2004 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Ottawa Renegades News Release


OTTAWA – Yet another major Canadian business has invested into the "2004 Kickin' It In The Capital Grey Cup Festival" in Ottawa this November.

Waste Management of Canada Corporation is the latest company to affiliate itself with the five-day celebration of football in the nation's capital. As a Premier Sponsor of the festival, Waste Management becomes the Title Sponsor of Fan Fest and official supplier of all waste removal and recycling services at the game facility (Lansdowne Park).

Waste Management of Canada Corporation will also have its logo on game tickets, receive signage throughout the festival area, as well as offer hospitality lounges for their partners, clients and employees.

"We are pleased to have Waste Management on as a Grey Cup festival sponsor and it is great to see a company of this stature invest in our celebration of football," says Brad Watters, president of the Ottawa Renegades.

"We're proud to be a Premier Sponsor and help local and visiting football fans celebrate this Canadian sports classic," says Marc Fox, Waste Management Market Area General Manager for Eastern Ontario.

To purchase tickets to the Grey Cup 2004 game, or the remaining regular season Renegades home game on October 30 vs Hamilton, call Ticketmaster at 613-755-1166.

The 92nd Grey Cup Game will be held on Sunday, November 21 at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa. The Renegades are honoured to host Canada's premiere sporting festival and event. As an organization, the Renegades hope to put on a show that will be regarded as one of the best Grey Cup festivals ever. In Ottawa, the Kickin' it in the Capital Grey Cup Festival begins on Wednesday, November 17, featuring celebration events at various locales throughout the city, leading up to the game. For more information on the game, the festival and events, please log on to http://www.greycup2004.com.



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