Minister's Corner

Minister Kent Launches First Episode of “Operation Unplugged” TV Series

The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada (front row, left), poses with Alan Bishop, Operation Unplugged TV series host (back row, left), and cast members (back row, left to right): Scott Simons, Alana Obey, Daniel Paluzzi, Jillian Storey, Vanessa Pampalon, Catherine LeBel, Chris Meikle and Kammer Kinnarath (front row, right), after the pre screening of the first episode, in Toronto, Friday, February 17, 2012.
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Toronto, Ontario, February 17, 2012 -- The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today launched the first episode of Operation Unplugged, and introduced the cast and host of this exciting new TV documentary-adventure series. This new Parks Canada youth initiative follows a group of young Canadians who give up their personal techno-gadgets, and experience incredible adventures in the wild of Canada’s national parks and historic sites.

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