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CBC AND SHELL TEAM UP TO FUEL NEW INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY

Special Episode airs Sunday,  June 3 on CBC Television

$100,000 in prize money from Shell Canada is up for grabs in an   upcoming special episode of DRAGONS’ DEN, as three finalists go   head-to-head for the title of Canada’s brightest energy innovation. The denizens   of CBC Television’s smash-hit DRAGONS’ DEN will select the winner on the DRAGONS’ DEN Future Now Energy Innovation Special, airing June 3 at 8   p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT).

After   receiving hundreds of entries from across the country, on Sunday, June 3 at 8   p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV, the three finalists will challenge each other to   win the prize money and be named Canada’s brightest new energy innovation on   the DRAGONS’ DEN Future Now Energy Innovation Special.

Unlike the   usual turn of events in the Den, the Dragons will not invest their own money nor   take an equity position in the winning innovation. Shell Canada is providing the   $100,000 investment to help foster Canadian energy innovation. More details are   available online at: cbc.ca/dragonsden/futurenow/ 

DRAGONS’ DENis   thetop-ratedCanadian Unscripted program on television, with more than   1.4 millionCanadians tuning in each week. In addition to its success   on-air,DRAGONS’ DENis also a hit online, boasting an active and engaged   online community. Full episodes and exclusive behind-the-scenes content can be   viewed atcbc.ca/dragonsden.DRAGONS’ DENis filmed at CBC   Headquarters in Toronto, ON and airsWednesdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC   Television. Tracie Tighe is Executive Producer and Lisa Gabriele is Senior   Producer. Dianne Buckner hosts.

Dragons’ Den is…
On the web:
cbc.ca/dragonsden
On Facebook: facebook.com/dragonsden
On Twitter:@cbcdragon#cbcdragonsden

About CBC/Radio-Canada
 
CBC/Radio-Canada   is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural   institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms   and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, Internet, and   satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the   only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in   English, French and eight Aboriginal languages, plus seven languages for   international audiences. In 2011, CBC/Radio-Canada is celebrating 75 years of   serving Canadians and being at the centre of the democratic, social and cultural   life of Canada

Royal Dutch   Shell plc

Royal Dutch   Shell plc is incorporated in England and Wales, has its headquarters in The   Hague and is listed on the London, Amsterdam, and New York stock exchanges.  Shell companies have operations in more than 90 countries and territories with   businesses including oil and gas exploration and production; production and   marketing of liquefied natural gas and gas to liquids; manufacturing, marketing   and shipping of oil products and chemicals and renewable energy projects. For   further information, visit www.shell.com.

Shell Canada   Ltd

Shell has been   operating in Canada since 1911 and employs approximately 8,000 people across the   country. A leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of refined petroleum   products, Shell produces natural gas, natural gas liquids and bitumen, and is   Canada’s largest producer of sulphur. Shell is one of Canada’s oil sands   developers and operates the Athabasca Oil Sands Project on behalf of the joint   venture partners.

 

For more   information, please contact: 

For CBC:
 
Erin Richards, Veritas Communications
 
richards@veritascanada.com
  (416) 955-4592 (office)
  (416) 627-5728 (cell) 

For Shell   Canada:

media-desk@shell.com or 1-877-850-5023

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