OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa has named its newest public park ‘Nimiq’ in recognition of Telesat’s contributions to the community and the global satellite services industry.
Ottawa-based Telesat has used the word Nimiq, an Inuit word for an object or a force that binds things together, since 1999 as the name for part of its fleet of satellites serving North America. Telesat’s Nimiq fleet is used by Bell TV to provide Canadians with direct-to-home television via satellite.
“Telesat is honored to be recognized in this way by the City of Ottawa and pleased to make financial contributions to the four public schools in the Riverside South community to help stimulate student interest in science and technology,” said Telesat president and CEO Dan Goldberg, in a statement. “We are grateful to Ottawa and our many employees who reside in Ottawa for their support over our long history and look forward to continuing to grow and serve our community and Canada through satellite communications.”
