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Burcon Outlines In-Person AGM Venue Details, New Provincial Public Health Order Vaccine Requirements
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corp...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Burcon Outlines In-Person AGM Venue Details, New Provincial Public Health Order Vaccine RequirementsVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) (NASDAQ: BRCN) (\"Burcon or the \"Company\"), a global technology leader in the development of clean-label, plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced that in accordance with the new Public Health Order (\"PHO\") guidance issued by the province of British Columbia, Burcon's in-person Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders (\"AGM\"), scheduled to take place at The Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver on September 15, 2021, will require all attendees to provide proof of vaccination status. In addition, the new PHO guidelines require masks to be worn in indoor public settings when not seated. To adhere to the new PHO guidelines regarding allowable seating capacity for an event, Burcon's AGM has also been moved from the Marine Room to the larger Salon E Room, located on the main level of The Westin Bayshore Hotel's conference centre.Attendees should note the following:Masks are REQUIRED in indoor public settings for all guests 12 and older when NOT SEATED. Masks are REQUIRED when moving around the event space, going to the food/beverage stations, or any of the hotel's public areas (lobby, washrooms, elevators, restaurants, pool, etc).Proof of Vaccination will be required to attend the AGM. Attendees visiting from outside of BC are also required to show proof of vaccination.For more information on BC's new PHO guidelines and/or to obtain your BC Vaccine Card, please visit - Proof of vaccination - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)Details for Burcon's 2021 Annual and Special Meeting:Date: September 15, 2021Time: 10:00am PTLocation: Salon E Room, The Westin Bayshore Hotel - 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BCAbout Burcon NutraScience CorporationBurcon is a global technology leader in the development of clean-label, plant-based proteins for foods and beverages. With over 290 issued patents and 200 additional patent applications developed over a span of more than 20 years, Burcon has grown an extensive portfolio of composition, application and process patents covering novel plant-based proteins derived from pea, canola, soy, hemp, sunflower seed and more. In 2019, Merit Functional Foods Corporation (\"Meri...