Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

September 27, 2007 12:22 ET

Media Advisory: Minister Ritz to Announce Funding for Biofuels and Organic Agriculture in P.E.I.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 27, 2007) - The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, and the Honourable George Webster, Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry for Prince Edward Island, on behalf of the Honourable Neil LeClair, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture for P.E.I., will be in Freetown, on September 28, to announce funding for biofuels and organic agriculture in Prince Edward Island.

Following the announcement, the Ministers will be available to speak to 
media.


EVENT:     Announcement and media availability


DATE:      Friday, September 28


TIME:      10:00 a.m. (local time)


LOCATION:  Barnyard Organics
           1934 North Freetown Road
           Freetown, Prince Edward Island


Directions: From Highway 2, take Route 8 south (also called Freetown Road) 
for 10 km, turn right on route 110, also known as Cairns Road, for 1 km 
until intersection, turn left, farm is beside Corner Apartments.