EVENT CANCELLED/Media Advisory: Minister Shea and Minister Finley to Announce the Opening of New Asian Carp Laboratory


BURLINGTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 10, 2014) -

The announcement on the new Asian Carb lab in Burlington, Ontario has been cancelled. A new date for the event will be communicated in the future.

Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, will announce the opening of a state-of-the-art Asian Carp research laboratory and will participate in a tour of the facility.

Event: Opening ceremony, speech and photo opportunity
Date: April 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Canada Centre for Inland Waters,
867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario

Contact Information:

Sophie Doucet
Communications Director,
Office of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
613-992-3474

Kevin Hill
Regional Director of Communications,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
204-983-3776