Media Advisory: Minister LeBlanc and Minister Doucet, Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers' Meeting co-Chairs, to Hold a Press Conference


ST. ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK--(Marketwired - June 21, 2016) - The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will co-chair the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers' meeting with the Honourable Rick Doucet, New Brunswick Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.

The meeting will take place June 21-22 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. The co-chairs will hold a joint press conference following the meeting.

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Time: 12:15 p.m. (ADT)
Location: Algonquin Hotel
(Carleton Rotunda - main floor)
184 Adolphus Street
St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Note: All media planning to participate in the teleconference are required to register by calling 613-990-7537 or emailing Media.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca before 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday June 22. Pre-registered media are requested to call-in 15 minutes prior to the start of the teleconference.

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Contact Information:

Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-990-7537
Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Patricia Bell, Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-992-3474
Cell: 613-355-0107
patricia.bell@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Tanya Greer
Communications
Office of the Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture
and Fisheries
506-444-2915
Tanya.Greer@gnb.ca