Media Advisory: MP Greg Kerr to Highlight Support for Scientific Research at Acadia University


WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwired - July 30, 2014) - Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will celebrate a significant investment in scientific research at Acadia University.

Prior to the announcement, MP Kerr will tour a lab in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. Media are invited to join the tour.

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2014
Time: Tour at 1:15 p.m. (AT)
Announcement at 1:30 p.m. (AT)
Location: Acadia University
Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens (weather permitting) or Garden Room
K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre
32 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

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Contact Information:

Scott French
Director of Communications and Parliamentary Affairs
Office of the Minister of State (Science and Technology)
613-943-6177

Martin Leroux
Media and Public Affairs Officer
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
613-943-7618
media@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502
media-relations@ic.gc.ca