NOTE TO EDITORS: Photo opportunity with participants in Team Canada Atlantic mission to Chicago

In preparation for the upcoming Team Canada Atlantic trade mission to Chicago (October 2-6) participating Newfoundland and Labrador companies and organizations will attend pre-mission briefing sessions in St. John�s on Friday, September 16, in the Columbus Suite at the Fairmont Newfoundland hotel.

Members of the media are invited to a photo opportunity at 11:25 a.m. with federal and provincial government officials and the Newfoundland and Labrador companies in attendance.

Team Canada Atlantic is a partnership of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Industry Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada, International Trade Canada and the four Atlantic provinces. Team Canada Atlantic is committed to strengthening the trade and investment relationship between Atlantic Canada and the United States.

Participating Companies and Organizations

Newfoundland and Labrador
Compusult Limited (Mount Pearl); Dray Media Inc. (St. John�s); Elite Beverages Inc. (Port de Grave); Expro Industries (Corner Brook); iDance (St. John�s); Labrador Preserves (Forteau); Marine Farms Marketing Ltd. (St. Alban�s); Nearshore Atlantic (St. John�s); Ocean Choice International (St. John�s); RW Tiller Structural Engineering Inc. (St. John�s); Systems and Solutions Ltd. (St. John�s); Verafin Inc. (St. John�s)

Visit www.teamcanadaatlantic.com for more information.

Media contact:

Val�rie Poulin, Director of Communications, Office of Joseph McGuire, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, (613) 941-7241

Tracy Kenney, Senior Communications Officer, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, (506) 851-2639

Lynn Evans, Director of Communications, Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, (709) 729-4570

2005 09 15                      10:40 a.m.