NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to attend Northern Development Ministers� Forum

Tom Rideout, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, will be attending the Northern Development Ministers� Forum in The Pas, Manitoba, beginning today, September 14, and continuing until Friday, September 16.

Minister Rideout will join federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for northern development to discuss a variety of issues common to northerners nationwide, particularly those that constitute this year�s theme, Education, Training and Employment.

Media contact: Lori Lee Oates, ABC, Communications, (709) 729-3015, 690-8403

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