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Fisheries and Aquaculture
June 17, 2009

Media Advisory: Minister to Meet with Federal Government
on Aid for Lobster Harvesters

The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, will travel to Ottawa for meetings with the Federal Government on aid for lobster harvesters in Atlantic Canada. The meetings will take place on June 17 and 18 and include other fisheries ministers from the Atlantic region.

While in Ottawa, the Atlantic ministers will meet with the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Ocean; the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade; and the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency). The Atlantic ministers will also meet with the Atlantic Conservative Caucus and the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

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Media contact:

Lori Lee Oates
Director of Communications
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
709-729-3733, 690-8403
oatesll@gov.nl.ca

2009 06 17                                                    10:30 a.m.
 


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