Fisheries and Aquaculture
June 17, 2009Media 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.