Media Advisory: Minister Attending International Mining Convention and Trade Show

The Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, is attending the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's international convention and trade show in Toronto, Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Acting Premier and Minister of Natural Resources. The convention runs from March 7-10 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West. Minister Skinner is attending in support of the Newfoundland and Labrador mining industry and the companies from this province participating in the convention.

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Media contact:
Tracy Barron
Director of Communications
Department of Natural Resources
709-729-5282, 690-8241
tracybarron@gov.nl.ca 

2010 03 08                                                    9:45 a.m.