Environment and Conservation
August 12, 2015

Media Advisory: Minister to Speak at Youth Ventures Awards Ceremony

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation, will attend the 18th Annual Youth Ventures Awards tomorrow (Thursday, August 13) at 3:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, St. John's, in the Court Garden.

Youth Ventures empowers young people to turn their hobbies, interests, and passions into profitable business ventures. Designed for students aged 12 through 29, Youth Ventures works with approximately 300 students and assists almost 200 business start-ups each year.

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Media contact:

Jennifer Collingwood Director of Communications Department of Environment and Conservation 709-729-2575 jennifercollingwood@gov.nl.ca

2015 08 12                              2:50 p.m.