Fisheries and Aquaculture
July 14, 2015

Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Annual Agriculture Ministers’ Conference

The Honourable Vaughn Granter, Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency, will attend the 2015 Annual Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, starting Wednesday, July 15. Areas of discussion will include an overview of the agriculture sector, food processing, trade, and market access.

The annual conference will take place at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from July 15 to 17, and is an opportunity for ministers and deputy ministers to exchange information and ideas that will contribute to strengthening the Canadian agriculture sector.

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Media contacts:

Roger Scaplen Director of Communications Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture 709-729-3733, 697-5267 rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca

2015 07 14                              2:45 p.m.