Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
March 4, 2016

Media Advisory: Minister Mitchelmore to Attend Ocean Research Awards Ceremony

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development and Minister Responsible for Research & Development Corporation (RDC), will attend a reception honouring the 2015-16 recipients of RDC’s Ocean Industries Student Research Awards on Monday, March 7. The event will take place at 9:30 a.m. at the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, St. John’s Campus, Memorial University.

The event will be hosted by Dr. Gary Kachanoski, President and Vice-Chancellor, of Memorial University.

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Media contact:

Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications
Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
709-729-4570, 693-1865
tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

2016 03 04                              3:45 p.m.