Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
May 30, 2016

Media Advisory: Minister Mitchelmore to Visit The Commissariat

As part of Tourism Awareness Week, the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will visit The Commissariat tomorrow (Tuesday, May 31) at 11:00 a.m. The Commissariat is located at the corner of King's Bridge Road and Military Road, St. John’s.

The Commissariat is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most well-known Provincial Historic Sites. The Commissariat was built between 1818-1820 as the home and offices of the Assistant Commissary General – the supply officer for British forces in Newfoundland.

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Media contact:

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

2016 05 30                              1:30 p.m.