Environment and Conservation
June 10, 2016

Media Advisory: Minister Trimper in Ottawa for Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous Forum

The Honourable Perry Trimper, Minister of Environment and Conservation, will participate in the inaugural meeting of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous Forum today (Friday, June 10).

Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG), and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, will co-host a media availability following the inaugural Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous Forum (FPTIF). The FPTIF meeting will include federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for Indigenous/Aboriginal Affairs, and the leaders of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Métis National Council (MNC), Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), and Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC).

The media availability will take place at 4:00 p.m. (ADT) (which is 4:30 p.m. (NDT))

Media may listen via teleconference at the following number:

Toll-free line: 1-866-969-8429
Conference ID: 7007230

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Media contacts:

Andrew Livingstone Senior Cabinet Communications Advisor Department of the Executive Government of the Northwest Territories 867-767-9140 ext. 11091 andrew_livingstone@gov.nt.ca	INAC Media Relations 819-953-1160 pau@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca
Emily Timmins Director of Communications Department of Environment and Conservation 709-729-2575, 693-1292 emilytimmins@gov.nl.ca

2016 06 10                              11:05 a.m.