Executive Council
July 7, 2017

Media Advisory: Premier Ball to Host Atlantic Growth Strategy Meeting

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will host an Atlantic Growth Strategy meeting on Tuesday, July 11, in Steady Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Premier Ball will be joined by the Honourable Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia; the Honourable Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island; the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency; the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board; the Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard; the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; and the Honourable Roger Melanson, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Trade Policy, Government of New Brunswick.

Date: Tuesday, July 11
Time: 1:00 p.m.
News Conference
(Media should arrive by 12:45 p.m.)
Location: Humber Valley Resort, 1st Floor
Steady Brook, NL

Media can participate in the news conference in person or via teleconference. In both cases, journalists are required to register online by completing the following form:

Registration Website: www.scicsonline.ca
Registration PIN: 385856

The teleconference line will open at 12:45 p.m.
Toll-free number: 1-866-805-7923
Passcode: 4739195#

A live video stream with the floor audio from the news conference will be available on Periscope at: www.twitter.com/ACOACanada

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Media contacts
Michelle Cannizzaro
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
michellecannizzaro@gov.nl.ca 

Robert Bourgeois
Communications Coordinator
Public Affairs and Media Relations
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Tel: 506-851-6773

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