Municipal Affairs and Environment
March 2, 2017

Media Advisory: Minister Kirby to Join MP Nick Whalen for Public Transit Funding Announcement

The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and MHA for Mount Scio, on behalf of the Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will join Nick Whalen, Member of Parliament for St. John's East, and St. John’s Mayor Dennis O’Keefe tomorrow (Friday, March 3) for funding announcements related to public transit projects.

The event is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at Metrobus, 25 Messenger Drive, St. John’s.

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Media contact:

Lynn Robinson Media Relations Manager Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment 709-729-5449, 691-9466 lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca

2017 03 02                              3:20 p.m.