May 28, 1997
(Executive Council)
The following is being distributed at the request of the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers:
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Jobs, Trade and Energy in the Northeast: Progress in a Changing Economy is the theme of this year's Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers scheduled for June 2-4, 1997 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Agenda items include the impact of NAFTA, to date, on New England and Eastern Canada; economic development effects of wholesale energy deregulation in the United States; and the economic effects of environmental issues such as acid rain and mercury deposition.
Premier Frank McKenna of New Brunswick and Governor Lincoln Almond of Rhode Island will be co-chairing the meeting being held at the Doubletree Islander Hotel.
Conference sessions, open to the media, will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 3 and the morning of Wednesday, June 4. A news conference has been scheduled at the end of each day's business. A detailed agenda and schedule of events is attached.
Members of the media planning to cover the Conference must register in advance. You are encouraged to register early.
Because hotel space at the conference site is limited, the media is advised to contact one of the following hotels, located near the Doubletree, for lodging reservations:
Marriott (401) 849-1000
Newport Harbour Hotel & Marina (401) 847-9000
or contact Taylor-made Reservations (1-800-847-6820) for
further assistance with hotel reservations.
The Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian
Premiers comprises the premiers of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and
Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec, and the
governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont. The provinces and states have been meeting since
1973.
Contact:
Kim Thomson
Eastern Canadian Premiers Secretariat
P. O. Box 2044
Halifax, NS B3J 2Z1
Tel: (902) 424-5905
Fax: (902) 424-8976
e-mail: premiers@fox.nstn.ca
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22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS
AND EASTERN CANADIAN PREMIERS
JUNE 2, 3 & 4, 1997
DOUBLETREE ISLANDER HOTEL
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
Jobs, Trade and Energy in the Northeast:
Progress in a Changing Economy
AGENDA
MONDAY, JUNE 2
4:00 p.m. Meeting of NEG/ECP Coordinating Committee
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Ballroom C
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
10:00 - 11:45 a.m. New England Governors� Conference, Inc.
Public Meeting
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
Noon - 1:30 pm Private luncheon for Governors and Premiers
New York Yacht Club
Harbor Court
5 Halidon Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island
2:00 p.m. 22nd Annual Conference begins
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Opening Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs
Governor Lincoln Almond, Rhode Island
Premier Frank McKenna, New Brunswick
2:15 p.m. Welcome to Newport
David Gordon, Mayor
City of Newport
2:20 p.m. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION
2:20 - 4:00 p.m. Sectors of Growth & Opportunities for Regional
Cooperation
Governor Lincoln Almond, Rhode Island
Premier Lucien Bouchard, Quebec
NAFTA and the Northeast: Its Impact to Date
Presenters:
Timothy O'Neill, Executive Vice-President and Chief
Economist, Bank of Montreal
Jane Sneddon Little, Senior Economist, Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston
Discussion among Governors and Premiers
4:00 p.m. News Conference
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Private Breakfast, Governors and Premiers
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Sunset Caf�
9:00 a.m. 22nd Annual Conference resumes
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
9:00 - 10:45 a.m. ENERGY ISSUES - IMPACTS ON NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN
CANADA
Governor Lincoln Almond, Rhode Island
Premier Lucien Bouchard, Quebec
Andre Caille, President, Hydro-Quebec
Market deregulation
Vito Stagliano, Analyst, Energy Security Analysis,
Inc.
George Caruolo, Majority Leader, Rhode Island
Update on the Sable Island Gas Project and its
Potential for the Region
Premier John Savage, Nova Scotia
New Opportunities and Challenges in the Deregulated
Energy Market
Premier Brian Tobin, Newfoundland & Labrador
Discussion among Governors and Premiers
10:45 - 12:00 p.m. ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER ISSUES
Lt. Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci,
Massachusetts
Premier John Savage, Nova Scotia
Report on Air Quality Issues
Janine Ferretti, Director, Commission for
Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Montreal, Quebec -
the join committee of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico,
under NAFTA
Report on Other Issues
Commissioner Sidney J. Holbrook, Department of
Environmental Protection, Connecticut
James F. L. Knight, Director
Environmental Quality Branch, New Brunswick
Linking the Region through "Greenways"
William D. O�Neill, Chairman, Governor's Greenway
Committee, Connecticut
Jean-Francois Pronovost, General Director, La Route
Verte, Velo Quebec
Discussion among Governors and Premiers
12:00 p.m. Other Business
Governors and Premiers
12:10 p.m. Site and Date of the 23rd Annual Conference
Premier Frank McKenna, New Brunswick
12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs
Governor Lincoln Almond, Rhode Island
Premier Frank McKenna, New Brunswick
12:30 p.m. Concluding News Conference
1:00 p.m. Buffet Luncheon for Conference Participants
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Ballroom C
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22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS
AND EASTERN CANADIAN PREMIERS
JUNE 2, 3 & 4, 1997
DOUBLETREE ISLANDER HOTEL
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MONDAY, JUNE 2
3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Registration
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Ballroom Foyer
4:00 p.m. Meeting of NEG/ECP Coordinating Committee
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Ballroom C
7:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception for all Conference Participants
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Sunset Cafe
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
8:00 a.m. Registration
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Ballroom Foyer
8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Private Breakfast, Governors
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Sunset Cafe
10:00 - 11:45 a.m. New England Governors' Conference Inc. Public
Meeting
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
11:00 a.m. Spouses Program
Luncheon: Inn at Castle Hill
Agazzis Room
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Private luncheon for Governors and Premiers
New York Yacht Club
Harbor Court
5 Halidon Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island
1:45 p.m. Official Photograph
2:00 p.m. 22nd Annual Conference begins
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
4:00 p.m. News Conference
6:00 p.m. Private Reception for Governors and Premiers
Doubletree Islander Hotel
America's Cup Room
7:00 p.m. Reception and State Dinner
Rosecliff Mansion, Newport
Bellevue Avenue
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Private Breakfast, Governors and Premiers
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Sunset Cafe
9:00 a.m. 22nd Annual Conference resumes
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
12:30 p.m. Concluding News Conference
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Brenton Hall
1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Doubletree Islander Hotel
Ballroom C
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