Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Festival 500 Funding Announcement

Tourism, Culture and Recreation
April 14, 2009
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Festival 500 Funding Announcement

The Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, on behalf of the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, will join the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency); His Worship Dennis O�Keefe, Mayor, City of St. John�s; and Harry Connors, Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Festival 500 Corporation; tomorrow (Wednesday, April 15) for a news conference regarding this year�s Festival 500 event. The news conference will take place at the Upper Concourse of the St. John�s Arts and Culture Centre, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca

2009 04 14 10:20 a.m.

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