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Fisheries and Aquaculture
Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
November 16, 2010
Media Advisory: Ministers to Address
Labrador Fishermen's Union
Shrimp Company Biennial Convention
The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of
Fisheries and Aquaculture, and the Honourable John Hickey, Minister of
Labrador Affairs, will address delegates during the biennial convention
of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company taking place at the
Northern Light Inn in L'Anse au Clair this week.
Minister Jackman will address delegates today
(Tuesday, November 16) at 1:15 p.m. Minister Hickey is scheduled to
speak tomorrow (Wednesday, November 17) at 9:00 a.m.
The Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company
Limited is owned by harvesters on the south coast of Labrador.
Approximately 650 people are employed by the company's plants along the
Labrador coast and an additional 100 work on four offshore vessels.
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Media contacts:
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Lori Lee Oates
Director of Communications
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
709-729-3733, 690-8403
oatesll@gov.nl.ca |
John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
709-729-1674, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca |
2010 11 16
9:20 a.m.
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