Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Atlantic Canada Showcase Reception and Gala Dinner

The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, will speak at the Atlantic Canada Showcase reception today (Monday, October 1) at The Rooms, beginning at 6:30 p.m.; and the gala dinner tomorrow (Tuesday, October 2) at The Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Atlantic Canada Showcase is a travel trade event that brings together North American tour operators with Atlantic Canada industry operators for a three-day marketplace.

The showcase is made possible through funding provided by the Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership, a nine member pan-Atlantic partnership comprised of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the four Atlantic Canada tourism industry associations, and the four provincial departments responsible for tourism.

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Media contact:
Diana Quinton
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 631-8155
dianaquinton@gov.nl.ca

2012 10 01             10:05 a.m.