/R E P E A T -- Invitation to media - Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada launches Gaspésie tour with visit to Baie-des-Chaleurs/

GESGAPEGIAG, QC, Aug. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)

The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will be in the Gaspésie region from August 7 to 9, 2024. During the first day of this tour, she will meet with members of the Micmac communities of Gesgapegiag and Listuguj and will visit Gestion Alter‑Direct international (Brûlerie du Quai) in Baie-des-Chaleurs.

On this occasion, Minister Martinez Ferrada and the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspésie‒Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce CED financial support for the two Indigenous communities and the business visited.

Media representatives are invited to meet with the ministers at each of the public activities in which they will participate.

Schedule of public activities

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

First activity:

Meeting with members of the Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Band and the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government 

Meeting start time:
2 p.m.

Location:
Galgoasiet
101 Boulevard Perron
Gesgapegiag, Quebec
G0C 1Y1

Second activity:

Visit of the Brûlerie du Quai / Gestion Alter‑Direct international

Visit start time:
3:30 p.m.

Location:
Brûlerie du Quai
200 Rue du Quai
Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec
G0C 1J0

We ask media representatives to confirm their presence and specify the activity they wish to attend by 11:30 a.m. on August 7, 2024, by sending an email to the following address: [email protected].

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SOURCE Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Information: Media Relations: Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, [email protected]; Alexander Cohen, Communications Director, Office of the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Tel.: [phone], [email protected]