/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Ministers McKenna and Gould to announce support for the Great Lakes: Itinerary for August 7, 2019/

OTTAWA, Aug. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Minister of Democratic Institutions and Member of Parliament for Burlington, Karina Gould, will travel to Burlington and Hamilton on August 7 to announce support for the Great Lakes.

Media are invited to join Ministers McKenna and Gould at 10:30 a.m. at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) in Hamilton Harbour for an announcement.

Prior to the announcement, media are invited to join Minister McKenna at 9:30am as she participates in a water quality monitoring activity at the CCIW.

Event:	Announcement and Media Availability
Date:	Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Time:	9:30 a.m. (EDT) – Water Sampling Activity
	10:30 a.m. (EDT) – Announcement
Location:	Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) - Lobby
	867 Lakeshore Road
	Burlington, ON

The event will be live-streamed on Environment and Climate Change Canada's Facebook page

Later, Ministers McKenna and Gould will participate in a tour of Cootes Paradise via canoe.

Event:	Cootes Paradise Visit
Date:	Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Time:	1:15 p.m. (EDT)
Location:	Nature Interpretation Centre Parking Lot – Royal Botanical Gardens
	16 Old Guelph Road
	Hamilton, Ontario

Media are encouraged to register for the events with Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Media Relations will advise registered media of any changes to the event.

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SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada

Contacts: Sabrina Kim, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 819-743-7138, [email protected] ; Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free), [email protected]

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