/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development to Visit Prince Edward Island/

CHARLOTTETOWN, Feb. 11, 2020 /CNW/ - Gudie Hutchings, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, Maryam Monsef, will visit Charlottetown and Bedeque to meet with community leaders to discuss local infrastructure and tourism priorities, as well as gender issues.

For more information, or to arrange an interview with the Minister, please contact the Office of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development at the information below.

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

8:00 a.m. –8:45 a.m.
Parliamentary Secretary Hutchings and MP Wayne Easter meet with Matthew MacKay, PEI Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture to discuss the development of the Universal Broadband Fund.
Shaw Building
105 Rochford Street, 5th floor Shaw (North)
Charlottetown, PEI

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Parliamentary Secretary Hutchings and MP Wayne Easter meet with the Federation of PEI Municipalities and rural mayors to discuss connectivity challenges and gather ideas for the design of the new Universal Broadband Fund.
West Royalty Community Centre
1 Kirkdale Road
Charlottetown, PEI

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Parliamentary Secretary Hutchings and MP Wayne Easter participate in a roundtable discussion with PEI Tourism Operators to discuss the industry's broadband and cellular connectivity needs.
Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island
25 Queen Street, Third Floor 
Charlottetown, PEI

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Parliamentary Secretary Hutchings and MP Wayne Easter meet with the PEI Business Women's Association and local women business leaders to learn about the services provided by the new rural women's business center.
106 Linkletter Avenue
Central Bedeque, PEI

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Parliamentary Secretary Hutchings, MP Wayne Easter and MP Sean Casey meet with representatives of the Women's Network Inc. to discuss issues and challenges facing women in a rural, economic and business development context.
40 Enman Crescent, Unit 119
Charlottetown, PEI

SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Alex Howell, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, 613-862-7245, [email protected]

Related Links

www.infrastructure.gc.ca