/R E P E A T -- Notice to the media - The Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories will announce new measures to strengthen responses to drug and substance use issues/

YELLOWKNIFE, Jan. 17, 2019 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament, and the Honourable Glen Abernethy, Minister of Health and Social Services, Northwest Territories, will announce funding for a new public education campaign offering clear, consistent and evidence-based health and safety facts about cannabis.

MP McLeod and Minister Abernethy will be available to answer questions from the media following the announcement.

Date
January 18, 2019

Time

4:00 pm MST

Location
Yellowknife Public Library
Main Entrance
2nd floor - Centre Square Mall
5022 49 Street
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3R8

SOURCE Health Canada

Media Inquiries: Thierry Bélair, Office of Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, [phone]; Media Relations, Health Canada, [phone], [email protected]; Damien Healy, Manager, Communications, Health and Social Services, Government of Northwest Territories, [phone] ext. 49034