Media Advisory - Minister Garneau to visit Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Nov. 28, 2018 /CNW/ - On November 29, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, will make an announcement associated with Canada's Oceans Protection Plan. The Minister will meet with Vancouver's Mayor and important industry stakeholders. The Minister will also make an important announcement about seniors and the recent economic update.  

On November 30, the Minister will make an announcement with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

Map to Marine Mammal Centre - The Marine Mammal Centre is surrounded by green fencing that you can’t see through. Go to the left side of the fencing (there may be a white van parked there) and you’ll see the entry way. (CNW Group/Transport Canada)

Media are invited to attend some of the following events:

Date:	November 29, 2018
Time:	10:45 am
Information:	Oceans Protection Plan announcement
Location:	Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Rescue Centre   Main Street Dock, Vancouver, B.C.(See map above)
	Open to media.
Date:	November 29, 2018
Time:	12:30 pm
Information:	Meeting with WestJet
	Closed to media.
Date:	November 29, 2018
Time:	1:00 pm
Information:	Southern Resident Killer Whale roundtable with industry
	Closed to media.
Date:	November 29, 2018
Time:	2:15 pm
Information:	Meeting with Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart
	Closed to media.
Date:	November 29, 2018
Time:	3:15 pm
Information:	Announcement relating seniors and the fall economic update
Location:	Simon Fraser University (Vancouver) Salon Room 30 Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue 580 West Hastings Street (enter via Seymour Street courtyard entrance) Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1L6
	Open to media.
Date:	November 30, 2018
Time:	9:00 am
Information:	Announcement with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Location:	Centerm Terminal, DP World 777 Centennial Road Vancouver, BC V6A 1A3
	Open to media.

SOURCE Transport Canada

Delphine Denis, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, Ottawa, 613-991-0700, [email protected]; Media Relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]

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