Media Advisory - Minister McKenna will visit Eastern Ontario to meet with businesses and communities taking climate action and growing the economy Français
OTTAWA, July 23, 2018 /CNW/ - The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will travel to Eastern Ontario to meet with Canadian entrepreneurs making a difference in a low carbon economy and participating in a comprehensive approach to reducing plastic waste.
Minister McKenna will highlight actions the Government of Canada is taking to protect the environment, grow the economy, address plastic waste from all sectors of the economy and build a more sustainable future for generations to come.
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Visit of the City of Clarence-Rockland |
| Minister McKenna and Guy Desjardins, Mayor of Clarence-Rockland, will meet the owner of Leduc Bus Lines to discuss the importance of public transit for the area. |
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| Date: |
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
| Time: |
9:35 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (EDT) |
| Location: |
8467 County Road 17 |
| Rockland, Ontario |
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| Event: |
Visit of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative |
| Minister McKenna will visit the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative (OREC), a clean technology project built in partnership with Keewaywin First Nation on land owned by the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet. This is the first project of its kind in Canada. |
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| Date: |
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
| Time: |
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (EDT) |
| Location: |
66 Du Moulin Street |
| Alfred, Ontario |
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| Event: |
Visit of the Green Beaver Company |
| Minister McKenna will tour the Green Beaver Company, the very first Canadian company to be plastic microbead-free since day one. The Minister will be accompanied by Jeanne Charlebois, Mayor of Hawkesbury. |
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| Date: |
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
| Time: |
11:30 a.m. – noon (EDT) |
| Location: |
The Green Beaver Company |
| 760 Tupper Street |
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| Hawkesbury, Ontario |
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| Event: |
Visit of Terryland Farms |
| Minister McKenna will tour Terryland Farms, a Canadian dairy farm showcasing innovative solutions and making a difference in a low carbon economy. |
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| Date: |
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
| Time: |
2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. (EDT) |
| Location: |
Terryland Farms |
| 1670 Concession 6 Road |
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| St-Eugene (Hawksbury Township), Ontario |
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| Event: |
Visit of Beau's Brewery |
| Minister McKenna will tour Beau's Brewery, which has won numerous environmental sustainability awards over the years. |
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| Date: |
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
| Time: |
3:05 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. (EDT) |
| Location: |
Beau's Brewery |
| 10 Terry Fox Drive |
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| Vankleek Hill, Ontario |
Media representatives who wish to attend any of the above events are asked to register by email with Environment and Climate Change Canada's Media Relations.
Please note that media should arrive 10 minutes in advance of each event.
SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada
Caroline Thériault, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 613-462-5473, [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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