Media advisory - Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and Mayors to hold a media availability following Big City Mayors' Caucus

GATINEAU, QC, Oct. 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will participate in the Big City Mayors' Caucus organized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

FCM's caucus of big city mayors brings together representatives from 22 of Canada's largest cities, offering a forum for policy development on a range of issues affecting our biggest urban centres. Through FCM, the mayors' caucus partners with the federal government in nation-building through city-building.

Please note that the caucus meeting will not be opened to media, but Minister McKenna will hold a media availability with Mayor of Edmonton Don Iveson and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson at 12:40 p.m.

Event:	Big City Mayors' Caucus – Media availability
Date:	Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Time:	12:40 p.m. (EDT) – Media to sign-in at 12:20 p.m.
Location:	Westin Hotel
	4^th Floor, Quebec Room
	11 Colonel By Drive
	Ottawa, Ontario

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada

Contacts : Caitlin Workman, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 819-938-9436; Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll free)