Media Advisory - Minister Wilkinson to announce investment in fisheries and aquaculture clean technologies in British Columbia and tour of a Salmon Restoration project Français
NANAIMO, BC, Dec. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make an important announcement, together with the Province of British Columbia, in support of clean economic growth in the fisheries and aquaculture industries.
The Minister will then travel to Duncan, B.C. for a tour of the Cowichan River Hatchery and the Cowichan/Koksilah watershed to sea, Coastal Restoration Fund salmon restoration project.
Media are invited to attend both portions of the day:
Nanaimo, fisheries and aquaculture clean green technologies event: |
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Date: |
December 20, 2018 |
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9:15 a.m. |
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Pacific Biological Station |
3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo BC V9T 6N7 |
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Duncan, Cowichan River Hatchery and Cowichan/Koksilan watershed tour: |
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Date: |
December 20, 2018 |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Cowichan River Hatchery |
2380 Hatchery Rd, Duncan, BC V9L 3Y2 |
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SOURCE Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region
Contacts: Jocelyn Lubczuk, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 343-548-7863, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]
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