Media advisory - Parliamentary Secretary Mark Strahl to participate in treaty milestone with Wuikinuxv Nation and the Province of British Columbia

OTTAWA, July 22, 2015 /CNW/ - Please be advised that Mark Strahl, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, will be joined by the Honorable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, British-Columbia, and Alexander Chartrand, Chief Negotiator for Wuikinuxv Nation, for a teleconference regarding a significant treaty announcement.

Teleconference date:
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Time:
1 p.m. (approximately) PDT

Media call-in number: 1 877 353-9184
Media Passcode: 24153#

Note:
The teleconference is scheduled to take place after a treaty ceremony in Wuikinuxv Village on B.C.'s central coast, and could be subject to a delay of five or 10 minutes.

 

SOURCE Government of Canada

Andrea Richer, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, 819-997-0002; Media Relations, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 819-953-1160