Media Advisory - Canada and Ahiarmiut Relocation Society to mark important milestones on path of reconciliation

ARVIAT, NU, Jan. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to attend a plaque unveiling with the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Ahiarmiut Relocation Society.

Date:	January 22, 2019
Time:	10:30 a.m. (CST)
Where:	Ahiarmiut Relocation Plaque Site (Outdoor event) Intersection of 3^rd Avenue and  4^th Street Arviat, Nunavut

Following the plaque unveiling, members of the media are invited to attend a special ceremony with Minister Bennett and the Ahiarmiut Relocation Society to mark Canada's formal apology for the multiple relocations of the Ahiarmiut from their home at Ennadai Lake in the 1950s.

Time:	12:30 p.m. (CST)
Where:	John Ollie Complex (Community Hall) Arviat, Nunavut

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SOURCE Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Matthew Dillon-Leitch, Director of Communications, Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, 819-997-0002, CIRNAC Media Relations, 819-934-2302, [email protected]; David Serkoak, President, Ahiarmiut Relocation Society, [email protected]; Steven L. Cooper, Partner, Barrister & Solicitor, Tel: [phone], Cell: 780-918-7964, Toll Free: 1-800-994-7477, [email protected]

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