Media Advisory - Infrastructure Canada and Community Foundations of Canada to make an important announcement for communities Français
OTTAWA, ON, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to an important announcement by the Government of Canada and Community Foundations of Canada on the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative.
In attendance will be:
- The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
- Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Halifax
- Will Amos, Member of Parliament for Pontiac
- Melanie Thomas, Vice President of Community Foundations of Canada
- Mary Rowe, President, and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute
- Kolade Kolawole-Boboye, Founding Member and Director of Alumni Youth of Hope Blooms
- John McDonnell, Executive Director of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Ottawa Valley Chapter
The announcement will be immediately followed by a panel discussion featuring partners who have been working on the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, including:
- Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Halifax
- Emma Cruddas, Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
- Veronique Loewen, Saskatoon Community Foundation
- Jean-Philippe Simard, Vivre en Ville
- Amanuel Melles, Network for the Advancement of Black Communities
Date:
May 14, 2021
Time:
1:00-2:30pm EDT
Zoom event:
To attend the virtual event members of the media are asked to register using this link.
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Chantalle Aubertin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-941-0660, [email protected]; Jacqueline Reid, Communications Manager, Community Foundations of Canada, 647-901-5225, [email protected]; Media Relations, Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [email protected]
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