Media advisory - Minister Guilbeault to travel to New Brunswick to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony and make a funding announcement for a clean electricity project through the Future Electricity Fund

SAINT JOHN, NB, March 8, 2024 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be in New Brunswick on March 11, 2024, to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the commissioning of a Tesla Megapack battery storage system, followed by a photo opportunity for the media.

Minister Guilbeault will then make a funding announcement for a clean electricity project through the Future Electricity Fund. He will be joined by the Honourable Gary Crossman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, New Brunswick; the Honourable Mike Holland, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development, New Brunswick; Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Lori Clark, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Nuclear Officer, NB Power.

Following the announcement, Minister Guilbeault will hold a media availability.

Schedule of events for Monday, March 11, 2024:

Event:	Ribbon Cutting and Photo Opportunity
Time:	10:00 a.m. (ADT)
Location:	Somerset Street Substation 29 Thornbrough Street Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 3P4   ^In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to Saint John Energy at  325 Simms Street  Saint John, New Brunswick

Event:	Future Electricity Fund Announcement and Media Availability
Time:	1:30 p.m. (ADT)
Location:	St. Thomas University  Sir James Dunn Hall Dawn Russell Student Lounge 51 Dineen Drive Fredericton, New Brunswick

Media representatives are asked to register for these in-person events by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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Contacts: Kaitlin Power, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 819-230-1557, [email protected]; Media Relations: Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free), [email protected]; Carolyn Svonkin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, 343-597-1725, [email protected]; Media Relations: Natural Resources Canada, 343-292-6100, [email protected]