Media Advisory - Minister Guilbeault to Visit Mauricie, Québec City, the Eastern Townships and Montréal to Meet with Stakeholders in the Arts, Culture and Heritage Sector Français
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will travel to various regions of Quebec to meet with stakeholders in the arts, culture and heritage sector
MONTRÉAL, Jan. 6, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will be in Shawinigan and Trois-Rivières on Tuesday, January 7; in Québec City on Wednesday, January 8; in Sherbrooke, Magog and Knowlton on Thursday, January 9; and in Montréal on Friday, January 10. He will take advantage of his visit to meet with representatives from cultural and heritage organizations. In Québec City, he will also make a funding announcement with the Festival d'été de Québec for the Impérial Bell concert hall.
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
The details are as follows:
Events for Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Shawinigan
10:30 a.m.: Visit to the Cité de l'énergie
Trois-Rivières
1:15 p.m.: Visit to the Salle Thompson and meeting with the Corporation de développement culturel de Trois-Rivières
2:30 p.m.: Visit to the Musée québécois de la culture populaire de Trois-Rivières (Musée POP)
3:30 p.m.: Media scrum
PLACE:
Musée POP
200 Laviolette Street
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Events for Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Québec City
8:30 a.m.: Meeting with the Huron-Wendat Nation Council in Wendake
10:30 a.m.: Funding announcement for the Impérial Bell concert hall
10:35 a.m.: Media scrum
PLACE:
Impérial Bell
252 Saint-Joseph Street
Québec City, Quebec
1:15 p.m.: Meeting with stakeholders from the performing arts sector in Théâtre Le Diamant
2:30 p.m.: Visit to Théâtre Le Diamant
3:30 p.m.: Meeting with officials from the National Battlefields Commission and visit to the Plains of Abraham
Events for Thursday, January 9, 2020
Sherbrooke
8:30 a.m.: Visit to the Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke
9:30 a.m.: Visit to the Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke
10:45 a.m.: Press conference for the end of the renovations at the Musée d'histoire de Sherbrooke
10:50 a.m.: Media scrum
PLACE:
Musée d'histoire de Sherbrooke
275 Dufferin Street
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Magog
13:30 p.m.: Visit to the Maison Merry
Knowlton
15:15 p.m.: Visit to the Brome County Historical Society
Events for Friday, January 10, 2020
Montréal
9:00 a.m.: Visit to the new facilities of the National Film Board
10:15 a.m.: Visit to the Quartier des spectacles with officials from the Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles
SOURCE Canadian Heritage
(media only), please contact: Camille Gagné-Raynauld, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, 819-997-7788; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]
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