/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Federal and provincial ministers to meet on wildfire response/

OTTAWA, Sept. 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Federal and British Columbia ministers will meet at the Office of the Premier of British Columbia to discuss joint efforts to respond, recover and rebuild from the devastating wildfires still affecting the province. Federal and provincial Ministers will be joined by First Nations and Canadian Red Cross representatives.

There will be a photo opportunity before the meeting, and a media availability will follow.

When
Tuesday, September 5

12:55 p.m.	Photo op (meeting room)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Private Ministers meeting
3:15 p.m.	Media availability

Location
Office of the Premier of British Columbia
740-999 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia

Media availability participants
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Chair of the Ad Hoc Cabinet Committee on Federal Recovery Efforts for 2017 BC Wildfires
The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
British Columbia Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth
British Columbia Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development Doug Donaldson
British Columbia Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham

SOURCE Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

Media inquiries: Mary-Rose Brown, Office of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, 819-997-5421; Stephanie Sherlock, Director, Media Relations, Government Communications & Public Engagement, Government of British Columbia, 778-584-1254

Related Links

www.publicsafety.gc.ca