/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Mihychuk to celebrate support for top science researchers at the University of Manitoba/

WINNIPEG, Dec. 8, 2016 /CNW/ - The Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, will celebrate support for science research and innovation at the University of Manitoba. This support will help increase knowledge in all scientific disciplines, providing the evidence necessary to make sound policy decisions that benefit Canadians and grow the middle class.

Following the announcement, Minister Mihychuk will tour the Ultra-Clean Trace Elements Laboratory. Media are invited to join the tour.

Date:	Friday, December 9, 2016
Time:	Announcement at 2:00 p.m.
	Tour at 2:40 p.m.
Location:	Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie—Main Entrance University of Manitoba, Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba

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SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Véronique Perron, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Science, 343-291-2600; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 343-291-1777, [email protected]