/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Rickford to Host National Forest Innovation Summit/

KENORA, ON, July 8, 2015 /CNW/ - The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will deliver keynote remarks at the National Forest Innovation Summit.

Following the Summit, the media and public are invited to join Minister Rickford and attendees at a Forest Science Interactive Fair featuring demonstrations of new technologies.

Minister's Keynote Address:
Location:	Lakeside Inn and Conference Centre Rosewood Terrace 470 1st Avenue South, Kenora, Ontario
Date and	Thursday, July 9, 2015
Time:	11:45 a.m. CDT
Forest Science Interactive Fair:
Location:	Kenora Recreation Centre 18 Mike Richards Way Kenora, Ontario
Date and	Thursday, July 9, 2015
Time:	3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CDT

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SOURCE Natural Resources Canada

Alexandra Lemieux, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, 613-996-2007; Media Relations, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, 613-992-4447