/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Wilkinson and ITK President Obed to hold news conferences in Iqaluit and Inuvik/

OTTAWA, Oct. 22, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami will make an announcement regarding the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada/ Canadian Coast Guard's commitment to Indigenous reconciliation through enhanced partnerships and leadership in the Arctic.

Iqaluit press conference
Date:	Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Time:	9:30 a.m. (local time)
Location:	Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
	Foyer
	926 Federal Road
	Iqaluit, Nunavut

Minister Wilkinson and President Obed will be available to answer questions from reporters after the press conference.

Phone in details:
Toll-free dial-in number: 1-866-805-7923
Participant passcode: 2379361#

(As a result of internet unpredictability, this call may drop at any time. Should you have any questions, please email [email protected]).

Note: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) will Facebook live this event pending internet connectivity. (Facebook link TBD)

Inuvik press conference
Date:	Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Time:	3:00 p.m. (local time)
Location:	Midnight Sun Recreation Complex
	95 Gwich'in Road
	Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Minister Wilkinson and President Obed will be available to answer questions from reporters after the press conference.

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SOURCE Fisheries and Oceans Central & Arctic Region

Jocelyn Lubczuk, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, [phone], [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]; Patricia D'Souza, Senior Communications Advisor, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, 613-292-4482, [email protected]