UPDATE - Media Advisory - Minister Philpott to visit Winnipeg and make announcements regarding First Nations education and health transformation

The location has been updated

WINNIPEG, Sept. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Please be advised that the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services will be in Winnipeg on Thursday, September 6, 2018, and will participate in two announcements.

In the morning, Minister Philpott will attend the grand opening of the expanded campus of Southeast Collegiate in Winnipeg, a secondary school that welcomes First Nations students from communities across Manitoba.

Following this event, Minister Philpott will make an important funding announcement for regional First Nations-led health transformation alongside Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO).

The Minister will be available after each event to respond to questions from the media.

Southeast Collegiate Grand Opening
Date: September 6, 2018
Time: 10:30 a.m. (CDT)
Where: Southeast Collegiate
1269 Lee Blvd., Winnipeg, MB
R3T 5W8

Health Transformation Funding Announcement
Date: September 6, 2018                          
Time: 2:00 p.m. (CDT)
Where: 275 Portage Ave, 16^th floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 2B3

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SOURCE Indigenous Services Canada

(media only): Rachel Rappaport, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, 819-934-2796; ISC Media Relations, 819-953-1160, [email protected]