UPDATE - Media Advisory - Minister Joly to speak on the economic potential of tourism and celebrate the completion of an infrastructure project in Rimouski Français
Please note that the timing of the second event has changed
RIMOUSKI, QC, Jan. 24, 2019 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will visit tourism exhibits and engage with regional tourism and travel industry experts. The Minister will also deliver remarks on the economic potential of tourism in Canada, including in Rimouski, and highlight how this sector creates good jobs to support middle-class families. In addition, she will talk about Canada's upcoming federal tourism strategy.
The Minister will be available to answer questions from the media after delivering her remarks.
In the afternoon, Minister Joly will be at Université du Québec à Rimouski on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, to celebrate the completion of an infrastructure project supported through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund.
Tourism exhibition and ministerial remarks: |
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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8:00 a.m. |
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Hôtel Rimouski |
Ballroom A |
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225 René-Lepage Boulevard East |
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Rimouski, Quebec |
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Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund event: |
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Date: |
Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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10:45 a.m. |
Location: |
Université du Québec à Rimouski |
300 Allée des Ursulines |
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Rimouski, Quebec |
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SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Jeremy Ghio, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 343-291-1777, [email protected]; Dani Keenan, Press Secretary, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, 343-291-1710
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