Government of Canada to announce new funding to help Nova Scotia’s start-up community create new opportunities 

Stellarton, NS – August 25, 2017 – The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), will make a funding announcement that will encourage entrepreneurship and innovation throughout Nova Scotia.

Minister Duncan will be joined by Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament for Central Nova.

Date:                Monday, August 28, 2017

Time:               10:30 a.m.

Location:         Learning Commons
                         Nova Scotia Community College – Pictou Campus
                         39 Acadia Avenue
                         Stellarton, NS B0K 1S0

For further information, please contact:

Ann Marie Paquet
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Science
343-291-2692
E-mail: ann-marie.paquet@canada.ca

DA Landry
Director, Public Affairs
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
902-564-3617/902-578-3813 (cell)
E-mail: da.landry@canada.ca