Minister Guilbeault to Visit Mauricie, Québec City, the Eastern Townships and Montréal to Meet with Stakeholders in the Arts, Culture and Heritage Sector

MONTRÉAL – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will be in Shawinigan and Trois-Rivières on Tuesday, January 7; in Québec City on Wednesday, January 8; in Sherbrooke, Magog and Knowlton on Thursday, January 9; and in Montréal on Friday, January 10. He will take advantage of his visit to meet with representatives from cultural and heritage organizations. In Québec City, he will also make a funding announcement with the Festival d’été de Québec for the Impérial Bell concert hall.

Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.

The details are as follows:

Events for Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Shawinigan

10:30 a.m.: Visit to the Cité de l’énergie

Trois-Rivières

1:15 p.m.: Visit to the Salle Thompson and meeting with the Corporation de développement culturel de Trois-Rivières

2:30 p.m.: Visit to the Musée québécois de la culture populaire de Trois-Rivières (Musée POP)

3:30 p.m.: Media scrum

Place:

Musée POP
200 Laviolette Street
Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Events for Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Québec City

8:30 a.m.: Meeting with the Huron-Wendat Nation Council in Wendake

10:30 a.m.: Funding announcement for the Impérial Bell concert hall

10:35 a.m.: Media scrum

Place:

Impérial Bell
252 Saint-Joseph Street
Québec City, Quebec

1:15 p.m.: Meeting with stakeholders from the performing arts sector in Théâtre Le Diamant

2:30 p.m.: Visit to Théâtre Le Diamant

3:30 p.m.:  Meeting with officials from the National Battlefields Commission and visit to the Plains of Abraham

Events for Thursday, January 9, 2020

Sherbrooke

8:30 a.m.: Visit to the Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke

9:30 a.m.: Visit to the Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke

10:45 a.m.: Press conference for the end of the renovations at the Musée d’histoire de Sherbrooke

10:50 a.m.: Media scrum

Place:

Musée d’histoire de Sherbrooke
275 Dufferin Street
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Magog

13:30 p.m.: Visit to the Maison Merry

Knowlton

15:15 p.m.: Visit to the Brome County Historical Society

Events for Friday, January 10, 2020

Montréal

9:00 a.m.: Visit to the new facilities of the National Film Board

10:15 a.m.: Visit to the Quartier des spectacles with officials from the Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles