Minister of National Defence to visit flood affected areas in New Brunswick
Media advisory
April 28, 2019 – Ottawa, Canada – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
On April 29th, The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, accompanied by Honorable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, Alaina Lockhart, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages, and la Francophonie and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, Karen Ludwig, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John-Rothesay and by Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Joint Task Force - Atlantic will visit flood affected areas in Saint John, New Brunswick. Minister Sajjan will take this opportunity to meet with residents, local leaders and visit soldiers deployed on Operation LENTUS, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) response to natural disasters in Canada.
Who: The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence.
What: Minister Sajjan will take questions from reporters during his visit.
When: 11:35 am ADT, Monday, April 29, 2019.
Location: Entry Point to Randolph Island (Milford). Media are asked to confirm attendance with Captain Lisa Evong (contact information below). Captain Evong will provide coordinating instructions on where media may obtain b-roll in advance of the media availability.
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Contacts
Todd Lane
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of National Defence
Phone: 613-720-7358
Captain Lisa Evong
Public Affairs Officer - Immediate Response Unit (IRU)
Joint Task Force – Atlantic
506-260-8811
Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: 613-996-2353
Email: mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca
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