Government of Canada announces support for research on contaminants and aquatic species

Media Advisory

West Vancouver, B.C. – Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, together with Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and MP for West Vancouver — Sunshine Coast — Sea to Sky Country, will announce funding for research on contaminants, as well as a new partnership with the Coastal Ocean Research Institute for research on contaminants’ effects on the Southern Resident Killer Whale.

Media are invited to attend; there will be an opportunity for questions following the announcement.

Date: February 19, 2018

Time: 10:00 a.m. PST

Location: Pacific Science Enterprise Centre                  
4160 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, BC
V7V 1N6

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Michelle Rainer, DFO Communications
Phone: 604-775-5065
Cell: 778-989-3470
media.pac@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Vincent Hughes
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-992-3474
vincent.hughes@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

MA-PR-18-04

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