Government of Canada to make important announcement during Canada’s launch of International Year of the Salmon

Vancouver, BC – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard will make an important announcement about the protection of Wild Salmon.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is leading Canada’s participation in International Year of the Salmon, an internationally coordinated effort to highlight salmon and its importance to people across the Pacific Rim.

Media are invited to attend.

Date:                Thursday, October 11, 2018
Time:               10:30 a.m., PST
Location:         Jack Poole Plaza (North End) at the Vancouver Convention Centre
                         1055 Canada Place
                         Vancouver, BC

Minister will be available to media to answer questions.

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