Minister Wilkinson and Minister Garneau to announce advanced measures for North Atlantic Right Whale protection 

Ottawa - Ontario – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, and the Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst, Serge Cormier, will make an announcement related to the improved measures to protect the North Atlantic Right Whales for the 2019 season tomorrow in Shippagan, NB.

The press conference will be preceded by a technical briefing for media.

Technical Briefing with departmental officials for media

Date:         February 7, 2019
Time:        11:30 a.m. AST (10:30 a.m. EST)
Location: The technical briefing will be dial-in only.

NOTE:  The technical briefing is not for attribution. Participants will be provided products that will be under embargo until 1:00 p.m. AST. 

Media planning to participate in the technical briefing by the phone are required to register by calling 613-990-7537 or emailing Media.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca before 10:15 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, February 7th. Media should call in 10 minutes prior to the start of the teleconference.

Press Conference with Minister Wilkinson, Minister Garneau and MP Cormier

Date: February 7, 2019

Time: 1:00 p.m. AST (12:00 p.m. EST)

Location: Centre des congrès de la Péninsule acadienne

                 106 A, Rue de l'Aquarium, 

                 Shippagan, NB 

                  E8S 1H9  

The announcement will be livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FisheriesOceansCanada/

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