MINISTER McCALLUM, MINISTER BOND AND MAYOR HEPNER AVAILABLE TO MEDIA

Media Advisory

Surrey, BC – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, The Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour for British Columbia; and, Her Worship, Linda Hepner, Mayor of Surrey will be available to media to provide an update following a meeting with a range of local stakeholders regarding the plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees.

Following the media availability, Minister McCallum will participate in a brief photo opportunity at the Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus with community groups that are supporting the resettlement of Syrian refugees.

DATE: Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Media availability:

TIME: 2:30 p.m. (local time)

Please arrive by 2:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Surrey City Hall
13450 104 Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
V3T 1V8

Photo opportunity:

TIME: Approximately 3:00 p.m. (local time)

PLACE:

Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
Atrium - 2^nd floor
13450 102 Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
V3T 0A3

FOR MORE INFORMATION (media only):

Media Relations
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
National Headquarters
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca

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