Minister Bains to visit Peterborough to speak with students and entrepreneurs and eastern Ontario to make a high-speed Internet funding announcement
Media advisory
Ottawa, Ontario, July 24, 2018—The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, will visit Trent University in Peterborough, where they will speak to students and local entrepreneurs and business owners.
Minister Bains will then be in Corbyville, alongside Mike Bossio, Member of Parliament for Hastings–Lennox and Addington, and Neil Ellis, Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte, to make an announcement related to the Government of Canada’s commitment to bring high-speed Internet service to Canadians living in rural and remote communities.
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Fireside chat
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location:
Trent University
Student Centre, Alumni Atrium
1680 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario
Funding announcement
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Signal Brewing Company
86 River Road
Corbyville, Ontario
This event will be livestreamed on Twitter.
Visit @ISED_CA at the time of the announcement.
For further information, please contact:
Mallory Clyne
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
343-291-2500
Media Relations
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
343-291-1777
ic.mediarelations-mediasrelations.ic@canada.ca