Minister Petitpas Taylor to meet with cancer researchers in Atlantic Canada

October 10, 2017 – Moncton, New Brunswick – Canadian Institutes of Health Research

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Canada’s Minister of Health, will meet with researchers at the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute to hear about new developments in cancer research. Following the meeting, the Minister will participate in a tour to observe the critical cancer research taking place at the Institute and hear from researchers about how their work has the power to change the lives of Canadians.

Media are invited to speak with the Minister, tour the Institute and take photos and video.

Date:               October 11, 2017 

Time:               11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Location:        The Atlantic Cancer Research Institute
                         Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu
                         35, Providence Street
                         Moncton, NB E1C 8X3 Canada

For further information, please contact:

Office of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Health
613-957-0200

Media Relations
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
613-941-4563
mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca