OTTAWA, October 21, 2004 - The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of the Environment, will travel from Thursday October 21 to Sunday October 24 to Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Atlantic Canada to meet with his provincial colleagues to discuss environmental issues of mutual interest. Event: Minister Dion will meet the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Leona Dombrowsky. Date: Thursday, October 21 2004 Time: 5:15 pm (EST) Location: 150 King Street West Event: Minister Dion will meet the Manitoba Minister of Conservation, Stan Struthers and the Manitoba Minister of Health, Tim Sale. Date: Friday, October 22 2004 Time: 9:00 am (local time) Location: Manitoba Legislature Building Event: Minister Dion will meet the Saskatchewan Minister of the Environment, Energy Conservation and responsible for Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, David Forbes. Date: Friday, October 22 2004 Time: 3:30 pm (local time) Location: Vic Ogen Room, Atrium Building, 111 Research Dr. Saskatoon Event: Minister Dion will meet the BC Minister of Water, Land and Air Proctection, Bill Barisoff. Date: Saturday, October 23 2004 Time: 9:00AM (local time) Location: 399 Main Street, Penticton Event: Minister Dion will meet the Newfoundland & Labrador Minister of the Environment and Conservation, Tom Osborne, the Prince-Edward-Island Minister of Environment, Energy and Attorney General, Jamie Ballem, the New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, Brenda Fowlie and the Nova Scotia Minister of Environment and Labour, Kerry Morash. Date: Sunday, October 24 2004 Time: 1:00 pm (local time) Location: The Westin Nova Scotia - 30 - For more information, please contact: André Lamarre Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of the Environment Tel.: (819) 997-1441
