The Government of Canada to Announce the 2005-06 List of Priority Federal Contaminated Sites

Media Advisory

YELLOWKNIFE, August 2, 2005
Please note that the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of the Environment,
will announce the allocation of funding under the Federal Contaminated Sites
Accelerated Action Plan, which includes the Giant Mine site.

Date:

August 2, 2005

Time:

2:00 pm (MDT)

Place:

Giant Mine, approximately 5 kilometres north of Yellowknife,
Ingraham Trail (Highway 4)

Journalists are invited to visit the site during the restoration. The Honourable
Ethel Blondin Andrew, (Minister of State (Northern Development) and MP for
Western Arctic), representatives of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and
of the N'dilo and Dettah First Nations will also be present.
For further information please contact:

Sébastien Bois
Media Relations
Environment Canada
(819) 953-4016
Earl Blacklock
Communications Officer
Environment Canada
Northern Region
(867) 669-4703
Al Fleming
Media Relations
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
(819) 997-8402
Leah Laxdal
Communications Officer
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Yellowknife
(867) 669-2578

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