Oct 23, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Wilkinson and ITK President Obed to hold news conferences in Iqaluit and Inuvik/

OTTAWA, Oct. 22, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami will make an announcement regarding the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada/ Canadian Coast Guard's commitment to Indigenous reconciliation through enhanced partnerships and leadership in the Arctic.



            
              Iqaluit press conference





            
              Date:                 Wednesday, October 24, 2018



            
              Time:        
            9:30 a.m. (local time)


                        Location:             Legislative Assembly of Nunavut


                                     
            Foyer


                                     
            926 Federal Road


                                     
            Iqaluit, Nunavut

Minister Wilkinson and President Obed will be available to answer questions from reporters after the press conference.

Phone in details:
Toll-free dial-in number: 1-866-805-7923
Participant passcode: 2379361#

(As a result of internet unpredictability, this call may drop at any time. Should you have any questions, please email Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca).

Note: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) will Facebook live this event pending internet connectivity. (Facebook link TBD)



     
     Inuvik press conference




        Date:                   Wednesday, October 24, 2018


        Time:                   3:00 p.m. (local time)


        Location:               Midnight Sun Recreation Complex


                     
              95 Gwich'in Road


                                Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Minister Wilkinson and President Obed will be available to answer questions from reporters after the press conference.

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SOURCE Fisheries and Oceans Central & Arctic Region