Media Advisory: Minister Trimper in Ottawa for Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous Forum

June 10, 2016

The Honourable Perry Trimper, Minister of Environment and Conservation, will participate in the inaugural meeting of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous Forum today (Friday, June 10).

Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG), and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, will co-host a media availability following the inaugural Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous Forum (FPTIF). The FPTIF meeting will include federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for Indigenous/Aboriginal Affairs, and the leaders of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Métis National Council (MNC), Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), and Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC).

The media availability will take place at 4:00 p.m. (ADT) (which is 4:30 p.m. (NDT))

Media may listen via teleconference at the following number:

Toll-free line: 1-866-969-8429
Conference ID: 7007230

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Andrew Livingstone
Senior Cabinet Communications Advisor
Department of the Executive
Government of the Northwest Territories
867-767-9140 ext. 11091
andrew_livingstone@gov.nt.ca

INAC Media Relations
819-953-1160
pau@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca

Emily Timmins
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 693-1292
emilytimmins@gov.nl.ca

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