Media advisory: Government of Canada officials to hold an embargoed technical briefing ahead of a news conference on safe drinking water on reserves
Press Release
From: Indigenous Services Canada
Media advisory
Ottawa, Ontario — Please be advised that Christiane Fox, Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services, and Chad Westmacott, Director General of the Community Infrastructure Branch, will hold a technical briefing to provide information on long-term drinking water advisories on reserves. They will be available to answer questions from the media following a statement.
The embargo will be lifted at 12:00 p.m. or as soon as Minister Miller’s press conference begins.
Date: March 10, 2021
Time: 10:30 AM (ET)
Location: The audio for the presentation and media availability will be by teleconference only.
Toll-free (Canada/US) dial-in number: 1-888-265-0903
Local dial-in number: 613-960-7527
Passcode: 8291464#
Note: Under the terms of the embargo agreement, participants agree to respect the release arrangements and not to release or communicate documents, materials, information, or other records of any nature whatsoever provided during the embargo period, to anyone in any manner until the embargo is lifted.
Contacts
For more information (media only):
Adrienne Vaupshas
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Marc Miller
Minister of Indigenous Services
adrienne.vaupshas@canada.ca
ISC Media Relations
SAC.media.ISC@canada.ca
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