Minister O'Connor and Ramsay to make an affordable housing announcement in Cobalt

    COBALT, ON, Aug. 13 /CNW/ - The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of
State and Chief Government Whip and Member of Parliament for
Carleton-Mississippi Mills, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister
of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Minister Responsible for
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and David Ramsay, Parliamentary
Assistant to the Premier and Member of Provincial Parliament for
Timiskaming-Cochrane, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Watson, Ontario Minister
of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Member of Provincial Parliament for
Ottawa West - Nepean, will announce a funding commitment under the amended
Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program Agreement.

    Date:     Friday, August 14, 2009

    Time:     1:30 p.m.

    Location: The Fraser House
              10 Silver Street
              Cobalt

For further information: Media Inquiries: Michelle Bakos, Office of
Minister Finley, (819) 994-2482; Adam Grachnik, Office of Minister Watson,
(416) 585-6492; Jill Noble, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, (416)
250-2761, For more information visit: http://www.cmhc.ca,
www.ontario.ca/housing