Media Advisory - MP Fisher to make important announcement about new initiative to combat plastic pollution

DARTMOUTH, NS, Aug. 23, 2019 /CNW/ - The Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, Darren Fisher, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make an important announcement on addressing ocean plastic pollution and ghost gear. 

Date:	Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Time:	2:30 p.m. (ADT)
Location:	Canadian Coast Guard Building Atrium 50 Discovery Drive (Bedford Institute of Oceanography Campus) Dartmouth, NS

Following the formal announcement, media are invited to join MP Fisher on the jetty (weather permitting) for a photo opportunity.                 

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Jocelyn Lubczuk, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 343-548-7863, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]