SAGUENAY, QC, Aug. 19, 2026 /CNW/ -- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Carlos Leitão, Member of Parliament for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, will visit the Saguenay‒Lac-Saint-Jean region on August 20 and 21, 2026.
He will take the opportunity during his time there to announce funding to support the growth of two manufacturing businesses in Saguenay and Saint-Ambroise.
Media representatives are invited to participate in the following announcements as per the schedule below:
Date:
August 21, 2026
First announcement: press conference followed by tour
Time:
9:30 a.m.
City:
Jonquière, Quebec
Second announcement: tour with media
Time:
11:30 a.m.
City:
Saint-Ambroise, Quebec
We ask any journalists who wish to attend the announcements to confirm their presence by writing to the following email address by 7:30 a.m. on August 21, 2026: [email protected], specifying which activity they will attend. CED will use the email addresses received to send out the news release the day of the announcement. The event locations will be provided to media representatives who have confirmed their presence.
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Information: Media Relations, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, [email protected]; Gabrielle Landry, Deputy Director, Media Relations, Office of the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, [email protected]
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