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Minister MacAulay and Premier MacLauchlan to make announcement in Georgetown

Members of the media are invited to attend an infrastructure announcement in Georgetown. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island, will join officials from Georgetown Port Inc. to make the announcement.


Date:                August 5, 2016

Time:                1:30 p.m.

Location:          341 Georgetown Road                      
                         Georgetown, PEI

 

Source: AAFC


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