2005-2006

News Release

REF NO.: 238

SUBJECT: Public forum on fisheries policy and rural revitalization and regional workshop in Stephenville

DATE: March 21, 2006

Note to editors:
A public forum, titled Fisheries Policy and Rural Revitalization: An Integrated Approach, will be held on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Stephenville. The forum is hosted by Memorial University’s Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy, the Long Range Economic Development Board and Marine and the Mountain Zone Corporation. The public is invited to attend and participate in a dialogue and a question-and-answer period. Reception to follow.
As well, a regional workshop in Economic Zones 9 and 10 will be held at the Holiday Inn. Participants will have the opportunity to identify new opportunities with stakeholders in the region. 
Media agencies are encouraged to send representatives to both events.

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