Notice to media

MINISTER STRAHL TO SPEAK AT AGRICULTURE FORUM IN YORKTON

Ottawa, March 22, 2006 - Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board Chuck Strahl, will speak at the Agriculture Forum in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, on Thursday, March 23. The Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mark Wartman, will also be in attendance at the Forum. Both ministers will be available to speak to media following Minister Strahl's speech.

EVENT:
Media availability with Ministers Strahl and Wartman

DATE:
Thursday, March 23

TIME:
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

LOCATION:
Outside the meeting room, in the foyer
St. Mary's Cultural Centre
240 Wellington Avenue
Yorkton, Saskatchewan

For more information:

Media Relations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa
(613) 759-7972
1-866-345-7972

Guy Chartier
Saskatchewan Communications Advisor
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(306) 530-7185