Notice to media

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY DAVID ANDERSON TO ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR BOPI PROJECTS IN SASKATCHEWAN

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 7, 2007 – David Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary (for the Canadian Wheat Board), on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, will be in Hague, Saskatchewan (30 minutes north of Saskatoon), on Friday, June 8, to announce funding for renewable energy production under the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative. Members of Parliament Maurice Vellacott, Brad Trost, Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Lukiwski will also be speaking.

Following the announcement, Mr. Anderson will be available to speak to media. Biofuels industry and Saskatchewan Council for Community Development representatives will also be present.

EVENT:
Announcement and media availability

DATE:
Friday, June 8

TIME:
12:00 p.m.

LOCATION:
Peacock Industries
1 Rheinland Road
Hague, Saskatchewan

Directions: About a kilometre north of Hague on Highway 11, turn left on Grid Road 785, travel west for 6 kilometres until you reach Rheinland Road, turn left and travel south. Peacock Industries is the first farmyard on the right.

For more information:

Media Relations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
613-759-7972
1-866-345-7972

Jan Cote
Acting Senior Regional Communications Advisor
AAFC Saskatchewan
Office: 306-780-7076
Cell: 306-529-7181