Stephanie Thorassie, Executive Director, Seal River Watershed Alliance will join Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) Grand Chief Garrison Settee, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, to announce major steps towards protecting one of the largest and most ecologically intact watersheds in Canada.

Also in attendance will be Chief Jason Bussidor, Sayisi Dene First Nation; Chief Michael Sewap, Barren Lands First Nation; Chief Simon Denechezhe, Northlands Denesuline First Nation; Chief Shirley Ducharme, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation; Manitoba Minister of Environment and Climate Change Tracy Schmidt and Manitoba Minister of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources Jamie Moses.

Please note that this advisory is subject to change without notice.

The details are as follows:

Date:               January 18, 2024

Time:              11 a.m. CST
                        Media is asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m.

Location:        Wyndham Garden Airport Hotel,
                         Long Plain First Nation,
                         460 Madison St,
                         Winnipeg, MB R3J 1J1

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