The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, will co-chair meetings of the Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers alongside the Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, federal Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.

The meetings begin tomorrow (Wednesday, October 11) at the St. John’s Convention Centre, 50 New Gower Street at 1:30 p.m., and will continue on Thursday, October 12 beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers consists of Federal, Provincial and Territorial tourism ministers and meets annually to discuss priority areas for the Canadian Tourism industry.

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