NOTICE TO THE MEDIA: Nova Scotia Will Be The Host of The 35th Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, From July 10-12, 2011

CO-CHAIRS
Hon. Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia
Hon. Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts

Background
The Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers is an inter-regional, bi-national, trans-border organization established in 1973 in recognition of the special bond that exists between the six New England states and the five Eastern Canadian provinces. Its members are the governors and the premiers of those provinces and states. The meetings are held alternately in New England and Eastern Canada. The last meeting was held in Lenox, Massachusetts in 2010.

Premiers of the five Eastern Canadian Provinces

Hon. Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec
Hon. Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia
Hon. David Alward, Premier of New Brunswick
Hon. Robert Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island
Hon. Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Governors of the six New England States:

Hon. Dannel P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut
Hon. Paul LePage, Governor of Maine
Hon. Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts
Hon. John Lynch, Governor of New Hampshire
Hon. Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor of Rhode Island
Hon. Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont

Meeting Site

WESTIN NOVA SCOTIAN
1181 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS B3H 2P6
Telephone: [phone]
Web: http://www.thewestinnovascotian.com/

PROGRAM

Monday, July 11
Commonwealth Room (Conference Level)
35^th Annual Conference: 9:00 am - 12:35 pm
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Press conference: 4:00 pm
Commonwealth Room

The 35^th NEG/ECP will focus on managing the fiscal reality, enhancing the trade relationship, maximizing the potential of each region's energy resources, confronting the environmental challenge, and includes a discussion between the Governors and Premiers and the Canadian and U.S. Ambassadors on Canada-U.S. relations.

For additional information, please visit: www.gov.ns.ca/iga/negecp.asp

Media Workroom

A Media Workroom will be located in the Lunenburg Room (Conference Level) and will be opened as follows:

Sunday, July 10: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday, July 11: 7:45 am - 6:00 pm

The Media Workroom will be equipped with telephones, a television monitor and high speed internet access. A fax and photocopier will also be available.

Parking for satellite trucks and broadcast vehicles is available by special arrangement with the Media Coordinators.

A media briefing will take place at 8:30 am in the Lunenburg room on Monday, July 11.

Accommodation

Media representatives are responsible for their own accommodation.

Accreditation

Accreditation for this conference is being done online. Please visit www.scicsonline.ca to register using the access PIN of 685539.

If you require assistance, please contact:

Jane Dube
CICS
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

All Media must register in the Lunenburg Room upon their arrival at the hotel. The registration desk will be open at the following hours:

Sunday, July 10: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday, July 11: 7:45 am - 6:00 pm

As an enhanced security feature at this conference, passes with photo will be given to media at time of registration. Media will be asked to wear them at all times.

Information

For additional media information, please consult with the Media Coordinators:

Mary Anna Jollymore
Director of Communications
Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
PO 1617
Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3
902.424.3063
902.424.0728
[e-mail]

Glenn Davis
Eastern Canadian Premiers' Secretariat
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
Web site: www.cap-cpma.ca

John Shea
New England Governors' Conference, Inc.
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
Web site: www.negc.org

Michel Daigle
CICS Coordinator / Coordonnateur du SCIC
Telephone / Telephone : [phone]
Fax / Telecopieur : [phone]
E-mail / Courriel : [e-mail]
Web : www.scics.gc.ca

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- July 8, 2011/

SOURCE New England Governors' Conference