Media advisory – Minister Valdez to announce federal investment to grow Indigenous tourism

MILLBROOK, NS, March 16, 2026 /CNW/ – The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), and Alana Hirtle, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester, will highlight a Budget 2025 investment to grow Indigenous tourism and announce recipients of the Indigenous Tourism Fund’s Signature Indigenous Tourism Experiences Stream alongside Shannin Metatawabin, CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association.

Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at media@ised-isde.gc.ca to confirm their attendance.

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Time: 10:00 am (AT)

Location:

Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre

65 Treaty Trail

Millbrook, Nova Scotia

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