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| | Canada Economic Development |
 | | RIMOUSKI, Quebec, September 30, 2004 — During a visit to Rimouski yesterday, the Honourable Jacques Saada, Minister of Canada Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Francophonie, met with several social and economic stakeholders from the region and said that he was impressed by their dynamism. |
 | | Minister Saada spoke with the mayors of several Bas-Saint-Laurent municipalities- Michel Tremblay (Rimouski), Jean D’Amour (Rivière-du-Loup), Ghislain Fiola (Mont-Joli) and Jérôme Landry (acting Mayor of Matane), as well as with regional tourism, marine science and technology and agri-food movers and shakers. |
 | | While in Rimouski, Minister Saada also visited the Centre de recherche en biotechnologie marine, one of the region’s flagship high tech research centres. |
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