FREDERICTON (CNB) - Pre-budget consultation public meetings that had been planned to take place in Fredericton today have been rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 3, as follows:

- 2 p.m.: stakeholders, Room 209, Centennial Building, 670 King St., Fredericton
- 7 p.m.: public meeting, KC Irving Theatre, Hugh John Flemming Forestry Complex, 1350 Regent St., Fredericton

Finance Minister Blaine Higgs is inviting Fredericton-area residents to attend the meetings, which will be focused on spending priorities for the 2011-12 budget.