December 8, 1999
(Development and Rural Renewal)
Consultation forums on economy
continue tonight; additional meetings scheduled
Public consultations on an
economic renewal strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador will continue
tonight in Mount Pearl, beginning 7 p.m. at the Legion Community Centre,
Park Avenue.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet
Committee on Jobs and Growth has scheduled two more meetings for St. John's,
one for December 14 and another for early January. These are in addition to
other extra meetings already scheduled for the St. John's area in order to
accommodate the number of individuals and groups who want to make
presentations to the committee.
The presenters scheduled for
tonight's forum are:
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Mayor
Dave Denine, City of Mount Pearl;
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Dr.
Axel Meisen, President, Memorial University of Newfoundland;
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Anne
Manuel, Executive Director, Craft Council of Newfoundland and
Labrador;
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Ramona
McCarthy, Chairperson, Mount Pearl CCIP Inc.;
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Yvonne
Rideout, Executive Director, Newfoundland and Labrador
Federation of Agriculture;
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Winston
Fiander, Canadian Executive Services Organization;
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Rick
Pippy, Shells and Fins;
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William
S. Kennedy, President, Mount Pearl Chamber of Commerce; and
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Steve
Kent, Executive Director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association.
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The next meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, December 9 in St. John's, Holiday Inn, beginning at 7 p.m.
Scheduled presenters are:
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Mayor
Andy Wells, City of St. John's;
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Mayor
Ron Smith, Town of Conception Bay South;
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Enterprise
Education Students, Bishop's College;
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Penelope
Rowe, Executive Director, Community Services Council;
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Dr.
Hilary Rodrigues, member, and Perry Pike, Chair, Newfoundland
and Labrador Food Processing Industry IAS Committee;
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Rick
Penney, Chair, Junior Achievement, Newfoundland and Labrador;
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Vince
Withers, Chair, Board of Governors, College of the North
Atlantic;
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Eugene
Conway, businessperson, Conception Harbour;
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Neil
Lewis, Dorset Museum in Fleur-de-Lys;
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Randy
Follett, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council;
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Ed
Woodrow, St. John's; and
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Darren
Butt, Advanced Post Secondary Solutions.
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Media contact: Josephine
Cheeseman, Communications Director, (709) 729-4570.
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