NOTE TO EDITORS:

There will be a news conference tomorrow (June 12), 3:00 p.m. at the Star of the Sea Hall, Placentia regarding the Voisey�s Bay Project. Premier Roger Grimes and Percy Barrett, MHA - Bellevue, representing the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be joined by Scott Hand, chairman and CEO of Inco; Dr. Stewart Gendron, president of Voisey�s Bay Nickel Company Limited; Bride McLennon, mayor of Placentia; John Maher, president of the Argentia Area Chamber of Commerce; Dan Greene, chair of the Argentia Management Authority; and Gary Keating, mayor of Long Harbour.

Media contact: Carl Cooper, Premier�s Office, (709) 729-3960.

2002 06 11                           4:40 p.m.