NOTE TO EDITORS:

On Monday, September 16, at the Bay St. George Campus of the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville, Gerald Smith, Minister of Health and Community Services and lead minister for the Strategic Social Plan, together with Judy Foote, Minister of Education and Chair of the Social Policy Committee of Cabinet, will officially launch the Community Accounts of the Strategic Social Plan.

For the first time, people everywhere will be able to access a wealth of information about health, education and employment, etc, in their communities, regions, and the province as a whole, through Community Accounts. Community Accounts is an innovative, Web-based system that is receiving national attention from policy makers across the country.

The news conference runs from 1 - 2 p.m. and a technical briefing for media is scheduled at 12 p.m.

Media contact: Marcia Porter, Communications, (709) 729-0175.

2002 09 13                                    11:05 a.m.