NOTE TO EDITORS:

The following is the itinerary for Premier Roger Grimes for the next several days.

This evening, Thursday, March 6, 2003, Premier Grimes will attend �Pay It Forward....Again�, the concert in aid of the community of Badger. Joining the Premier are Gerald Hurley, Mayor of Badger, the Honourable Anna Thistle, MHA for Grand Falls - Buchans, and Robert Barnes, National President of the Canadian Red Cross. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Mile One Stadium.

Premier Roger Grimes will address the Mount Pearl Chamber of Commerce on Friday, March 7. The luncheon is being held at the Chateau Park Hotel and begins at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 9, 2003, the Premier will attend the opening ceremonies of the 2003 Labrador Winter Games. The event is being held at the E J Broomfield Arena in Happy Valley - Goose Bay and begins at 7:00 p.m.

Media contact: Carl Cooper, Office of the Premier, (709) 729-3960.

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