NOTE TO EDITORS: Premier to announce capital initiatives for Labrador

Premier Danny Williams will hold a news conference at the Premier�s Office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (21 Broomfield Street) today (Monday, March 13) at 11:30 a.m. (local time) to speak with journalists about the forthcoming provincial budget.

He will be joined by Paul Shelley, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs, and Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment, by Tom Hedderson, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and by John Hickey, Parliamentary Secretary for Labrador Affairs and MHA for Lake Melville.

Media contact:
Elizabeth Matthews, Office of the Premier, (709) 729-3960, 690-5500 e-mail elizabethmatthews@gov.nl.ca
Alex Marland, Labrador Affairs, (709) 729-4062, 690-6047
John Hickey, MHA Lake Melville, (709) 896-3099

2006 03 13                                   9:30 A.M.