Media Advisory: 13th Session of Council of Atlantic Premiers

Premier Danny Williams will host the 13th Session of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, on December 6, 2006. Premiers Shawn Graham, Rodney MacDonald and Pat Binns will be in attendance.

The meeting will commence at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6, at the Delta St. John’s Hotel. A photo opportunity will be available between 9:30 and 9:40 a.m. in Salon F and G of the Harbourview Ballroom. A news conference will be held in the Brownsdale Room at 1:30 p.m. Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided during the news conference. News releases issued from the meeting will be distributed by each province’s communications office following the meeting and will be accessible at www.cap-cpma.ca.

A media working area will be located in the St. Mary’s Bay Room and will be available beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6.

All media representatives, including journalists, photographers, camera operators, and technicians, are requested to register by submitting their name, affiliation, and contact information to the Council of Atlantic Premiers’ Information Officer by December 4, 2006.

PLEASE NOTE: All registered media will be notified directly of any changes to the meeting schedule.

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Media contacts:
Marie-Andrée Bolduc, New Brunswick, 506-453-2144
Elizabeth Matthews, Newfoundland and Labrador, 709-729-3960, 351-1227
Sasha Irving, Nova Scotia, 902-424-6600
Patrick Dorsey, Prince Edward Island, 902-368-4400

Bill Breckenridge, CAP Information Officer
Email: bbreckenridge@cap-cpma.ca
Tel: 902-424-7590; on December 5-6, 902-476-0136
Fax: 902-424-8976

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