Executive Council
Finance
March 24, 2010
Media Advisory: Budget
2010 Media Lock-In
A lock-in for Budget 2010 will be held
for media representatives in the Conference Centre, West
Block, Confederation Building, on Monday, March 29.
During the lock-in, media
representatives will be provided with advance copies of
the budget documents. A news conference with the
Honourable Tom Marshall, Minister of Finance and
President of Treasury Board, will also take place.
The agenda for the lock-in is as
follows:
9:00 a.m. Lock-in area opens
9:30 a.m. Distribution of Budget 2010 documents
11:00 a.m. News conference with Minister Tom
Marshall
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:55 p.m. Media representatives move to the House of
Assembly
Members of the media may enter the
lock-in at any time after 9:00 a.m. Upon entering,
however, a person must remain in the lock-in until 2:00
p.m. Media representatives are reminded that wireless
communications devices such as mobile phones and
BlackBerrys, are not allowed in the lock-in area. Those
in the lock-in will be required to disable built-in
wireless devices on their portable computers.
Accreditation forms, available from
the Communications Branch of Executive Council, must be
completed and signed prior to entering the lock-in.
Media representatives are requested to complete these
forms and return them by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25.
Further information can be obtained by contacting Doris
Walsh at 729-3812.
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