The Department of Health and Community Services wishes to advise the public of changes to the schedule for Long-Term Care and Community Support consultation sessions.

The consultation session for residents of Hopedale and surrounding areas scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, August 18), at the Hopedale Inuit Community Government Office has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.

The consultation session for residents of Conception Bay South and surrounding areas, originally scheduled for September 10, has been rescheduled for August 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lion's Club, Long Pond.

The department apologizes for any inconvenience caused as a result of schedule changes.

For further information, please visit the Department of Health and Community Services' website at www.gov.nl.ca/health, call 1-888-729-5515 or e-mail closetohome@gov.nl.ca.

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Media contact:

Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 685-2646
tansymundon@gov.nl.ca